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the devil wears prada

This movie was ok, but just not my cup of tea. When I watch a comedy, I want to laugh out loud, not think to myself, “my, that was humorous.” So, that’s about the worst I can say about it. The acting was great. The plot was kind of lame, …

silkwood

For whatever reason, I had this movie in my queue. It was a story of a woman (played by Meryl Streep) who worked at a nuclear power plant and who was possibly murdered after investigating some suspicious activities at the plant. This movie is the perfect example of why I …

yes man

In honor of Jake’s birthday week, we let him pick the movie for family movie night. His choice was Yes Man. This was a story about a guy who decides to say “yes” to everything for a year. Frankly, I wasn’t holding out much hope for the film (for one …

serpico

This movie was done before Al Pacino became a caricature of his acting self (way back in the early 1970s). It was quite a good character study. Not a lot of action, but it just wasn’t that kind of movie. It told the story of a police officer named Serpico, …