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leatherheads

While I think George Clooney is a fine actor, I’m afraid this was not one of his better movies. The main problem was that the storyline was a little thin given the length of the movie (almost 2 hours). It was a period piece (set in the 1920s). All of …

big fish

We picked this one for family movie night (last night). Brian and I saw it when it was playing in the theaters but some movies warrant a second viewing and this was one of those. It was just as enjoyable to watch this time as it was the first time. …

blazing saddles

I’m not sure what possessed me, but I put this movie in my Blockbuster queue. Anyway, it definitely had some funny parts, but I just couldn’t get past the excessive use of the n-word. I know it was all in fun, but I can’t imagine that a movie like this …

juno

This was a good story. Even Brian will admit to this fact. It was about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and then decides to give the baby up for adoption. The marital woes of the prospective adoptive parents was a side story. It could be described as a dramedy, …