This was a pretty good movie about parents (played by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe) who send their teenage son (played by up-and-comer Lucas Hedges) to a conversion therapy program (guess what? it didn’t work). That’s really all there was to it.
My rating: 3/5
Brit Floyd is on tour again and did their usual stop in Johnstown last night, so we went. Same as last time, the show was fantastic. They got a bit theatrical this time around by acting out certain songs, and that was a little weird, but overall it was a great experience.
Not long after fixing the dishwasher last month, it started acting up again. This time, the problem was more difficult to diagnose. And, not wanting to spend even more money on it, we decided to get a new dishwasher, which was delivered last week. The good news is that we don’t have to hand wash dishes anymore. The bad news is that our pocketbook is a bit lighter this week.
Every year, Jake gets an Easter basket of candy and we have an Easter egg hunt in the house. Every year before Easter, he expresses his interest in both and makes sure we are still planning on doing them. Unlike previous years, he had a helper this year–Esme rooted out a couple of eggs for him. It was so cute! Living with dogs all of these years, you’d think one would have helped him out earlier. Jake was concerned that the hunt was getting too easy since it takes place in our living room and dining room. However, much like previous years, it took him a while to find the last few. And, we did manage to find a few new hiding places this year. I wonder if he’ll still expect this when he’s 30?
Everyone already knows what this movie is about since it’s the umpteenth telling of it. I will say, it was quite a good film. I especially liked how they did the vocals and music live (instead of lip syncing–that was one of the things The Dirt did horribly). And, while I’m not a fan of pop music and thus have not had much exposure to Lady Gaga, it’s obvious that she is a very talented musician and actor (I also rather enjoyed her acting in American Horror Story). Kudos also to Bradley Cooper for learning how to play guitar and sing for this movie. They were totally robbed at the Oscars. And despite myself, I love the song Shallow. So sue me.
My rating: 4/5