Posted in Films on Jan 13th, 2008 5 Comments »
There are an infinite amount of reasons why I loved this movie. I hardly know where to begin.
I’ve heard this movie compared to Little Miss Sunshine because it plays like a comedy, but feels emotionally deep. Ellen Page as Juno is excellent as the tom-boyish smart ass who prefers all things alternative, including her attitude. […]
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Posted in Films on Feb 20th, 2007 No Comments »
Bryan and I just saw Babel this weekend while away without the kids. And by the way, I don’t recommend watching this movie when you are away from your children on a vacation – it causes an irrational fear about what YOUR babysitters are up to…. If you’ve seen the film, you’ll know […]
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Posted in Films on Feb 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Bryan and I saw this movie a few weeks ago when it opened. I’m not a big fan of the fantasy genre, I must admit, so I went reluctantly after securing promises that I would get to pick the next movie we saw. For this reason I walked in without much expectation of enjoying it, […]
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Posted in Films on Jan 1st, 2007 No Comments »
Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers, indicated by orange italics, so avoid those paragraphs if you haven’t seen the movie.
Bryan and I saw Children of Men last night, and it evoked a response in me that I have never before experienced from a movie. I am familiar with sad movies, and scary […]
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Posted in Fun Pile, Films on Nov 3rd, 2006 2 Comments »
Have you ever planned an entire date around one drink? I think of that Kohler commercial where the lady sets a faucet on the architect’s desk and says, ‘Design a house around this.” I did that tonight. I designed an entire date around the Jitterbug Martini.
Tonight was our first date in many weeks […]
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