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The Breadwinner

Finished watching a wonderful animated tale about a young girl in <relatively> modern Afghanistan, the complexities of her life in general, her desperate attempt to see her father who is taken from her family, and… The Breadwinner

Their Finest – B+

Ellen and I went to see Their Finest today and enjoyed it quite a bit. The movie is set in 1940 London and tells the story of create a film to glorify the rescue at Dunkirk both… Their Finest – B+

Welcome to 2017

Happy New Year to everyone, I hope that this coming year brings happiness to everyone including the ability to determine what happiness is. These days the most common thing that Ellen and I do December… Welcome to 2017

Hacksaw Ridge

Ellen and I went to see Hacksaw Ridge last night. Even Ellen, who dislikes Mel Gibson, who directed the film, intensely, thought it was a very good movie. The story was based on the real… Hacksaw Ridge

Stanley Cup Finals

As I have mentioned elsewhere, there tends to be two kinds of fans rooting for their favorite team in the playoffs when that team loses. One type hopes the team they lost to wins the… Stanley Cup Finals

Robot and Frank

I just finished my latest watching-while-walking-on-the-elliptical-walker movie, Robot and Frank. It is a fairly short film, just shy of 1.5 hours that tells the story of an aging jewel thief, Frank Langella, who is given… Robot and Frank

Who Knew

In the continuing series of my realizing that I am out of touch with, well, just about everything, Ellen informs me that Downton Abbey, whatever that is, is not about an Abbey. Next she’ll probably… Who Knew