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Pop Culture Update – March 2016

There’s a lot of good stuff going on and here it is – this is absolutely an irrelevant post but I feel like posting and don’t want a week to go by without posting. Zootopia (2016) Zootopia has been getting great reviews and that’s alright as it definitely deserves the raves.  We went to see […]

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Deadpool for Everyone!

Larry & I went and saw Deadpool yesterday – I’ve been entertained by the many many advertisements for it as it was very self-deprecating and had lots of fourth-wall breaking.  Plus, it was boldly R-Rated and you could tell they had to censor a lot to make the ads.  And yeah…after seeing it, definitely a well-deserved […]

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Hail, Caesar! (and a story with a Hobie)

I was looking forward to seeing the new Coen Bros. movie, Hail, Caesar! regardless, as it looked like a funny madcap movie set within 1950s Hollywood with lots of interesting actors playing various crazy roles.  George Clooney as the matinee icon, Ralph Fiennes as a finicky director, Scarlett Johanssen as a feisty actress, Josh Brolin as […]

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The Hateful 8

Well,  we went and saw The Hateful 8 this afternoon with Nicki, Brian, and Kevin.  It’s the latest Quentin Tarantino movie and one that really had to be seen.  And man alive, it certainly lived up to its reputation.  The Hateful 8 presumably refers to the 8 people who find themselves stuck together one fateful day in […]

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More Cloverfield….!? UM, YES PLEASE

Yes, I unapologetically loved the hell out of Cloverfield.  It was a fun take on the Godzilla-style monster movie and being someone who actually lived in the NYC area when it released, I was totally stoked. This trailer is also a lot of fun as if you didn’t know what this movie was all about, this […]