Sitting around the house on a lazy (after running half a dozen miles) Sunday afternoon, I discovered that TNT plays a lot of movies. I didn’t pay full attention (took a shower during a commercial), but I was able to catch the jist of the movie. (Note: If you couldn’t tell from the previews that it was a Jumanji set in space, you’re a…

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Meisha recommended this one and it finally came up in my queue. I didn’t know what to expect from a movie that is categorized as a comedy and is about the Bosnian War, but he claimed it was a great so I trusted him. Unlike the time he didn’t show for kickball, Meisha did not let me down; this was a very, very good…

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This one should have been titled “National Treasure 2: The Ultimate Sequel.” Not in a good way… Every single piece of the plot felt forced, was predictable, and not clever (what made the original good). By the end, I couldn’t wait for it to be over. Grade: D+

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I’m all for conserving resources, reducing waste, etc. I do not drive to work, I have many compact fluorescent bulbs, I drive a car that gets 30+ MPG and was not built specifically for that purpose in recent years (the energy that goes in to making a new car is astounding), I have a programmable thermostat, I use reusable grocery bags, I do not…

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Caitlin had been raving about Atonement for weeks, so being the nice guy that I am, I included it in my first Netflix shipment. Yes, some say I’m a keeper… Anyway, the movie. I didn’t know anything about it other than it appeared to be a chick flick. Fortunately, it had drama, but did not fall in to the chick flick category; it is…

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Was mildly interested in this when I first saw previews years ago. Chris and I caught a few minutes of the middle of it, loved it, decided to watch the whole thing, recorded the next showing, and watched it… Great story, eh? Anyway, it turned out to be one of Adam Sandler’s best works in a long time. Combine him with Beckinsale playing an…

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