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Category Archives: Movies

He’s In the Box

It has John Cusack and a maybe martian — could it be more promising?
Unfortunately, the full-page ad for “Martian Child” in the Sunday LA Times flaunts blurbs from three people I’ve never heard of, along with the “Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award” logo. Scarier and scarier.
You be the judge:

One way or the other, I [...]

Fun with Dragons

Going to bad movies — like changing diapers and getting vomited on — is one of the ways parents pay their dues. And so I found myself last night at “Dragon Wars” [note: self-indulgent but attractive site takes a long time to load] with two of my sons. We arrived minutes before the start, yet [...]

A Little More to the Left

Speaking of the effects of left-handedness, I’ve just had an epiphany. The whole family went to see “The Bourne Ultimatum” on Saturday. That in itself is a major event; the six of us rarely see a movie together since our tastes vary so much. Anyway, I always prefer to sit on the left side of [...]