Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

I went into this movie with very low expectations. It was the second movie in a double feature at a drive-in theater and I was anticipating something cheesy and fun, but nothing great. And yet it managed to disappoint…

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Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Three meows is actually generous. I gave a little extra because Johnny Depp is just so much fun, and because I like the Pirates franchise so much. This film seemed to suffer from “plot-itis”, or a swelling of the plot…

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Movie Review: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

This was a fun movie. It was. I enjoyed it. I’m not a comic book person and so I had to have my friend brief me on the backstory before the movie started (I didn’t see the previous ones) but as she said to me, it’s pretty simple stuff. So why am I only giving it two meows?

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The McDonald's Gunman

Back in early ’91 when I was still just dating my husband, I used to go to the McDonald’s where he worked to hang out. I’d order some fries or a Big Mac with no meat and sit and read, and when he had a few minutes I’d chat with him, and when he went on break to eat, we’d sit and talk. This particular evening, my friend Star was with me and we were...

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