movies

The internet is making us stupid (or, I’m better than you because I broke my phone)

January 24, 2012

I’ve been living semi-technology free lately, but not by choice, and I think it’s making me smarter. But also more desperate. Let me paint a picture for you. (or Google image search, as the situation may be.)   A couple weeks ago (12 days and counting), I sent in my brand-new cell phone in for repairs. Since then, I’ve been unreachable before and after work, and on weekends. At the same time, we cancelled cable last week.  And yesterday, we ...

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Movies: The Guard

September 28, 2011

I am swamped this week. Swamped.  I just took an exam last night and my brain waved the white flag.  As a result, I’m not thinking about anything except this awesome movie Mr. B and I saw on Saturday, and you should too, if it’s playing near you. This movie got me to thinking, what’s the real difference between Irish and Russians? And a la Stephanie, I made a Venn.    

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What Russian Men Talk About? Surprise! It’s Cheating on Their Wives

September 14, 2011

A couple weeks ago, Mr. B and I watched some movies that my aunt brought when she came to visit from Russia in August.  One of them was a movie that’s Russia’s favorite current bromance comedy and has stirred up a lot of press, even in English, “What Men Talk About.” The story is basically four guys in their late-30s early-4os escaping everyday life and going together on a road trip from Moscow to Odessa, where one of their friends ...

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Movies: The Vanished Empire

January 31, 2011

Take a trip with into nostalgia me to the vanished empire that is the Soviet Union of the 1970s. this movie is all about it. You can watch it on Netflix. Or, if you’re lucky, it’s already been playing, like a memory you have of a time you never experienced, in your head for the last 24 years. Watch Sergei, an 18-year-old student at Moscow State University, as he grows up in Moscow, and realize that this is the way your ...

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Movies that Don’t Suck: The King’s Speech

January 3, 2011

Let’s start the New Year off on a positive note, shall we? Last Thursday during the tail end of the year, loaded up on delicious Chinese food from a restaurant with really cool mood lighting and cute teapots, Mr. B and I went to see The King’s Speech.  As we stood in line behind screaming teenagers and moms in mom jeans ecstatic to see Little Fockers, I knew I was in for a more genteel night because I’d be spending ...

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