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Movie Reviews

The Dark Side of Breast-Feeding

February 7, 2010

Oh, man I have been out of it since 3, 4am last Thursday night.  I woke up freezing my tush off to what I thought was a broken heater, but what ended up being a bad case of Mastitis (a breastfeeding infection) accompanied by a 103 fever, chills, aches, shakes, headache & engorgement.
I had been very [...]

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Julie & Julia – Movie Review

January 27, 2010

Expectations are everything, aren’t they?
After my friends Jodi & Cristina both gave this movie a shrug and an “eh,” I wasn’t as excited about.  They both agreed, “it was just oooo-kay.”
And, of course, guess what?  I saw it, liked it and loved it!
The movie is about two women whose lives connect in an odd [...]

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(500) Days of Summer – Movie Review

January 27, 2010

I loved it.  Favorite movie watching experience of 2010!  Okay, fine so were only 27 days in, but get this: when the movie was over, I smiled, popped it in again, and started over.  That’s the sign of a movie I love: the immediate desire to watch the whole thing in it’s entirety, again.
I [...]

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Avatar – Movie Review

January 11, 2010

Avatar. Avatar. Avatar. How I long to love and hate you.
Love first:
I loved Pandora, the distant world of the Na’vi.  It was beautiful and visually stunning in every way.  I agree with what everyone and their Mama is saying about the gorgeous effects and the realness of the Na’vi.
As an escape, as a fun [...]

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Freedom Writers – Movie Review

November 20, 2009

A few months ago I picked up The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher & 150 Teens used Writing to Change Themselves and the World around Them.  It was fascinating.  So, the other day I rented the movie to watch during my endless nursing sessions.
The movie was great!  It’s a schooch corny & cliche’ [...]

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