Life is crazy when children enter the world. Yup…birthed entropy. My wife and I finally had a date night–our first since our son was born in August. We went to see 7 Pounds, the latest Will Smith movie. What a great date movie–not because it was heavy, heartbreaking, crushing, etc., but because we are still [...]
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July 22, 2008
Pride: A Movie Review
Pride, starring Bernie Mac and Terrance Howard, tells the true story of Jim Ellis, a black swimmer in the seventies. It’s in the same vein as Coach Carter and Remember the Titans, but this movie, for me, went beyond racial issues motivating sports stories. The movie starts with Jim Ellis, the main character, entering a [...]
June 28, 2008
Get Smart: A Social Commentary
I’m on vacation, and there’s no better time to watch movies than summer vacation. Last night Sarah and I went to see Get Smart, a spy spoof starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway (and Dwayne Johnson, ie The Rock). I was expecting a silly movie about a moron who somehow becomes a spy.
I was wrong. [...]
November 28, 2007
Freedom Writers: Saving the World at What Cost?
I love vacations from school. Not because I hate school, but I like change. Vacation is change, rest, and time to watch movies. So this past weekend Sarah and I watched Freedom Writers, a movie starring Hillary Swank as a High School English Teacher in LA shortly after the Rodney King incident. [...]
