Movies

Lessons Learned: Love Actually

Here’s a lovely throwback from a few years ago. Enjoy! I’m not scared (well I sort of am) to admit that it took me a while to really get on board the Love Actually train. I pick and choose the parts I love and fast forward through the parts that make me sad. Basically I watch the Prime Minster fall in love with Natalie, sigh as Colin Firth does Colin

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IHGB Movie Review: Aladdin

Movie: AladdinRated: PGStarring: Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, and Will SmithThe Trailer: The Gist: Aladdin gets lamp. Aladdin rubs lamp. Genie grants wishes.  Let’s just get this out of the way right now — GO SEE THIS MOVIE. Get up from your seat, buy a ticket, and go see this movie on the big screen right now. I know. Some of you are nervous because you saw the clip or heard the Internet kick

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Movie Review: Avengers: Endgame

Movie:Avengers: EngameRated: PG-13Starring: Every handsome man named Chris, my beloved Paul Rudd, and the GOAT Robert Downey Jr.The Trailer: The Gist: Everyone in Hollywood gathers together to save the world from a mean purple villain. I’ve been a Marvel fan from the beginning. Am I a comic book nerd? Not in the traditional sense. That means I don’t have crates of graphic novels lining the walls of my bedroom. I just have

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IHGB Podcast #98: Spring Movie Preview 2019

In this podcast, we are going to talk about movies hitting the theater in Spring 2019. As always, my friend Todd is with me so he can bring a little culture and refinement to the conversation. I, on the other hand, am cartoon savvy, superhero sensitive, and have a book coming out that celebrates my love for a good old fashioned romantic comedy. (Hitting shelves, both real and digital, on

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IHGB Movie Review: Isn’t It Romantic

Movie: Isn’t It Romantic Rated: PG-13 Starring: Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, and Priyanka Chopra The Trailer: The Gist: The girl who is incapable of love is stuck in a romantic comedy. Cue the roster of hot guys and spontaneous dance numbers. My Thoughts: When I left the movie theater I thought, “That was…cute.” Although Rebel is typically the funny sidekick, she does a decent job as the lead female character in

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