Category Archives: Movies

Back home, tired, and there’s work to do

Posted on 03/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I am back in my home sweet home, with my cats yowling for attention in the background. I’m currently cleaning up a mess on the blog. I have a ton of real work to do, and though I had a … Continue reading →

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Horrors! A scary movie I want to see

Posted on 01/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

First, understand that I do not like horror movies. I don’t like being scared. I have never understood why people like gory films like the Saw series, or watched the latest episode in a slasher flick series. The last movie … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 2 trailer

Posted on 12/17/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Two words: Awe and some.

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I’m so unhip, Golden Globes version

Posted on 12/15/2009 by Meryl Yourish

So the Golden Globe nominations are out, and it turns out that the only nominated film I’ve seen is “Up.” And you know, I really don’t care. I don’t watch any of the nominated TV shows, either. Tried a few … Continue reading →

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Calling all monster movie fans

Posted on 10/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I give up. I have no idea what monster the Lego in the fourth picture here is supposed to be. New monster movies are not a favorite genre of mine. I can handle the old 1950s ones, but I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Polanski case: It’s the consent, stupid

Posted on 09/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s really not difficult. The Polanski case comes down to one thing: Consent. A 13-year-old girl cannot consent to having sex with a 44-year-old man. In fact, a 13-year-old girl is not old enough to consent to having sex with … Continue reading →

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Megashark vs. Giant Octopus: Yeah, I watched it

Posted on 09/06/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Remember this? SciFi SyFy had it on last weekend. I put it on the DVR, and Sarah and the kids came over today to watch it. Some notable lines: “Don’t love the sea too much. It won’t love you back.” … Continue reading →

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Thursday SNB

Posted on 08/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, so THAT’s why HRW released a report about Hamas: So they could accuse Israel of more war crimes. I was thinking it was more to do with being caught trying to bash Israel to the Saudis so they could … Continue reading →

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Friday SNB

Posted on 08/07/2009 by Meryl Yourish

(That’s Snark News Briefs, to those of you who haven’t been paying attention.) Fatah blames Israel for Arafat’s AIDS: Not really. Fatah refuses to even consider the idea that their dead (and unmourned) leader did not die because of Israeli … Continue reading →

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A moment for John Hughes

Posted on 08/07/2009 by Meryl Yourish

John Hughes was THE writer/director of the 1980s. He didn’t just create his own genre and influence millions of American teens, he launched the careers of a host of actors. He died yesterday of a heart attack. A native of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Snark News

Posted on 07/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Israel? What Israel? Fatah won’t recognize Israel, or stop “resistance,” and once again, Palestinians openly state that they only said they’d recognize Israel to get international approval (and billions to use against Israel). But this won’t show up anywhere in … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Snark News

Posted on 07/21/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Brits to America: The Israelis don’t listen to us. Meryl to Brits: You anti-Israel, anti-Semitic gits. Why should they? Barry Rubin cut the bullshit: He did, really. (It’s okay, Barry, I put it back for you.) Seriously, click the link … Continue reading →

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Night at the Museum 2: A fun flick

Posted on 05/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

If you like cute, funny, family-oriented films, you will like Night at the Museum 2. Sarah and the twins and I went this afternoon, while Larry took the older boys to see Star Trek. (She and I will see that … Continue reading →

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Watching Wolverine

Posted on 05/06/2009 by Meryl Yourish

One of the beauties of my job is that I can take a long lunch once in a while. Today, after I took care of the must-finish work, my friend Sarah and I caught a noon matinee of Wolverine. It … Continue reading →

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Oscar’s lowest moments

Posted on 02/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

If you think tonight’s show was bad, never forget this one: Yes, that’s Rob Lowe, singing to Snow White. And if you think that was bad, then you’ve forgotten what happened a mere two years ago: I watched almost none … Continue reading →

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B-Movie fun

Posted on 02/08/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Yesterday, a couple of friends of mine drove down from NorVA and spent the evening here in New Home in Richmond. They had previously seen both my old apartment and the outside of my new home, as I couldn’t very … Continue reading →

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Scientific progress goes Ghostbusters

Posted on 09/09/2008 by Soccerdad

You might remember, a few weeks ago there was news about the “Real Genius” weapon. Well now different scientific news recalls another movie. CERN – the Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire – the same organization where the World Wide … Continue reading →

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Friday night funny

Posted on 08/08/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Busy working when I wasn’t recovering from a stomach bug. But I found this on Hot Air: Effing hilarious, even if you haven’t seen the movie.

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Hulk say Hulk movie smash!

Posted on 06/14/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The Hulk is guest-blogging here again: Hulk go to new Hulk movie. Hulk was hoping it better than stupid movie girl took Hulk to last time. Stupid movie had giant dogs. Hulk in movie smash giant dogs, but that just … Continue reading →

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Iron Man

Posted on 05/26/2008 by Meryl Yourish

If you have not yet seen Iron Man, go. Sarah and I went last night, and we thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was also great to be in a half-empty theater with choice of seats. And a definitively metal soundtrack… … Continue reading →

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