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Single Parent Dating
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Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep – It’s Complicated!

Posted on January 8th, 2010 | 20 comments

Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep playing a divorced couple having an affair – with each other?
It’s Complicated!
After I blogged a review of Julie & Julia, Elizabeth from Irreverent: Musings on Faith, Love, Life and Politics said she wanted to hear my take on the Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin film, It’s Complicated.
Grab your lover, or [...]

Julie and Julia Movie Review

Posted on December 30th, 2009 | 31 comments

My teen daughter and I watched the Julie & Julia movie on DVD the other night, and since it’s about blogging and writing and cooking and getting published, I figured I’d weigh in with my movie review. After all, I’m a single parent blogger, a writer trying to get published, a single dad who likes [...]

The Boys are Back – Movie Review by a Single Dad

Posted on October 19th, 2009 | 15 comments

I recently saw The Boys are Back, a movie starring Clive Owen (who gave an outstanding performance), about a single dad who gets in way over his head trying to raise two boys after his wife suddenly passes away.
The film is at times sweet and sentimental, and other times wild and overreaching. It gives a [...]

Marisa Tomei – Sexy Stripper, Single Mom

Posted on May 5th, 2009 | 25 comments

I watched The Wrestler on DVD the other night. Marisa Tomei plays a sexy stripper and single mother, and immediately I wondered – WTF?!
Most single parents raising children solo will do just about anything for the well-being of their kids. But does that mean a single mom in dire straits needs to sell her body [...]

Burn After Reading Gets Online Dating Right

Posted on October 10th, 2008 | 14 comments

Have you seen the Coen brothers’ new movie, Burn After Reading? Let me tell you, they got the online dating right. (Thanks to one of my readers for pointing this out.) If you haven’t seen the movie yet, and don’t want it spoiled, stop reading now!

(Shameless name dropping: I was already a big Coen brothers [...]

Cocktails and Booty – Ironman Rocked!

Posted on June 5th, 2008 | 15 comments

I finally saw Ironman (you can get the Iron man DVD here, or watch it on demand. Do it now. It’s good. No, it’s friggin’ unbelievable. Don’t believe me? Ha. Read on…)
Wow, great flick! And to think I almost missed it. After all, it’s a kid movie (so I thought.) And my kids saw it [...]