Category Archives: Entertainment

Interstellar- A Mommy Review

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Reena

As a big fan of Christopher Nolan’s movies, I made sure to go see Interstellar this past weekend and I was not disappointed.  We watched it in IMAX which made it even more visually spectacular..  I thought Matthew McConaughey did a great … Continue reading →

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‘The Flash’ TV Series is Mom and Kid Friendly

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Reena

So I waited until after the second episode to give my review/opinion on the new CW series, The Flash.  My opinion is that it is quite good!  For those of you that enjoy watching sci-fi and superheroes and even those … Continue reading →

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“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” Review

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Reena

We took my son to see this movie with two of his close friends as part of his 10th birthday celebrations.  This meant that our whole family had to endure it so we hoped it would be good.  I must … Continue reading →

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‘Gone Girl’ the Movie

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Reena

It’s doing well in the theaters and I had read the book, so I was eager to watch the Gone Girl movie.  My husband and I watched it on our date last night.  It was interesting to see his shocked … Continue reading →

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The Good Wife- Season 6 Premiere

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Reena

{spoiler alert}  For those of you who watch The Good Wife, you were probably eager to see some questions answered from the eventful finale last season.  You probably didn’t expect that the writers would throw more curve balls at you … Continue reading →

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Is “The Maze Runner” Appropriate for Kids

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Reena

Though I never read the books, I was curious to watch the movie based on The Maze Runner.  My kids were interested too since the trailers appealed to people who liked things like The Hunger Games or Divergent.  We all … Continue reading →

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The New Fall TV Shows

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Reena

With great television shows like Dexter and Breaking Bad ending forever, I was looking to the fall line-up to step up with some great new fiction.  I tried to check out, at least once, most of the new shows that … Continue reading →

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Big Summer Fun on a Small Budget

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Reena

Last summer we went on two big trips with the family which was lots of fun but not cheap.  This year we wanted to keep the summer fun within a budget since we spent a lot on our spring vacation. … Continue reading →

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Is ‘Man of Steel’ for Kids?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Reena

This weekend we went to see the latest superhero blockbuster ‘Man of Steel’.  Of course my kids, ages 10 and 8, were the most excited to go despite the PG-13 rating.  So my husband and I had to do a … Continue reading →

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Family Adventure to Comic-Con

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Reena

Comic-Con was always something I heard about but never thought to go to until this year.  I saw an ad for tickets and it suddenly occurred to me….why not?  I mean it is all about sci-fi, superheroes, fantasy, and creativity … Continue reading →

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