Grad student Olive Smith doesn't have any family, only her best friend Anh. So when Anh wants to put her love life on hold out of consideration for Olive, she comes up with the only alternative: pretend to be dating. However, when she's about to be caught in the lie, Olive kisses the nearest person, … Continue reading Love Hypothesis
"You can see how this looks, right?" the famous tagline from Chris Hansen on To Catch A Predator, a reality show on Dateline NBC when grown men were caught in the act of trying to lure underage kids. A light-hearted show to the masses in the early 00s. Based on the 2007 Esquire article "Tonight … Continue reading Primetime
Before 1978, no one thought twice about a man in a hoodie and glasses, but from 1978 to the 90s, that was the only identifier people had for the Unabomber, a terrorist who planted and mailed explosives at random. In 1994, he was arrested and identified as Ted Kaczynski. In this new film, flip-flop from … Continue reading Unabomber
Anthony Bourdain was a complex and vibrant personality. In his autobiography Kitchen Confidential, he describes a summer in 1975 in Provincetown, MA, and how it became the foundation of his career as a chef. Using that excerpt from the book, director Matt Johnson tells the most unexpectedly brilliant story. Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers, Now You … Continue reading Tony
The best way this movie was described to me was that it’s The Purge but with premarital sex. In a dystopian New York, the government has outlawed sex between unmarried people. Meaning one night a year, people are given a pass to do with it what they want. Allie (Monica Barbaro, Phoenix from Top Gun: … Continue reading One Night Only
Number of episodes: 8 Native New Yorker Annie Jacobson finds out one day that her estranged grandfather passed away and left her and her twin brother an island in rural Canada. Desperate for answers since her mom died when she was little, Annie goes to Canada and gets more than she bargained for. This was … Continue reading Sterling Point
Thanks to Dr. Strange, no one remembers that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. For four years, Tom Holland has been fighting crime all alone with local law enforcement and pushing himself to the limits. But when a mysterious new villain terrorizes New York, threatening his old friends, Peter must decide what the real cost of being … Continue reading Spider-Man: Brand New Day
For the fourth time on the big screen, Matt Damon just wants to go home. (For those of you lost, please go watch Saving Private Ryan, The Martian, and Interstellar.) Based on Homer’s novel of the same name, famed war hero Odysseus goes on what feels like a never-ending journey back home. While his wife … Continue reading The Odyssey
What if you could still communicate with a deceased loved one? Well, to cope with her grief, Jill still calls her sister's number to vent about her day and share the good bad and funny about her life. Unbeknownst to her, the number has been transferred to a new phone; enter Wes, a real estate … Continue reading Voicemails for Isabelle
Yes, they really did make a new one, and yes, it was great. This time it's not Sid or an evil bear that Andy's toys have to combat; it's technology! Leading to the heart of the movie, what should technology's role be in childhood? This movie was really good and FINALLY addressed and helped Jessie … Continue reading Toy Story 5
Streep, Tucci, Hathaway, and Blunt. All back for the sequel we didn't know we needed. For those under a rock, Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is a journalist who's been tasked with saving the reputation of the magazine that was a blessing and a curse over two decades ago. Back working with the Dragon Lady herself, … Continue reading The Devil Wears Prada 2
Trigger warning: movie includes scenes of domestic violence HEEE HEEE.... HOOOOOOO, now that I have your attention. Michael Jackson, MJ, King of Pop, was a controversial figure, but there's no denying his talent. From humble beginnings in Gary, Indiana, to the world stage, see just how he got there and what he had to overcome. … Continue reading Michael
