Harry Potter. When I say that name you instantly picture Daniel Radcliffe. But what if I told you that you should be picturing another face as well. His name is David Holmes and he was Radcliffe's stunt double for 10 years. Following a horrific accident on the set of Deathly Hallows Part 1, Holmes was … Continue reading David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
Jose Hernandez from a young age dreamed of going to space. Growing up working in the fields with his family, he worked hard. Applying to NASA every year for over a decade, he refused to let any obstacle get in his way. Ultimately becoming one of the few selected to go on a mission. Hernandez … Continue reading A Million Miles Away
Trigger warning: movie discusses sexual assault Diana Nyad was a marathon swimmer who was acclaimed for swimming great distances. The one swim she couldn't do was the 110-mile route from Cuba to Key West, Florida. Well at the age of 60, she decides she wants to try again! Along with her best friend, professional racquetball … Continue reading Nyad
Anne/Awkwafina has spent her whole life as a shy accountant, who loves a Jeopardy-style quiz show hosted by Will Ferrell (and rarely gets a question wrong). After her dog is kidnapped because of their mom’s gambling debt, Christina Yang/Sandra Oh as a reckless but loving older sister does what she can to help Anne get … Continue reading Quiz Lady
Sylvester "Sly" Stallone, like other major celebrities this year, has made a documentary about his life and if you're a Rocky or Rambo fan, this movie is for you! He takes you through his whole career, adding any regrets or improvements he would have made to past movies. Since he's such a respected actor, director, … Continue reading Sly
Priscilla Presley, the only wife of Elvis, and mother to the late Lisa Marie. A lot and a little is known about her thanks to her 1985 autobiography Elvis & Me. That book helped form this latest Sophia Coppola-directed film showing her relationship with Elvis from 14 to 28. Cailee Spaeny plays Priscilla and Jacob … Continue reading Priscilla
Post Purdue Pharma and the scandal that was OxyContin, drug reps needed to be smarter about how they infiltrate the market. Inspired by the NYT article “The Pain Hustlers” and book Hard Sell by Evan Hughes, in 2011, Liza Drake (Emily Blunt) is a high school dropout struggling single mom who needs a break, and … Continue reading Pain Hustlers
1930, the time of prohibition and Al Capone, a violent gangster of Chicago who commands the illegal liquor business. Robert De Niro plays Capone and I'll just say he's terrifying. Kevin Costner plays Elliot Ness, a Prohibition agent that wants nothing but to take Capone down. But to what extent will he go? The cast … Continue reading The Untouchables
Alright so Katniss is trying to seduce a guy that looks like the real life version of Luigi from Ratatouille in order to get a car. This is a much raunchier version of Failure to Launch and half as funny. Percy is a high school senior whose parents want him to have life experience (sex) … Continue reading No Hard Feelings
On the Osage reservation, Oklahoma in 1920s, members of the Osage community are being found dead from suspicious suicidal wounds, poisonings, or just disappearing altogether. Based on the bestselling novel of the same title by David Grann, watch the horrific circumstances in which the FBI was founded. Leo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro (both muses … Continue reading Killers of the Flower Moon
Based on a true story, Tommy Lee Jones is in a race against the clock (and the insurance company) to keep his funeral business. Knowing he might not win with a white lawyer, both sets of counsel were chosen based on ethnicity. In his first court movie since Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx returns to the … Continue reading The Burial
Number of episodes: 10 Paul Rudd...is dead?! Picking up right where S2 left off, Martin Short has returned to Broadway but on opening night the lead (Ant-man) dies! This time only Mabel seems to want to investigate past the initial arrest. While trying to save his production, Martin Short asks everything from his cast and … Continue reading Only Murders In The Building S3
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