Number of episodes: 8 Trigger warning: talk of torture and scenes depicting substance abuse Loosely based on the real life of comedian Mo Amer, Mo Najjar is a Palestinian refugee that is trying to get his and his family’s citizenship. In this short series you see behind the curtain of the immigration system and how … Continue reading Mo
Author: Victoria Brown
Look Both Ways
I did it. I watched it. And still don’t know what’s happening. Betty Cooper from Riverdale (Lili Reinhart) splits her world in two directions. One is where she has a baby with her college friend and another is where she goes to LA to follow her professional dreams. I understand the sentiment of the movie … Continue reading Look Both Ways
Bullet Train
Fruit, Tarantino-styled violence, subtitles, and Brad Pitt in a bucket hat. Have I piqued your interest? I enjoyed going in not knowing what was going to happen so I’ll do you the same courtesy. Brad Pitt goes innocently on a train to collect a briefcase and get off. However, there are high-level assassins and other … Continue reading Bullet Train
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist
Number of episodes: 2 Manti Te’o is known as a fantastic football player, Heisman contender, and overall great person. During his senior year at Notre Dame, he shared that his grandmother and girlfriend died on the same day, and subsequently dedicated his season to them. A heartbreaking story that tugged on the whole country’s heartstrings. … Continue reading Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist
Thirteen Lives
In 2018, twelve Thai boys and their assistant soccer coach went on an adventure in a local cave one afternoon. Unbeknownst to them, a flood would start and they would be trapped for over two weeks. Based on the real-life incredible rescue mission, Collin Farrell and Aragon (Viggo Mortenson) portray the famous two divers that … Continue reading Thirteen Lives
Purple Hearts
Boy meets girl, girl hates boy, the girl finds out if she marries boy she’ll get better insurance and he can pay off debts. Perfect solution! Based on the novel of the same name by Tess Wakefield, Sofia Carson stars as Cassie a struggling musician who can’t afford her insulin. When she meets Luke she … Continue reading Purple Hearts
Not Okay
Trigger warning: movie contains discussions and conversations about gun violence/terror attacks If you can’t handle secondhand embarrassment or when things go horribly wrong, avoid this movie at all costs! That being said, to the rest of you, this is a pretty funny one. Danni Sanders just wants to be noticed. She’s a photo editor so … Continue reading Not Okay
The Most Hated Man On The Internet
Trigger warning: this show contains testimony from victims of sexual exploitation, derogatory language towards women, nudity, drug abuse, suicide, and depression Number of episodes: 3 Revenge porn. Two words that you know exactly what it is and their effect. No good can come from it unless you're Hunter Moore. In 2010, he made a website … Continue reading The Most Hated Man On The Internet
The Gray Man
Okay, so we have Ryan Gosling as an invisible hit man, who angers The Duke from Bridgerton, who sends Captain America to kill him. Billy Bob Thornton and Ana de Armas are also in this dynamic cast. Netflix is following suit of HBO and Hulu by picking up projects that are theater bound and releasing … Continue reading The Gray Man
Thor: Love and Thunder
Alright hear me out, are there too many Thor movies? I’m not one to harp on Marvel but are they overstaying their welcome? Overall I liked this one, it was funny and there was action but there, unfortunately, wasn’t better than Ragnarok. If you want a superhero fix, you’ll enjoy seeing how Chris Hemsworth takes … Continue reading Thor: Love and Thunder
The Bear
Trigger warning: discussion of suicide and drug use Number of episodes: 8 Carmy (Lip from Shameless), an accomplished elite chef, leaves his culinary world behind to run his family’s run-down restaurant in Chicago after his brother leaves it to him in his will. This is a high-stress and dramatic look at the inside of a … Continue reading The Bear
Where The Crawdads Sing
Trigger warning: movie contains scenes of domestic abuse and attempted sexual assault Based on the worldwide bestseller by Delia Owens and produced by the one and only Reese W, we finally have the movie. This movie is about an outsider Kya, that has spent her whole life living in a marsh in North Carolina. When … Continue reading Where The Crawdads Sing
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