I did not want to like this movie. I have a fierce loyalty to the original with Steve Martin and Martin Short (yes those guys from Only Murders) and boycotted this remake. However, I was forced to watch it and well it’s pretty great. Completely different from the “dad can’t accept his daughter isn’t 12” … Continue reading Father of the Bride
Author: Victoria Brown
Rise
Based on the true story of the Antetokounmpo brothers Giannis, Thanasis, and Kostas, you watch how their parents sacrificed and hid from immigration officials for years in order to give them and their other brothers the best life. The three Nigerian-Greek brothers emigrated from Nigeria to Greece and rose to fame in the NBA. You’ll … Continue reading Rise
Rich & Shameless
Digging deeper into the scandals that you might have missed/ignored in the past 20 years, see just what happened to Brian Williams, why did the Pam and Tommy tape get out, and why was Girls Gone Wild a thing? Half of this I loved and a half was okay. It’s a good watch if you’re … Continue reading Rich & Shameless
Stranger Things 4 Volume 2
It’s perfect. That’s the review. Anything more will spoil it and that is one thing this blog is against. Season 5 is confirmed. Rating: 5/5 https://youtu.be/kRVHWCAtBuU
Elvis
There’s two things that make a good biopic movie. First, when you forget at one point that you’re watching a movie and not a documentary. Second, when you truly hate the villain. This movie has both. Austin Butler does the impossible task of taking on the role of Elvis Presley from the beginning of his … Continue reading Elvis
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Disclaimer: This blog doesn’t stand for any SW slander so this is 100% biased Number of episodes: 6 Picking up (10 years later) from Episode III, Ewan McGregor is in hiding on Tatooine, keeping a low profile, while ensuring that Luke is safe from afar. Things change for the worse when, in an attempt to … Continue reading Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Summer I Turned Pretty
*Review Request* Number of episodes: 7 Based on the book with the same name, Amazon Prime has provided its own Nicholas Sparks-esque summer rom-com. Belly (why that's an acceptable nickname I'll never understand) has a glow-up and is reunited with her childhood crush for the summer. Now insert teen drama and second-hand embarrassment for seven … Continue reading The Summer I Turned Pretty
Hustle
Since Uncut Gems Adam Sandler has been working on his next hit, it’s here. Hustle, is a movie about a basketball agent trying to find the next power player and a young player that wants to make it. Before you ask, this isn’t a true story. You see how much hard work and drive go … Continue reading Hustle
Halftime
Laugh at me or skip this review altogether, but that won’t change the fact that Jennifer Lopez is an icon. Revolving mainly around her record-breaking 2019 (Hustlers, a sold-out tour, and performing at the Super Bowl) you see behind the scenes how she does it all. We see her from the beginning of her career … Continue reading Halftime
Jurassic World: Dominion
The final installation (and hopefully the last) of Chris Pratt smoldering at raptors has arrived! Once again someone is looking to profit off of dinosaurs and their existence, THIS time it will totally work and nothing go wrong. 4 years after Fallen Kingdom, Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard/the one wife we all hated in The … Continue reading Jurassic World: Dominion
The Staircase
Warning: this show depicts violence Number of episodes: 8 Originally a documentary in France, The Staircase on Netflix took the true crime-loving scene by storm in 2018. Did a husband push his wife down the stairs or did she fall? HBO took matters into its own hands and did a based on true events show … Continue reading The Staircase
Stranger Things Season 4
Number of episodes: 7 (final 2 released 7/1) Final season. Duffer Brothers are bringing the big guns. Split between Hawkins and Lenora, California, the gang is up against their biggest villian yet, the eighties hairstyles. Fore warning this season is very creepy and very dark so maybe watch it during the day if you're apprehensive. … Continue reading Stranger Things Season 4
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