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
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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
Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons
Trigger Warning: show discusses situations of sexual abuse, eating disorders, and pedophilia. Number of episodes: 3 Before Instagram, Victoria’s Secret was the way to see unattainable beauty standards. We all know the brand, we can envision the storefront at the local mall, and we all have heard of or seen the fashion show. However, you … Continue reading Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons
Father of the Bride
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
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
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