If you loved the Jack Ryan series on Amazon Prime you will love the latest based on a book badass action show, Reacher. Alan Ritchson (Hunger Games and Blue Mountain State) stars as Jack Reacher, a military veteran police investigator. Based on the book, Killing Floor, he stumbles into Margrave, Georgia, and people immediately start … Continue reading Reacher Season 1
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The Dropout
Warning: an episode depicts sexual assault Number of episodes: 8 Theranos, a Silicon Valley wonder-kin that seemed too good to be true. Well, they were right. Spearheaded by a charismatic and headstrong young woman, Elizabeth Holmes, what started as a concept by a college dropout turned into a billion-dollar company built on lies. Amanda Seyfried … Continue reading The Dropout
Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off
If you had an N64 you had games in which you could emulate the amazing Tony Hawk. But how did he get started? This documentary has Tony sharing how he got his start with the Bones Brigade, what it took for him to be as successful as he was and how he’s still skating. Very … Continue reading Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off
Bridgerton Season 2
Episodes: 8 Back at the ton, we go! This season is spent watching Anthony Bridgerton try and find a wife. What he thinks is supposed to be a transactional process turns complicated when unexpected feelings enter the mix. If you never watched the first season, you can jump right in and catch up just fine. … Continue reading Bridgerton Season 2
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.
Number of episodes: 4 If you like wild true crime stories, this one is for you. No murder, just fraud. Sarma Melngailis created and owned Pure Food & Wine restaurant in New York. Putting her faith in the wrong person, her successful life was turned upside down ending up with her on the run from … Continue reading Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.
Death On The Nile
I’ve been waiting for this since the summer of 2020 when it was originally supposed to come out. As a lover of Agatha Christie, I think they did a good job. In a remake of the 1978 movie of the same title, famed detective Hercule Poirot (instant props if you can pronounce his name correctly) … Continue reading Death On The Nile
Phoenix Rising
Warning: this documentary discusses rape, domestic, and emotional abuse From 2007 to 2011 Evan Rachel Wood and Marilyn Manson were in a relationship (they were 18 and 37 when their relationship started by the way.) She since then has shared that she suffered from emotional and physical abuse. It took Wood years to name Manson … Continue reading Phoenix Rising
Turning Red
Teen angst in the early 2000s, finally Disney is listening to us! Mei Lee is 13 and is about to go through changes. Much to her parents dismay, not the normal girl changes. According to her ancestry, every woman when they turn of age can turn into a red panda when feeling extreme emotion. For … Continue reading Turning Red
The Batman
First and foremost I have an allegiance to Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and the original Adam West Batman. That being said, this was really good. RPatts didn’t a surprisingly good job at playing the cape crusader and Zoe Kravitz was a refreshing take on Catwoman. Seeing the previous movies helps knowing what’s going on … Continue reading The Batman
West Side Story
I loved the original and was against this remake from the beginning. I couldn't believe that Steve Spielberg would defile the amazing work of terribly accented Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno performances that I grew up with. However, since this got so many great reviews and nominations, I gave it a whirl. I will admit … Continue reading West Side Story
The Weekend Away
Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) meets up with her friend who she hasn’t connected to in a while, to go on a luxurious trip to Croatia. After a night of partying her friend is missing bum bum buuuuum. Trying to avoid the police’s suspicion, Meester tried to put together why she can’t remember that night and … Continue reading The Weekend Away
Euphoria Season 2
Warning: show depicts emotional and drug abuse Number of episodes: 8 There's a reason why this show is getting buzz and winning awards. It's a look inside a group of friends/acquaintances that are all broken. Picking up from last season, Zendaya is getting over being heartbroken, Cassie is just trying to be loved, and Lexi … Continue reading Euphoria Season 2
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