Ever hated the fact that your brother got married so much that you’d do anything to make it go away? Welcome to Benedict Cumberbatch’s life in this nominated psychological drama. BC and Landry from Friday Night Lights (Jesse Plemons) are brothers on a cattle ranch in rural Montana. Alls is well until Plemons meets and … Continue reading The Power of the Dog
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Marry Me
Owen Wilson and Jenny from the Block in a romcom together “wow”- Wilson. Lopez plays a pop star set to get married during her concert but when she’s left at the alter she picks an audience member to marry. It’s been a decade since JLo has graced us with an original romcom, this one was … Continue reading Marry Me
Inventing Anna
Number of episodes: 9 FINALLY, we learn how a girl with nothing coned New York's elite into thinking she was rich. Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner) and Veta from My Girl (Anna Chlumsky) take on the real-life story of Anna Sorokin, better known as Anna Delvey, and the reporter that made her famous, Jessica Pressler. This … Continue reading Inventing Anna
Nightmare Alley
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. Not a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro but it's Oscar season so here we go. A remake of the 1947 movie of the same title, a carnival worker tries to con his way to fame and fortune. Bradley Cooper plays the … Continue reading Nightmare Alley
Home Team
Adam Sandler Productions strike again! Kevin James gets in trouble with the NFL and starts coaching his son’s football team. Based on the true story of Sean Payton’s 2012 season-long suspension from the New Orlean Saints. The pouty werewolf from Twilight Taylor Lautner plays the assistant coach and Rob Snyder the new husband of Payton’s … Continue reading Home Team
The Tinder Swindler
Ah dating apps, we try to believe in the good until we hear a story like this one. In this real-life John Tucker Must Die type situation combined with "please send money to this Nubian prince" energy, a very charismatic man cons many women on Tinder. This documentary follows the story of the women and … Continue reading The Tinder Swindler
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Episodes: 8 The woman across the street was murdered, or was she? In this parody, Kristen Bell sees a murder across the street and calls the cops…who don’t find a body. Based on/making fun of Women In The Window by A.J. Finn (adapted into a movie of the same name released on Netflix last year … Continue reading The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Redeeming Love
Trigger warning: movie depicts sexual abuse If you're like me and have read the book, this one will be extra special. Based on the historical fiction book with the same title by Francine Rivers, the book of Hosea from the bible is told through the point of view of a prostitute. The key theme is … Continue reading Redeeming Love
Scream
In the perfect ending to the saga, Ghostface is back in Woodsboro. True to Scream form, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney Cox are helping the new victims of Ghostface and his mass killings. Melissa Barrera from In The Heights and Jenna Ortega from Fallout are sisters that are the primary targets. For pure nostalgia, … Continue reading Scream
Fallout
Warning: this movie depicts a school shooting, depression, and drug use In her first directorial debut, Grace from Secret Life of the American Teenager (Megan Park) shows how two teens could cope after a school shooting. Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler (yes the Dance Moms/Sia Maddie), and one of the Randalls from This Is Us (Niles … Continue reading Fallout
Munich-The Edge of War
What if the only way to find peace was to work with a friend that worked for the enemy? Based on the book Munich by Robert Harris, a British government worker (George Andrew J. MacKay from 1917) and his old friend, a German diplomat (who looks freakishly like Tom Holland), cross paths during the Munich … Continue reading Munich-The Edge of War
Archive 81
Blair Witch meets Nancy Drew. That's Archive 81. A young man named Dan is commissioned to restore old video camera footage. Simple enough right? Except the footage is the last remaining evidence from a famous apartment building fire. The videographer is a student named Melanie who becomes enthralled with finding out about the building's mysterious … Continue reading Archive 81
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