This was a weird one. Based on the book of the same name by Elena Ferrante, Olivia Coleman is on vacation in Italy. We know that she’s a professor but slowly becomes unhinged at the sight of Dakota Johnson and her daughter. There are many flashbacks to her being a mom when she was younger … Continue reading The Lost Daughter
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Cobra Kai Season 4
If you’ve been watching the show so far or have decided to pick it up, you won’t be disappointed. Since we’re in an age of reboot heaven, it’s important to distinguish this show from the rest. Yes, they bring back old characters but the plot is so fun and fresh that you can’t help but … Continue reading Cobra Kai Season 4
Don’t Look Up
Remember the movie Chicken Little, when no one would take him seriously when he said the sky was falling. Well, that’s this movie. A comet is coming to earth, Leo and JLaw are scientists who need to tell the world but that’s easier said than done. The cast is full of all-stars. Exhibit A: POTUS … Continue reading Don’t Look Up
Beanie Mania
If you grew up in the 90s, you no doubt had a Beanie Baby. Did you collect them? This documentary unpacks the origin of the Beanie Baby phenomenon. Ty Warner, an unknown toy company, created the must-have toy of the 1990s that sold for five dollars. Soon everyone was collecting them and reselling them for … Continue reading Beanie Mania
The Unforgivable
Sandra Bullock plays Ruth Slater, a convicted cop killer who is out of prison after serving twenty years. Her top priority is to find the little sister that she left behind. The sons of the police officer she killed want to find her first. This gut-wrenching and powerful movie shows the power of family and … Continue reading The Unforgivable
Being The Ricardos
I Love Lucy, perhaps you've heard of it. Despite the entire show being in black and white, you get to see the lives of Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) and Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) in full color. The movie shows the complicated relationship of Arnaz and Ball and takes you behind the scenes of the making … Continue reading Being The Ricardos
137 Shots
Have you heard of Malissa Williams or Timothy Russell? Neither has most of the country. In this documentary, you are shown the scope of the 2012 shooting of Williams and Russell. The significance of this shooting is, police fired 137 rounds of bullets at the parked car. Taking place two years before the death of … Continue reading 137 Shots
Spiderman: No Way Home
Like the trailer, this will be short and sweet because I'm a firm believer in no spoilers, especially for Marvel. This movie is everything you could want in the final Tom Holland Spiderman movie. Hopefully, that last sentence didn't come as a shock to people. Peter Parker has to deal with the reality that the … Continue reading Spiderman: No Way Home
A Castle For Christmas
Yikes on bikes this one was tough to stomach. 80s icon, Brooke Shields, is an author in need of an escape and travels to Scotland to visit the town where her dad grew up. Long story short, she tries to buy a castle but the current tenant, a jerk duke, tries to get her to … Continue reading A Castle For Christmas
Music Box Series: Mr. Saturday Night
When you think disco, no doubt the first thing you picture is John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. This documentary will show that you thank Robert Stigwood for that. You can see the journey Stigwood took from managing different artists to producing different movies throughout the 1970s. As well as taken behind the scenes of … Continue reading Music Box Series: Mr. Saturday Night
Single All The Way
Next on my Christmas cringe movie journey, a much less complicated and more gay Made of Honor. Mark from Ugly Betty, Michael Urie, and newcomer Philemon Chambers play best friends who travel to Urie's hometown for Christmas. Upon arrival Peter (Urie) is set up on a blind date, while his whole family can see Nick … Continue reading Single All The Way
Bruised
Alright so imagine Million Dollar Baby survived, was washed up, and forced to be a mother. There’s Bruised. Halle Berry (who is 55?!) embodies her inner Rocky in order to make a comeback into the UFC ring after walking away. In the midst of trying to mentally regain her confidence, her son is unexpectedly put … Continue reading Bruised
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