Trigger warning: documentary mentions depression, suicide, and emotional distress Demi Lovato has assembled other famous/notorious child stars to discuss the pressure and transition from child star to adult actor. The doc takes you mainly through Lovato's journey with interviews from her family but then you have other testimonies throughout that validate the hardship that is … Continue reading Child Star
Author: Victoria Brown
Reagan
Ronald Reagan, a Hollywood star who became the 40th president of the United States, but how? The whole movie is told from the perspective of Viktor Petrovich, who explains how the US defeated the Soviet Union. Based on the book The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism; by Paul Kengor, Dennis Quaid (The Parent … Continue reading Reagan
I Am: Celine Dion
Warning: documentary shows scenes of emotional and medical distress Celine Dion, a force to be reckoned with. In sort of a documentary for the fans, she takes you behind the last year of her life as she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, reflecting on her life, career, decline of her health, and where she … Continue reading I Am: Celine Dion
The Perfect Couple
Number of episodes: 6 A July 4th wedding in Nantucket- what a dream. That's what the Winbury family was hoping for until a dead body was discovered the morning of. Now everyone is a suspect and they'll learn that money can't always protect you. Based on the book with the same title by Elin Hilderbrand … Continue reading The Perfect Couple
A Discovery of Witches
Number of seasons: 3 Dr. Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer from The Choice, Hacksaw Ridge, Warm Bodies) is a historian working at Oxford when one day she gets a book from the library that people have been looking for for centuries. Oh, and she's a witch. Next thing she knows she's attracted the attention of a … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches
Young Woman and the Sea
Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, had to fight for her right to swim not just at a competitive level but at all. She faced adversity at every turn but never gave up thanks to her family. Based on the book of the same name by Glenn Stout. I wasn’t quite … Continue reading Young Woman and the Sea
It Ends With Us
Trigger warning: movie contains scenes of domestic abuse International bestseller turned movie, watch a florist find love but realize it's more complicated than she'll ever know. Based on the book of the same title by Colleen Hoover, Blake Lively plays Lily, a flower enthusiast who just opened a flower shop in Boston. By happenstance, she … Continue reading It Ends With Us
Trap
RUN AWAY IT'S A TRAP (trust me)! Josh Hartnett plays Cooper, a loving dad who takes his daughter to her favorite artist's concert (played by M. Night Shyamalan's real-life daughter Saleka). After noticing the increased security he finds out that the whole concert is a trap to catch a serial killer. Then you find out … Continue reading Trap
Deadpool & Wolverine
Hold on to your hats, there are cameos, breaking the fourth wall, music from a millennial’s childhood and so much more! Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Blake Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds) is trying to live a normal life when the TVA (from Loki) asks for his help to regulate the multiverse. In order to ultimately save his universe … Continue reading Deadpool & Wolverine
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
Number of episodes: 3 Lou Pearlman, the man behind the hit boy bands the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. Once hailed as a visionary, he was quickly in the spotlight as a crook. Watch the tale of how a blimp company executive created and then exploited and defrauded not just two of the most beloved groups … Continue reading Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
Twisters
For anyone who loves the 1996 classic Twister, you won't be disappointed. Having parallels to the original, science is trying to take down tornadoes. After suffering loss, tornado scientist Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones from Where the Crawdads Sing, Under the Banner of Heaven) leaves the chasing world behind. That is until she's coaxed back into the field by her … Continue reading Twisters
Fly Me To The Moon
NASA sent men to the moon in 1969, however after the tragedy that was the Apollo 1 mission, they needed help with their PR. In comes Scarlett Johansson who plays Kelly Jones, a creative marketing executive from New York. She travels to Florida and encounters resistance from the surly, mockneck-wearing launch director, Cole Davis/Channing Tatum. … Continue reading Fly Me To The Moon
