*Review Request* Number of episodes: 7 Based on the book with the same name, Amazon Prime has provided its own Nicholas Sparks-esque summer rom-com. Belly (why that's an acceptable nickname I'll never understand) has a glow-up and is reunited with her childhood crush for the summer. Now insert teen drama and second-hand embarrassment for seven … Continue reading The Summer I Turned Pretty
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
It's high school all over again! Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) is in love with the woman that gets murdered in Girl On A Train (Haley Bennett) but can't quite get out of the friendzone. Based on Cyrano de Bergerac a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand (one no doubt you were assigned in high … Continue reading Cyrano
Ever want to sabotage your ex’s chance at happiness? Well Jenny Slate and Charlie Day get dumped and want their exes to want them back. Befriending each other’s former partners with the hope of sabotaging their current relationships causes all sorts of fun twists. This is funny and lighthearted and a good modern romcom to … Continue reading I Want You Back
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
Trigger warning: this film contains bullying and suicide (This was released this summer so it's not brand new but I didn't see it anywhere so it gets reviewed now.) Marky Mark's son, who was bullied at school for being gay, commits suicide. In response, he begins an anti-bullying campaign speaking at different schools around the … Continue reading Joe Bell
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
Let me start of by saying that I did zero research about this movie before watching it. I knew of the all star cast but that’s it. The premise is about relationship of Mauricio and Patrizia Gucci and the years after. The Gucci family is a complicated and prideful one with many different dynamics. Insults … Continue reading House Of Gucci
I'm unapologetically a lover of Michael B Jordan. So this is biased no doubt about it. Overall, I did enjoy this movie. There's betrayal, government coverups, and assassins. It's not going to win an Oscar and it's alittle too much at some parts, but overall, pretty entertaining for a Friday night action movie. Rating: 2/5
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