Monk is an author who has had enough of entertainment profiting off of the Black narrative that's filled with stereotypes. How does he exact his revenge? By using a pen name and writing a crazy novel including every stereotype and offensive cliche that he's tired of seeing. And to his surprise, it becomes a bestseller! … Continue reading American Fiction
What would you do if you had to stay at school during Christmas break? Unfortunately for Angus Tully, he has to do just that. Stuck with the mean, lazy-eyed, Scrooge-McDuck-type teacher Mr. Hunham/Paul Giamatti and the lead cafeteria lady, Mary. Set in the 70s at an all-boys prep school, watch as their relationship morphs as … Continue reading The Holdovers
Oliver (Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin) a scholarship student at Oxford, is an outsider. Spending his days studying and idolizing the popular kids. One day he gets to make an impression on Felix (Jacob Elordi), the richest guy at school. After becoming fast friends due to his hardships at home, Felix invites Oliver to … Continue reading Saltburn
If you've seen the last of the Hunger Games franchise, think again. Based on the book of the same title by Suzanne Collins, here is the villain origin story of President Snow. We learn that his name is Coriolanus and at the end of his senior year of school, he's selected as one of the … Continue reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Chris Carver (Eddie Murphy) just wants to have the perfect Christmas decor and win the local contest. However, he starts going to extra lengths when the prize is $100,000! Going into an obscure Christmas store he buys a 12 Days of Christmas display. Unbeknownst to him, he agrees to play by the rules of a … Continue reading Candy Cane Lane
Jose Hernandez from a young age dreamed of going to space. Growing up working in the fields with his family, he worked hard. Applying to NASA every year for over a decade, he refused to let any obstacle get in his way. Ultimately becoming one of the few selected to go on a mission. Hernandez … Continue reading A Million Miles Away
1930, the time of prohibition and Al Capone, a violent gangster of Chicago who commands the illegal liquor business. Robert De Niro plays Capone and I'll just say he's terrifying. Kevin Costner plays Elliot Ness, a Prohibition agent that wants nothing but to take Capone down. But to what extent will he go? The cast … Continue reading The Untouchables
Based on a true story, Tommy Lee Jones is in a race against the clock (and the insurance company) to keep his funeral business. Knowing he might not win with a white lawyer, both sets of counsel were chosen based on ethnicity. In his first court movie since Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx returns to the … Continue reading The Burial
Number of seasons: 7 Advertising. When you think of it you think of the fun Allstate commercials or maybe even the Apple print ads. Well in the 1950s, New York was THE place to be for all nationwide ads. Enter Don Draper (Jon Hamm) the man who makes or breaks an idea. There are dynamic … Continue reading Mad Men
Number of seasons: 5 Syndey Bristow is an agent for the CIA who goes all around the world to take things from the bad guys. Or that's what she thinks until the real CIA contacts her to tell her that the company she's been working for is actually a terrorist cell. To avoid spoilers, she … Continue reading Alias
The year is 2020, and for some reason, the world is going crazy for GameStop. That's right, the retail store that sells physical video games. Hedgefund Melvin Capital started shorting its stock, GME or GameStop, and Keith Gill, a Youtube market commentator Roaring Kitty, took notice. Put his entire savings in to buy stock of … Continue reading Dumb Money
Imagine, the son of the US president and prince of England fall in love. What could possibly go wrong?! Based on the book of the same title by Casey McQuiston, you have a front row seat to the international rom-com. This was pretty cute how everything comes together. I see how it was a popular … Continue reading Red, White & Royal Blue
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