Fresh off the heels of his breakout tour, Bruce Springsteen (played by Chef Carmie from The Bear/Jeremy Allen White) needed time to reset before making a new album. Tucked in the New Jersey countryside, he wrestles with his complicated past and creates an album that isn't anything like his past work. I saw this because … Continue reading Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Number of episodes: 8 Amanda Knox. The girl who murdered her roommate while studying abroad, or did she? Those who are familiar with the name and the scandal surrounding it have a general idea of what the show entails. But to them I would say you're wrong. What this show does that the Lifetime movie … Continue reading The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Online dating, which was once a dreary method used only by those older than 35 on a computer, is now a popular way to meet new people, all from the comfort of your own phone. But how did we get here? Enter Whitney Wolfe (Lily James), who took an app nobody had heard of in … Continue reading Swiped
There have been a few movies about failing relationships; Marriage Story, Kramer vs Kramer, Blue Valentine, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. The premise is all the same, two hours of watching what could go wrong over time between two people who once cared about each other. Well enter the Roses, Benedict Cumberbatch/Theo is a successful architect … Continue reading The Roses
Two cousins all grown up travel to Poland to honor their grandmother's memory. Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Now You See Me) plays David, the type A-OCD cousin and Kiernan Culkin (Succession) plays Benji, the charismatic and unpredictably loud cousin. This movie was very somber. They're on a heritage-guided tour of different landmarks and a … Continue reading A Real Pain
Go see it, even if you have no idea who Bob Dylan is, just go. Now I sincerely hope you do know who he is but in case you don’t this is a great start. Starting in 1960, a young Bobby Dylan went to New York and over five years he transformed folk music and … Continue reading A Complete Unknown
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
Number of episodes: 10 Yes, chef! Welcome back to the stress that is Chef Carmy's kitchen! Picking up at the end of last season's finale, find out how the soft launch ended and what the status of everyone's relationships is. Sydney and Carmy have to find their footing in the kitchen and Richie learns how … Continue reading The Bear S3
Brat Pack, when I say that what's the first movie that pops into your head? The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire? Who pops into your head? Emilio Estevez, Andrew, McCarthy, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald? All of those answers are correct. But how did that label happen and why? Andrew McCarthy … Continue reading Brats
Trigger warning: scenes depicting the Holocaust and slavery may be too intense for some viewers Isabel Wilkerson in 2022 was stuck on what to write next. She had a successful novel but wasn't sure where to go from there. Then the Treyvon Martin shooting happened and that sparked conversations around her, what if there's more … Continue reading Origin
Trigger warning: show discusses suicide and sexual abuse, including drug abuse Reena Virk was a 14-year-old girl in Victoria, BC who wanted to fit in. She chose to try and prove herself to a group of girls from a group home. Unfortunately, she's found dead and instantly rumors circulate about what could have happened under … Continue reading Under the Bridge
If you had a mental clean slate, what would you do with it? Bella Baxter/Emma Stone is a grown woman but with the brain of a baby. As she develops she becomes curious if the outside world and is whisked away by the promise of adventure by a sleezy lawyer/Mark Ruffalo. OKAY, the critics will … Continue reading Poor Things
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