Trigger warning: scenes containing sexual content/sexual harassment/rape Nope. It’s a nope. I started this cause I’d heard the hype and like Ana de Armas but nope. The movie was said to show the darker parts Marilyn’s life in order to put into perspective her suicide. It’s awful. It’s slow and weird and confusing. De Armas … Continue reading Blonde
Number of episodes: 3 Think back to the early 2000s, do you remember a short lived show called Pretty Wild on E!? It was about three girls that in the second episode were arrested for connections to the burglaries of major celebrities’ homes (there was also a 2013 movie of the same name with Emma … Continue reading The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Imagine getting to exact revenge on the person that wronged you in high school? Well that’s exactly what Veronica from Riverdale (Camila Mendes) and Robin from Stranger Things (Maya Hawke) is getting to do. They team up to take down each other’s enemies in this pretty clever teen dramedy. It’s a good reminder to always … Continue reading Do Revenge
Number of episodes: 10 Here we go, the new romcom lawyer show on Netflix. So I gave it a try and ended up watching the entire series in a weekend. Based on the book by Helen Wan, it follows Ingrid Yun in her quest to make partner at her law firm while not falling for … Continue reading Partner Track
Overworked and strung out stay at home dad Kevin Hart takes the week off and ends up spending it with longtime friend Marky Mark celebrating his birthday. Kevin Hart plays the same person in every movie, I’m thoroughly convinced. This was a pretty B movie but a good laugh if you’re needing something to watch. … Continue reading Me Time
Number of episodes: 8 Trigger warning: talk of torture and scenes depicting substance abuse Loosely based on the real life of comedian Mo Amer, Mo Najjar is a Palestinian refugee that is trying to get his and his family’s citizenship. In this short series you see behind the curtain of the immigration system and how … Continue reading Mo
I did it. I watched it. And still don’t know what’s happening. Betty Cooper from Riverdale (Lili Reinhart) splits her world into two directions. One where she has a baby with her college friend and another where she goes to LA to follow her professional dreams. I understand the sentiment of the movie and that … Continue reading Look Both Ways
Number of episodes: 2 Manti Te’o is known as a fantastic football player, Heisman contender and overall great person. During his senior year at Notre Dame he shared that his grandmother and girlfriend died on the same day, subsequently dedicated his season to them. A heartbreaking story that tugged on the whole country’s heartstrings. But … Continue reading Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist
Boy meets girl, girl hates boy, girl finds out if she marries boy she’ll get better insurance and he can pay off debts. Perfect solution! Based on the novel with the same name by Tess Wakefield, Sofia Carson stars as Cassie a struggling musician who can’t afford her insulin. When she meets Luke she hatches … Continue reading Purple Hearts
Trigger warning: this show contains testimony from victims of sexual exploitation, derogatory language towards women, nudity, drug abuse, suicide and depression Number of episodes: 3 Revenge porn. Two words that you know exactly what it is and its effect. No good can come from it unless you're Hunter Moore. In 2010, he made a website … Continue reading The Most Hated Man On The Internet
Okay so we have Ryan Gosling as an invisible hit man, who angers The Duke from Bridgerton, who sends Captain America to kill him. Billy Bob Thornton and Ana de Armas are also in this dynamic cast. Netflix is following suit of HBO and Hulu with picking up projects that are theater bound and releasing … Continue reading The Gray Man
It’s perfect. That’s the review. Anything more will spoil it and that is one thing this blog is against. Season 5 is confirmed. Rating: 5/5 https://youtu.be/kRVHWCAtBuU
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