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
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
During the Great Depression, there wasn't a lot to put your hope in. For the male students of the University of Washington, if you joined the Rowing Team you had a bed to sleep, three meals a day, and a part-time job. What started as a means to survive, 8 athletes found themselves bonded and … Continue reading Boys in the Boat
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
Based on the book by Robinne Lee, Solène (Mia Thermopolis/Anne Hathaway), a divorced gallery owner who is about to turn 40, has a solo camping trip planned when unexpectedly she has to take her daughter to Coachella. While there, they have tickets for a meet and greet of the boy band of the moment. Well … Continue reading The Idea of You
Based on the book by John Green (yes Fault In Our Stars author) meet Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced, oldest daughter in Instant Family). A girl with crippling OCD who is barely navigating high school. Enter her old camp friend’s dad who’s suddenly gone missing. Naturally, she and her best friend want to try and find … Continue reading Turtles All The Way Down
Number of episodes: 9 Based on the book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and produced by Steven Speilberg and Tom Hanks, this nine-part series tells the stories of the Eighth Air Force in WW2. This show has Austin Butler (Elvis), Callum … Continue reading Masters of the Air
Willy Wonka comes to town in hopes of sharing his chocolate with the world. However there’s a Chocolate Cartel that runs the chocolate business. After making friends in an unlikely circumstance, together they help Willy try and achieve his dream. For those that don’t know, this is a musical. It won’t win any awards but … Continue reading Wonka
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
Number of episodes: 10 First and foremost, if you’re considering a YA based on a book love triangle series, watch The Summer I Turned Pretty. If you’ve already watched that then continue reading. Based on the book of the same title by Ali Novak, Jackie Howard, a sudden orphan, moves from New York to Colorado … Continue reading My Life With the Walter Boys
Post Purdue Pharma and the scandal that was OxyContin, drug reps needed to be smarter about how they infiltrate the market. Inspired by the NYT article “The Pain Hustlers” and book Hard Sell by Evan Hughes, in 2011, Liza Drake (Emily Blunt) is a high school dropout struggling single mom who needs a break, and … Continue reading Pain Hustlers
On the Osage reservation, Oklahoma in 1920s, members of the Osage community are being found dead from suspicious suicidal wounds, poisonings, or just disappearing altogether. Based on the bestselling novel of the same title by David Grann, watch the horrific circumstances in which the FBI was founded. Leo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro (both muses … Continue reading Killers of the Flower Moon
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