Nominated for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. Not a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro but it's Oscar season so here we go. A remake of the 1947 movie of the same title, a carnival worker tries to con his way to fame and fortune. Bradley Cooper plays the … Continue reading Nightmare Alley
Tag: Drama
Redeeming Love
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
Fallout
Warning: this movie depicts a school shooting, depression, and drug use In her first directorial debut, Grace from Secret Life of the American Teenager (Megan Park) shows how two teens could cope after a school shooting. Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler (yes the Dance Moms/Sia Maddie), and one of the Randalls from This Is Us (Niles … Continue reading Fallout
Munich-The Edge of War
What if the only way to find peace was to work with a friend that worked for the enemy? Based on the book Munich by Robert Harris, a British government worker (George Andrew J. MacKay from 1917) and his old friend, a German diplomat (who looks freakishly like Tom Holland), cross paths during the Munich … Continue reading Munich-The Edge of War
Archive 81
Blair Witch meets Nancy Drew. That's Archive 81. A young man named Dan is commissioned to restore old video camera footage. Simple enough right? Except the footage is the last remaining evidence from a famous apartment building fire. The videographer is a student named Melanie who becomes enthralled with finding out about the building's mysterious … Continue reading Archive 81
Cheer Season 2
Warning: this season discusses sexual assault/abuse If you're like me you watched season 1 of Cheer in lockdown and loved it. You saw Coach Monica on Dancing With The Stars and rooted for her. Then Jerry Harris is arrested for possession of child pornography. You question the show that you loved because how could something … Continue reading Cheer Season 2
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Televangelists. People “chosen to do God's work” by asking for donations while preaching on tv. Sound wacky? Well not for Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. The two were some of the country's most popular televangelists in the 80s until the scandal broke and disrupted their perfect image. Filmed from Tammy’s perspective you see the fame, … Continue reading The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Joe Bell
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
The Lost Daughter
This was a weird one. Based on the book of the same name by Elena Ferrante, Olivia Coleman is on vacation in Italy. We know that she’s a professor but slowly becomes unhinged at the sight of Dakota Johnson and her daughter. There are many flashbacks to her being a mom when she was younger … Continue reading The Lost Daughter
The Unforgivable
Sandra Bullock plays Ruth Slater, a convicted cop killer who is out of prison after serving twenty years. Her top priority is to find the little sister that she left behind. The sons of the police officer she killed want to find her first. This gut-wrenching and powerful movie shows the power of family and … Continue reading The Unforgivable
Bruised
Alright so imagine Million Dollar Baby survived, was washed up, and forced to be a mother. There’s Bruised. Halle Berry (who is 55?!) embodies her inner Rocky in order to make a comeback into the UFC ring after walking away. In the midst of trying to mentally regain her confidence, her son is unexpectedly put … Continue reading Bruised
House Of Gucci
Let me start off 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 the relationship between 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
