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
Number of episodes: 4 *insert Olympic theme song* Simon Biles is interviewing for the first time since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the complete tale of how that disruption impacted her love of gymnastics and how ultimately she decided to make a comeback at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She documented her time before Tokyo and … Continue reading Simon Biles: Rising
Sammy (Lupita Nyong'o) is a hospice patient who takes a field trip to Manhattan for the day. It also happens to be the day that the noise-murdering monsters from A Quiet Place 1 and 2 arrive on Earth. Instantly you're sucked into how she survives (or not) the day. Along the way, she teams up … Continue reading A Quiet Place: Day One
Trigger warning: movie contains portrayals of alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders, and domestic disputes Amy Winehouse. A one of a kind voice that was gone too soon. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey), this biopic follows Winehouse (played by Marisa Abela) from humble beginnings to tumultuous relationships that inspired her classic hits … Continue reading Back to Black
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
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 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
Tennis. Love Triangle. Zendaya. The three things that got me to go see this. Mike Faist (Riff from West Side Story) plays a tennis star who is stuck in a rut. His wife/coach/former prodigy Zendaya (Euphoria, Spider-Man: Homecoming/Far From Home, No Way Home) schedules him to play in a low-level tournament to get his confidence … Continue reading Challengers
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
Number of episodes: 6 We’ve all heard of Pablo Escobar and the MedellÃn Cartel, the famous drug dealers from Colombia. But how did they tap into the market or the rich and famous in Miami, Florida in the 70s? The answer is Griselda Blanco. Frequently underestimated and challenged, Blanco rose to power quietly, forming her … Continue reading Griselda
