Drea and Eleanor imposed over the school. the other characters are shown in a V formation below them. The background is a mix of pastel colors. The text reads Camila Mnedes Maya Hawke I'LL DO YOURS IF YOU DO MINE. A NETFLIX FILM DO REVENGE
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DO REVENGE (2022): Yes, Do Watch Netflix’s Sharp-Witted Teen Satire

You know what never goes out of style? High school drama. Social status, cliques, outcasts, loners, crushes, kisses, jealousies, plots, ploys, meanness, ostracization, and, yes, revenge plots, are as timeless as some misguided adult telling teens that high school will be the "best years of their lives." Do Revenge, Netflix's latest contribution to this canon, … Continue reading DO REVENGE (2022): Yes, Do Watch Netflix’s Sharp-Witted Teen Satire

Katie holding the ends of the large blue bow around her neck is seated at a head table behind pink roses. Beside her are people face down in their plates with either wine or blood spilling down the table cloth. Stefan is leaning against a wall behind her in a blue suit with no tie. WEDDING SEASON TILL DEATH DO THEY PART.
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WEDDING SEASON (S1): Hulu’s Rom-Com Thriller Series Gets By With a Little Help From The Friends

The Hulu series Wedding Season (2022-)—not to be confused with the Netflix movie also named Wedding Season (2022)—starts off with a scene that seems straight out of a rom-com, but then it throws in a twist, and then another twist, and then another… Well, you get the gist. It took me a couple of episodes … Continue reading WEDDING SEASON (S1): Hulu’s Rom-Com Thriller Series Gets By With a Little Help From The Friends

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Short Reviews: PURPLE HEARTS (2022), WEDDING SEASON (2022), and THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY (2022)

Choose from the list below or scroll down to read them all: PURPLE HEARTSWEDDING SEASONTHE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY PURPLE HEARTS Two people getting fake married and then really falling in love is a romantic movie staple as old as celluloid. But getting fake married so one person can afford life saving prescriptions and pay … Continue reading Short Reviews: PURPLE HEARTS (2022), WEDDING SEASON (2022), and THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY (2022)

Against a bright orange purple and pink backround, Devi and the other teen main characters appear as cut out photos. Devi is at the center and the other characters (Fabiola, Eleanor, Paxton, Ben, Aneesa, and Des) are fanned around her. Above it says: FROM MINDY KALING Never Have I Ever SAME NERDS, NEW DRAMA
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NEVER HAVE I EVER SEASON 3 (2022): Bounces Back From Its Sophomore Slump

Note: This review contains what some may consider mild spoilers. Never Have I Ever… seen a show recover so well from a sophomore slump. Okay, that's an exaggeration for effect. Plenty of other shows have come back from second season dips. Regardless, this season of Never Have I Ever is back to its first season … Continue reading NEVER HAVE I EVER SEASON 3 (2022): Bounces Back From Its Sophomore Slump

Anne, wearing a white dress, with her eyes closed and her right hand reaching up to Wentworth's stubbly face. Wenworth, in his blue with gold buttons Naval uniform, his lips just touching Anne's forehead. It says PERSUASION across the middle of the image. Sparse blades of grass are along the bottom.
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PERSUASION (2022): Call Me a Heathen, But I Didn’t Hate It

Allow me a moment to hoist up my petticoats before I wade on into the controversy surrounding Persuasion—Netflix's most recent Jane Austen adaptation—by saying that I didn't hate it. Go ahead, call me a heathen, but I'm generally not a purist when it comes to period pieces and enjoy the inclusion of a little camp, … Continue reading PERSUASION (2022): Call Me a Heathen, But I Didn’t Hate It