When I saw the trailer for Love Wedding Repeat I thought, "Ooooh. A shiny new Netflix rom-com! How fun! Just what I need right now!" As it turns out, this movie, which unfolds kind of like a Choose Your Own Adventure, except you don't get to do any of the choosing and the adventure is … Continue reading Read This Before You Watch “Love Wedding Repeat”
Meh. You Could Do Worse Than Watching “Off the Menu” But You Could Also Do Better
One of my most enduring memories of Santino Fontana as Greg on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is his funny and sad song "Settle For Me." In it he croons, "I know I'm only second place in this game, but, like two percent milk or seitan beef, I almost taste the same." And, even though in reality I … Continue reading Meh. You Could Do Worse Than Watching “Off the Menu” But You Could Also Do Better
P.S. I Did Not Love This Movie
Dearest Reader, I chose to watch the movie P.S. I Love You on a day when I felt like absolute crap. I had the kind of bone deep, all-encompassing fatigue that made me wonder if I've always needed a nap after walking to the bathroom. And, if so, why I never noticed how inconvenient it … Continue reading P.S. I Did Not Love This Movie
Not “For Love or Money” Would I Watch This Again
Some studies suggest that focusing on the positive can lead to greater happiness. So, let me say that the lighting in For Love or Money was sometimes nice, the acting was fine, and the shots of the countryside were charming. And people were gainfully employed by making this movie, which I'm sure was something they … Continue reading Not “For Love or Money” Would I Watch This Again
Otherhood
I really wanted to like this movie. First of all, I could listen to Angela Bassett read a phone book. Or not a phone book anymore, I guess. What's the 21st Century equivalent of that? I could listen to Angela Bassett read an influencer’s instagram followers? Not quite the same ring to it. Anyway, it … Continue reading Otherhood
