White person with long hair in dark shirt with popcorn strew on their shirt reclining back. There is a bowl of popcorn near their hip, a remote control in their hand and their other hand is raised to their smiling mouth with popcorn.
Rachel Amazon Prime, Binge Watch, Comedy, Comfortable, Drama, HBO Max, Meh, Movie, Netflix, Rom-Com, Series

Short Reviews: MARRY ME (2022); SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (2022); CODA (2021); WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE (2022); DONKEYHEAD (2022)

Choose a title from the list or scroll down to read them all: MARRY ME (2022)SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (2022)CODA (2021)HASTA QUE NOS VOLVAMOS A ENCONTRAR (WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE) (2022)DONKEYHEAD (2022) marry me (2022) I really wanted to like Marry Me. I have a soft spot for Jennifer Lopez-led rom-coms, and especially for the way she always, … Continue reading Short Reviews: MARRY ME (2022); SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (2022); CODA (2021); WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE (2022); DONKEYHEAD (2022)

Rachel Agony, Amazon Prime, Binge Watch, Bliss, Comfortable, Cringe Watch, Distressing, Drama, HBO Max, Hulu, Meh, Movie, Murdery Things, Netflix, Series

Review: Thrilling and Not-So-Thrilling Thrillers—NO EXIT (2022), THE TOURIST (2022), PIECES OF HER (2022), THE WEEKEND AWAY (2022), WINDFALL (2022), REACHER (2022)

Choose a title from the list below, or scroll down to read them all: No Exit (2022)The Tourist (2022)Pieces of Her (2022)The Weekend Away (2022)Windfall (2022)Reacher (2022) No Exit (2022) Please hang up your disbelief, leave your critical thought at the door, and let your brain slip into something comfy to watch No Exit, an … Continue reading Review: Thrilling and Not-So-Thrilling Thrillers—NO EXIT (2022), THE TOURIST (2022), PIECES OF HER (2022), THE WEEKEND AWAY (2022), WINDFALL (2022), REACHER (2022)

Rachel Movie, Rom-Com

Many Movie Reviews (Mostly Rom-Coms): THE HATING GAME (2021); FINDING YOU (2021); CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? (2021); TALL GIRL (2019); MIXTAPE (2021), BOOK OF LOVE (2022); I WANT YOU BACK (2022)

THE HATING GAME (2021)FINDING YOU (2021)CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? (2021)TALL GIRL (2019)MIXTAPE (2021)BOOK OF LOVE (2022)I WANT YOU BACK (2021) THE HATING GAME (2021) Good chemistry between romantic leads can go a really long way in your run-of-the-mill rom-com. And it's basically what carries The Hating Game through all one hour and forty-two minutes. … Continue reading Many Movie Reviews (Mostly Rom-Coms): THE HATING GAME (2021); FINDING YOU (2021); CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? (2021); TALL GIRL (2019); MIXTAPE (2021), BOOK OF LOVE (2022); I WANT YOU BACK (2022)

Title Image with Prince Tomas and looking to the left and Izzy looking over her right shoulder at the camera. Behind him is his castle. Behind her is a bridge. At the bottom it says. A Netflix Film. The Royal Treatment.
Rachel Comedy, Distressing, Meh, Movie, Netflix, Rom-Com

Review: Set Realistic Expectations for Watching THE ROYAL TREATMENT

First things first. I don't have patience for complaints about The Royal Treatment that focus on the stiff acting or the formulaic plot. Absolutely no one on planet earth should go into a movie about a New York City hairdresser and a Prince from the made up country of Lavania expecting anything but pure rom-com … Continue reading Review: Set Realistic Expectations for Watching THE ROYAL TREATMENT

Title image. Pink background. Heart, the left hand side has music notes floating away (or floating toward it to form the heart). In front of the heart Maca and Leo stand in profile facing each other unsmiling. At the bottom in white semi-cursive font it says Fuimos Canciones.
Rachel Meh, Movie, Netflix, Rom-Com, Spanish

FUIMOS CANCIONES (SOUNDS LIKE LOVE) (2021) is Like a Dessert That Looks Amazing But Tastes Okayish

It's all too easy to be lured in by the attractive leads, catchy songs, eye-catching set designs, and enticing message of self-empowerment of Sounds Like Love (Fuimos Canciones). The thing is, though, the movie just doesn't have enough engaging plot, well-written dialogue, or interesting characters to stand up to the scrutiny of being watched for … Continue reading FUIMOS CANCIONES (SOUNDS LIKE LOVE) (2021) is Like a Dessert That Looks Amazing But Tastes Okayish