Given my track record of really enjoying deeply flawed or outright horrible people in movies and television, I don't know why I was initially so unsure about whether or not to watch the Australian series Why Are You Like This, which is now streaming on Netflix. I guess I was worried that a story about … Continue reading Review: WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS Is Worth Your Eyeballs
Review: I MAY DESTROY YOU is Crushing, Beautiful, and Revelatory
Content Warning: The series and this review discuss sexual assault, rape, and consent. The series has several depictions of and many discussions about drugs, sexual assault, and rape. Those who have read my reviews know that I'm a strong believer in the binge-watch. Or, as I like to call it, immersive watching—like forest bathing, but … Continue reading Review: I MAY DESTROY YOU is Crushing, Beautiful, and Revelatory
Review: Let Season One of “Ted Lasso” Rope You In
(My insincerest apologies for the pun in the title.) Talking about the show Ted Lasso makes me want to speak in clichés. Big-hearted and optimistic! Full of charm! Root for the underdog! Teamwork makes the dream work! It's not about who wins or loses! Okay, that's about enough of that. But the show really does … Continue reading Review: Let Season One of “Ted Lasso” Rope You In
Review: “Call My Agent” is a Beautiful Bingetopia
There should be a word for the feeling you get upon finding a series to stream that just clicks for you. A series that creates a reality you want to marinate in for as long as possible. Bingetopia? Telecstasy? Streamjoyment? Happy Streams? Probably none of those. But it is definitely the feeling I have while … Continue reading Review: “Call My Agent” is a Beautiful Bingetopia
Review: “Ginny and Georgia” Doesn’t Need to be the Second Coming of the “Gilmore Girls”
Content Warning for the Series: Self-harm, references to sexual assault and abuse, disordered eating. The first thing I need to say is that Ginny and Georgia is not the second coming of the Gilmore Girls. Nor should it be. Yes, it is a show about a mother and daughter with only a fifteen-year age gap … Continue reading Review: “Ginny and Georgia” Doesn’t Need to be the Second Coming of the “Gilmore Girls”
