Made for Love is weird, funny, dark, and also deeply relatable—which is perhaps an unexpected thing to say about a show that boasts both a dolphin and a sex doll in its main cast of characters. Ten years ago Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), who was a small-time con-artist from a broken home, went on a … Continue reading Review: MADE FOR LOVE S1 (2021) is Weird, Funny, Dark, and Deeply Relatable
Review: THIS LITTLE LOVE OF MINE, An Adequate Rom-Com Comfort Watch That’s Gentle Enough to Possibly Lull You Right to Sleep
This Little Love of Mine is an extremely gentle romantic drama. In fact, it's so gentle that, if you're not careful, it may just lull you right to sleep. I realize that sounds like an insult, but it's not entirely meant as one. Written and directed by women, the movie is mostly free of … Continue reading Review: THIS LITTLE LOVE OF MINE, An Adequate Rom-Com Comfort Watch That’s Gentle Enough to Possibly Lull You Right to Sleep
Review: Sadly, ON THE VERGE is Mostly “Argh!!” & “WTF?!?” But with Some Pockets of “Okay, Interesting…”
At first blush there should be no question whether I would like On The Verge. For the love of collapsing collagen, it's a show written by and starring middle-aged women that addresses relationships, motherhood, work, and unrealized dreams! But, for large portions of the series I found most of the characters either unlikeable, overly privileged, … Continue reading Review: Sadly, ON THE VERGE is Mostly “Argh!!” & “WTF?!?” But with Some Pockets of “Okay, Interesting…”
Review: GETTING TO KNOW YOU is Honest, Gentle, Funny, and Bittersweet
My unsolicited advice? Don't watch the trailer, which is kind of disjointed and misleading. It's much better just to plunge straight into watching Getting to Know You, which is a surprisingly honest, gentle, bittersweet, and funny look at what happens over the course of one weekend when two people meet at a hotel in a … Continue reading Review: GETTING TO KNOW YOU is Honest, Gentle, Funny, and Bittersweet
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