Disclaimer: I haven't read the book. This review is based solely on the movie. Obviously, there's no chance I'm going to steer you any way but toward watching Nicholas Galitzine, well, full stop, but, in this case, from watching him make sparks fly with Anne Hathaway as she plays the December to his May, as … Continue reading THE IDEA OF YOU (2024): Is It Cake?
ANYONE BUT YOU (2023): To Watch or Not to Watch Is Obviously the Question
One of my (many) working theories about rom-coms is that it's generally not the best sign when they start throwing quotes from dead white men on the screen early in the drama. Often it's an attempt to prove that "this" movie is somehow smarter and superior to all those "other" rom-coms. Anyone But You (2023), … Continue reading ANYONE BUT YOU (2023): To Watch or Not to Watch Is Obviously the Question
DINOSAUR (2024-): I Haven’t Laughed This Hard In Ages
The biggest disappointment about Dinosaur (2024-) is that I've run out of episodes to watch. Do you think if I just keep furiously refreshing the page it will make a second season appear? I'm going to try. Meanwhile, allow me to regale you with my thoughts on this show, which squeezes more comedy, poignancy, delightful … Continue reading DINOSAUR (2024-): I Haven’t Laughed This Hard In Ages
NO PRESSURE (Nic na siłę) (2024): A Middling Rom-Com With Appropriate Footwear and Goats!
Rambunctious goats aside, the trailer for No Pressure (2024) didn't look particularly intriguing. You could say I didn't feel particularly…pressured to watch it right away. Sorry. No. That was awful. But this movie is actually not totally awful for a comfort-watch mediocre rom-com. Sure, the plot is sometimes muddy, the runtime outstrips the amount of … Continue reading NO PRESSURE (Nic na siłę) (2024): A Middling Rom-Com With Appropriate Footwear and Goats!
BOAT STORY (2023): A Funny, Compelling, Wildly Violent, and Very Human Story
As of two days ago, the series Boat Story (2023) wasn't even on my radar. I thought I'd just check out a bit of the first episode and, just like that, I was carried away on a strong tide of outsized and sometimes gruesome violence, dark and idiosyncratic comedy, compelling characters, pitch-perfect narration, and a … Continue reading BOAT STORY (2023): A Funny, Compelling, Wildly Violent, and Very Human Story
IRISH WISH (2024): Mediocrity Can Be Fun! (Within Reason)
It’s difficult to convey the enjoyment derived from watching a movie like Irish Wish (2024) to the uninitiated. Halfway through, I took a break to regale my husband with some of the most egregious moments thus far— defining the word “wish” at the beginning, water mixed with water having more chemistry than the leads, the … Continue reading IRISH WISH (2024): Mediocrity Can Be Fun! (Within Reason)
PLAYERS (2024): Forgive Me, But I Think I Liked It? Mostly. Enough.
As Madonna once wisely told us, "Life is a mystery." And that's how I feel about telling you that I mostly enjoyed Players (2024)—a movie all about a woman with almost no female friends who, along with her pals, carries out elaborate pre-planned setups to land one-night stands until she falls hard for a "grown-up" … Continue reading PLAYERS (2024): Forgive Me, But I Think I Liked It? Mostly. Enough.