I'm more conflicted about this movie than I expected to be. To be clear, Then Came You is not a particularly good movie. I was shocked to learn that the runtime was only 90 minutes because I could have sworn it went on for four lifetimes. The acting wavers between passable, wooden, and just odd. The … Continue reading Review: “Then Came You” Left Me Feeling Some Unexpected Feelings
YuleTubing All the Way With “Happiest Season” and “Over Christmas”
Jump to "Over Christmas Review" "Happiest Season" At this point we're all pretty clear on the basic framework for a Romantic Comedy Christmas movie, right? There's someone who doesn't like Christmas, someone who loves it beyond all measure, and a problem—usually related to family somehow—that needs to be resolved so that people can become better, … Continue reading YuleTubing All the Way With “Happiest Season” and “Over Christmas”
Things I Watched Without You: Romantic Comedies To While Away An Afternoon
It's Thanksgiving week and Hugely Uncontrolled Pandemic Season here in the United States, which means there really is no better time to plonk yourself on the couch and watch a whole bunch of romantic movies that don't require too much of your body or brain. This is a time when you can honestly say that … Continue reading Things I Watched Without You: Romantic Comedies To While Away An Afternoon
Things I Watched Without You: American Murdery Things
Friends, I can't possibly review all the things I watch. Less because I watch so many things (though I most certainly do) and more because my brain only works a fraction of the time and writing reviews is harder than it looks (this is only sometimes true, but don't tell anyone). So, in an effort … Continue reading Things I Watched Without You: American Murdery Things
“The Great” Is A Wonderful Escape
I was going to avoid saying that The Great is pretty great fun to watch, but why fight the obvious? It is a great, darkly funny, and, by its own admission, an only sometimes accurate historical drama about Catherine the Great's rise to power, that somehow manages to mix rich period costumes, debauchery, crass jokes, … Continue reading “The Great” Is A Wonderful Escape
