Allow me a moment to hoist up my petticoats before I wade on into the controversy surrounding Persuasion—Netflix's most recent Jane Austen adaptation—by saying that I didn't hate it. Go ahead, call me a heathen, but I'm generally not a purist when it comes to period pieces and enjoy the inclusion of a little camp, … Continue reading PERSUASION (2022): Call Me a Heathen, But I Didn’t Hate It
LOVE AND GELATO (2022): A Flavorless, Sticky Mess…With Good Scenery and a Goat
Please note: This review is based on the movie adaptation only. I have no prior knowledge of the book. Even if you appropriately adjust your expectations for Love and Gelato to be a just passable coming-of-age, rom-com adjacent movie, it's still kinda a slog to watch. The acting is exhaustingly forced. The characters are barely … Continue reading LOVE AND GELATO (2022): A Flavorless, Sticky Mess…With Good Scenery and a Goat
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)
Review: The Netflix Series INVENTING ANNA is Kind of a Scam
Hold on. Did I just get scammed by watching the series Inventing Anna, which is about the twenty-something-year-old fake German Heiress Anna Sorokin? Because I have been waiting weeks for the series to drop, and I watched all of it, but 600 whole minutes of largely pro-conwoman propaganda, really?!? That feels like a farce. Or … Continue reading Review: The Netflix Series INVENTING ANNA is Kind of a Scam
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