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!
THE HEARTBREAK AGENCY (Die Liebeskümmerer) (2024): A Just Okay Rom-Com with a Ginormous Elephant in the Room
I regret to inform you that The Heartbreak Agency (2024) has good intentions, but largely can't sustain the momentum needed to bring its idea to fruition. It's a slog to churn your way through, and it's got some problematic pieces that really gum up the works even further. (That's an understatement.) However, I'm not entirely … Continue reading THE HEARTBREAK AGENCY (Die Liebeskümmerer) (2024): A Just Okay Rom-Com with a Ginormous Elephant in the Room
ROLE PLAY (2023): Taking a Nap Might Be More Exciting Than Watching This Movie
This may be hard to believe, given the ratio of snark to non-snark words on this site, but I often start watching a movie, realize that it’s just Not Good At All, and decide it’s better to back away slowly than to hack at it with my proverbial Sword of Snark. And that’s exactly what … Continue reading ROLE PLAY (2023): Taking a Nap Might Be More Exciting Than Watching This Movie
À plein temps (FULL TIME) (2021): Beautiful, Painful, and Arresting
This movie is a testament to how absolutely engaging the minutiae and the mundane can be. Forget bank heists and impossible missions, you’ll literally be on the edge of your seat wondering if this woman can manage to organize childcare, get to a job interview, and find a trampoline for her son’s birthday. I’m making … Continue reading À plein temps (FULL TIME) (2021): Beautiful, Painful, and Arresting
QUIZ LADY (2023): A Movie that THIS Lady Enjoyed the Heck Out Of
I adore when I stumble across a movie with few expectations and it turns out to be just the thing I didn't know I needed to watch. Which is a long-winded way of saying that Quiz Lady (2023) was SUCH a delightful surprise to have unfold before my eyes. It's a low-stakes, odd-ball comedy with … Continue reading QUIZ LADY (2023): A Movie that THIS Lady Enjoyed the Heck Out Of
NO HARD FEELINGS (2023): A Movie I Mistakenly Watched
Oh, but I do have some hard feelings about this movie! So many, in fact. The entire time I was watching No Hard Feelings (2023) I could imagine all the Reply Guys—with their snarling pent-up energy—just waiting to whip out their keyboards to remind us about age of consent laws, which make it "totally legal" … Continue reading NO HARD FEELINGS (2023): A Movie I Mistakenly Watched
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT (2023): Join Me As I Overthink This Very Charming Rom-Com That Has a Statistically Good Chance of Entertaining You
Hello! Excuse me! It's time to dust off your eyeballs and pop on this charming rom-com! While I did find the way Love at First Sight (2023) used statistics and the power imbalance between the characters a bit irksome, it wasn't enough to stop me from enjoying the heck out of this movie about two … Continue reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT (2023): Join Me As I Overthink This Very Charming Rom-Com That Has a Statistically Good Chance of Entertaining You
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