The trailer makes Faraway (2023) look like it's going to be your standard Netflix assembly-line rom-com, written with the help of a random cliché generator, but it is, in fact, a much more unique, nuanced, and tender story about a middle-aged woman finding happiness, and yes, a second chance at love in the process. Please … Continue reading FARAWAY (2023): A Rom-Com That Says, Hell Yes Women Get Better With Age
YOUR PLACE OR MINE (2023): I’ll Just Stay Home, Thanks
Hello? Netflix customer service? Yes, I'm calling to let you know about a glitch with Your Place or Mine (2023), one of your recent rom-coms . What? Yes, that's right. The one with Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher. Exactly. It's just that you seem to have left out all the "romantic" and the "comedy" bits … Continue reading YOUR PLACE OR MINE (2023): I’ll Just Stay Home, Thanks
EXTRAORDINARY (2023) is a Phenomenally Fun Series
It wasn't until I started watching Extraordinary (2023) that I realized how badly I needed a show that was absolutely, off-the-charts goofy, while still maintaining enough humanity and heart to make you really care about the deeply, deeply flawed and flummoxed characters as they flounder about, trying to find their way in a world made … Continue reading EXTRAORDINARY (2023) is a Phenomenally Fun Series
YOU PEOPLE (2023): This Didn’t Go The Way I Thought It Would
You know the expression, You can't see the forest for the trees? Well, this movie feels like You can't see the plot or the point for the dated jokes and in-your-face attempts at humor. While You People has the potential to raise some interesting points about race and relationships in America through the guise of … Continue reading YOU PEOPLE (2023): This Didn’t Go The Way I Thought It Would
SHOTGUN WEDDING (2023): I Want An Annulment
Here's a list of things you could do instead of watching all 1 hour and 41 minutes of Shotgun Wedding. Ha! No! Obviously, I'm kidding. I would almost never tell you to absolutely not watch a relatively lackluckster action rom-com. I'll leave that decision up to you and your distraction needs. I will, however, spend … Continue reading SHOTGUN WEDDING (2023): I Want An Annulment