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?
LOVE, DIVIDED (PARED CON PARED) (2024): A Rom-Com With Pros, Cons, and a Cat
Even while watching Love, Divided (Pared con pared) (2024), I went back and forth about how much I liked it. And yes, I'm sure some of that was due to my now very distant memories of Blind Date (2015), the French movie from which it was adapted. "Misty water colored memories…" Honestly, I don't even … Continue reading LOVE, DIVIDED (PARED CON PARED) (2024): A Rom-Com With Pros, Cons, and a Cat
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!
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
La soltera codiciada 2 (How to Deal With a Heartbreak) (2023): Not Quite as Solid as the First, But Still a Good Watch
María Fe and friends are back with a follow-up to the fun and feminist rom-com La soltera codiciada (How to Get Over a Breakup) (2018), which you should probably watch before considering this one. A LOT has happened since we left María Fe on the verge of writing her first book. As she she says … Continue reading La soltera codiciada 2 (How to Deal With a Heartbreak) (2023): Not Quite as Solid as the First, But Still a Good Watch
Short Reviews: LOVE IS IN THE AIR (2023); A ROYAL IN PARADISE (2023); MOVING ON (2022); WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (2022)
LOVE IS IN THE AIR (2023) A ROYAL IN PARADISE (2023) MOVING ON (2022) WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (2022) LOVE IS IN THE AIR (2023) This is, sadly, a snoozefest. You know I am always on the lookout for middle-of-the-road, mediocre-ish rom-coms to scratch that comfort-watch itch, and while I wouldn't say … Continue reading Short Reviews: LOVE IS IN THE AIR (2023); A ROYAL IN PARADISE (2023); MOVING ON (2022); WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (2022)
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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