You know how sometimes you don’t even know you need something in your life, and then you stumble across it and you can't imagine how you EVER lived without it? That’s how I feel about the movie Bottoms (2023). Yesterday, I hadn’t really considered if my life needed a movie about two queer and unpopular … Continue reading BOTTOMS (2023): Everything and More
DINOSAUR (2024-): I Haven’t Laughed This Hard In Ages
The biggest disappointment about Dinosaur (2024-) is that I've run out of episodes to watch. Do you think if I just keep furiously refreshing the page it will make a second season appear? I'm going to try. Meanwhile, allow me to regale you with my thoughts on this show, which squeezes more comedy, poignancy, delightful … Continue reading DINOSAUR (2024-): I Haven’t Laughed This Hard In Ages
ONE DAY (2024): Tender, Smart, and Beautiful…But How Do I Unbreak My Heart Now?
Admittedly, I was hooked on the most recent iteration of One Day (2024) from the moment Emma (Ambika Mod) and Dexter (Leo Woodall) first bumped against each other on a crowded dance floor at their graduation party in Edinburgh. Their eyes linger just a bit too long, shy smiles on both their faces, a stillness … Continue reading ONE DAY (2024): Tender, Smart, and Beautiful…But How Do I Unbreak My Heart Now?
TOTALLY COMPLETELY FINE (2023): A Funny, Weird, Deeply Empathetic Show About The Ferociously Dark Side of Life
CW: References to depression, suicide and suicidal ideation—a lot and everywhere. It's not everyday that you get watch a show about depression and suicide that's funny, heartwarming, and wildly humanizing, with a sucker punch of gnarly howling darkness when you're least expecting it. Totally Completely Fine (2023) offers up a pleasingly jaunty mix of macabre, … Continue reading TOTALLY COMPLETELY FINE (2023): A Funny, Weird, Deeply Empathetic Show About The Ferociously Dark Side of Life
VIRGIN RIVER (S5 Part 2): Two Very Special Pine Sap-Speckled, Tinsel-Bedecked, and Gingerbread-Scented Christmas Episodes
Welcome to the end of Season 5 of Virgin River, where for two episodes everything will be soaked in eggnog, decked with holly, and mined with mistletoe. I think a really good metaphor for the show overall and these two episodes in particular is when Jack and Mel are out in the woods looking for … Continue reading VIRGIN RIVER (S5 Part 2): Two Very Special Pine Sap-Speckled, Tinsel-Bedecked, and Gingerbread-Scented Christmas Episodes
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
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