Rachel Amazon Prime, Bliss, Comedy, Drama, Hulu, Movie, Netflix, Romance

SHORT REVIEWS: THE MOTHER (2023), ALONE TOGETHER (2022), STROMBOLI (2022), FOOD AND ROMANCE (TISDAGSKLUBBEN) (2022)

THE MOTHER (2023) ALONE TOGETHER (2022) STROMBOLI (2022) FOOD AND ROMANCE (TISDAGSKLUBBEN) (2022) THE MOTHER (2023) Hold up. Hold up. So Jennifer Lopez is supposed to be some kind of super-duper over-the-top elite killing machine soldier who got into a black-market arms deal with two shady guys Álvarez (Gael García Bernal) and Lovell (Joseph Fiennes), but … Continue reading SHORT REVIEWS: THE MOTHER (2023), ALONE TOGETHER (2022), STROMBOLI (2022), FOOD AND ROMANCE (TISDAGSKLUBBEN) (2022)

Amanda and Sinh siting on a ledge with paper lanterns around them. They are holding a red paper lantern together as they look into each other's faces. The title to the movie is above their heads.
Rachel Meh, Movie, Netflix, Rom-Com

A TOURIST’S GUIDE TO LOVE (2023): Where Vietnam Steals the Show

A Tourist's Guide to Love (2023) is not, as I initially thought, a cutesy documentary or a reality TV show, but is instead a middling destination rom-com where the location just might end up being your favorite character. While this is a (blessedly) misogyny-free movie that aims to highlight the beauty of Vietnamese culture and … Continue reading A TOURIST’S GUIDE TO LOVE (2023): Where Vietnam Steals the Show

Against a yellow background the title slants across the middle. Nic is upright holding the cat. Jen is upside down in a mirror image wearing an identical coat holding a silver watering can over one arm that she hold her hand in a fist.
Rachel Binge Watch, Comedy, Comfortable, Drama, Hulu, Series

AM I BEING UNREASONABLE? (2022): Hilarious, Dark, Unexpected, Horrifying, Weird—and I Want More

Well, holy fucking fuck. Would I be unreasonable if I said that I can’t really tell you anything about the hilarious, dark, unexpected, horrifying, weird, and heartbreaking show Am I Being Unreasonable? (2022)? Except to say that thank the holy banana it's been given a second season? And that we clearly need to see more … Continue reading AM I BEING UNREASONABLE? (2022): Hilarious, Dark, Unexpected, Horrifying, Weird—and I Want More

Liv looking confused and upset. She is sweaty ad her hair is a mess as she stares forward. Red bra straps fall down from under her black tank top. Across the middle of her body is the title in purple: wellmania.
Rachel Binge Watch, Comedy, Comfortable, Drama, Netflix, Series

WELLMANIA. (2023): Soft on Wellness Satire, But High on Bingeability, Comedy, and Relatability.

I mostly know the star of Wellmania, Celeste Barber, from her hilarious and humanizing spoofs of celebrities' Instagram posts. For example, there could be a highly edited nude picture of the model Emily Ratajkowski where her arm is draped across her breasts while a pink, heart-shaped leaf perfectly covers her pubic area. Then, in a … Continue reading WELLMANIA. (2023): Soft on Wellness Satire, But High on Bingeability, Comedy, and Relatability.

Promo shot of main characters in a green station wagon Cata is hanging out of front window looking back with her mouth open in a scream. Desi is hanging out of back window looking at Cata with her mouth open in a scream. The title is at the top in yellow letters. Dust is being kicked up at the bottom.
Rachel Amazon Prime, Binge Watch, Comedy, Comfortable, Drama, Series, Spanish

No Traces (Sin Huellas) (2023): A Black Comedy Action Series From Spain About Marginalized Women That Leaves a Very Good Impression

A high-energy, Western-hued black comedy about two women who, marginalized by society but bonded by friendship, accidentally stumble into a whole mess of very thorny problems definitely not of their making but that they will ultimately untangle? Yeah, that's right. You might just want to slip on your favorite Binging Britches for the Spanish series … Continue reading No Traces (Sin Huellas) (2023): A Black Comedy Action Series From Spain About Marginalized Women That Leaves a Very Good Impression