Checked out the new Netflix teen romance movie All the Bright Places. This one is based on a YA novel I haven’t read but shares a lot of DNA with the book and film version of John Green’s The Fault … Continue reading
Also checked out the latest film version of the book Emma. This one is called Emma. with a period. There’s a period in the title of the film Emma…. that’s not a period or ellipses in my sentence. The film … Continue reading
Checked out the one actual Valentines Day movie released on actual Valentines Days: The Photograph. This flick is the real deal as far as romance movies go. Not a romantic comedy… just a movie about adult humans meeting and falling … Continue reading
Checked out the new big anime theatrical release Weathering With You. This is the follow-up to the same Japanese writer/director’s utterly amazing film Your Name. That was one of the best movies of its release year, regardless of animation style. … Continue reading
Watched the new Netflix original Noah Baumbach film Marriage Story. Not a completely accurate title for a movie. With that title, you might suspect something happier, more romantic, or maybe even cute. This movie ain’t those things at all… but … Continue reading
Also checked out Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the five-year-later sequel to the pretty good Disney live-action-but-flipped-on-its-head remake of Sleeping Beauty. That movie was pretty early in the Disney live action remake routine and, as such, actually tried to make a … Continue reading
Checked out the new teen romance movie The Sun Is Also a Star. Wasn’t familiar with the book its based on or the actors involved, though I know the guy is on Riverdale. But the trailer was cute and seemed … Continue reading
Also went to see the movie After. I had the feeling it was based on a YA novel but I’d not see a trailer nor read the synopsis on the book. So, hey, nice to see a movie blind and … Continue reading
Checked out the latest in a weird new subgenre of “sick teenage girl is special because she’s sick” romances called Five Feet Apart. I know there’s always been dying person romance movies, but there’s been a glut of them since … Continue reading
A Star is Born is the fourth version of this specific story about stardom and fame. The first was in the 1930s and centered around an actor. The 1950s one, starring Judy Garland, was about an actress in Hollywood musicals. … Continue reading