I didn’t know much about this film going in… just that it has great ratings, a lot of people seem to be watching it, and that’s it’s a French comedy. But something got lost in expectations… it’s not French, for … Continue reading
The film’s mood swings irritated me constantly. I quickly grew tired of the emotional whiplash and artificiality of this film. Just randomly quirk in such a try-hard, artificial way. I didn’t have a good time with this one, folks. The … Continue reading
The In Between is a supernatural romance that snuck its way onto Paramount+. When I saw it pop up, I was hoping I’d like it since I can be a romantic fool and I like supernatural jibber jabber, so why … Continue reading
I found Through My Window to be a perfectly good version of one of these: a straight forward romance film. Not a romantic comedy but a blunt, forthright torrid romance. Unapologetically a romance. The film stars a cute newcomer (Clara … Continue reading
Redeeming Love is a deliberately old fashioned romance… which includes a host of things an old-fashioned romance wouldn’t have had. It’s about a proustite (named Angel) working in a bordello in 1850 gold rush California. Her blonde hair and purty … Continue reading
The King’s Daughter is an occasionally lovely movie that I want to like and it wants to be liked. But it’s a mess of story ideas with poor directing or editing. Set in France in the late 17th century, the … Continue reading
I hated, hated, hated 2/3rds of this anime. But I liked the ending… or, rather, I liked every ending they kept adding to the movie, thus somehow solidifying my opinion the flick is an absolute mess while also making me … Continue reading
My bona-fides on West Wide Story are limited… I saw and loved the original film but have only seen it once a long time ago. I have not seen the stage play. I went into this new film hoping that … Continue reading
I have not read the novel this is based on so I have no idea if this is faithful, better, or an abomination. That said, it’s certainly a movie I was not feeling at the beginning. Seemed like the most … Continue reading
The only thing more inexplicable than this being a series is me watching them. But like a more toxic Kissing Booth, in for a penny, in for a pound? But, I figured, at least this would be the end. The … Continue reading