Growing up Manga and animes had a bigger part in my life than books ever did. As I mentioned when the official trailer was released, I was very aware of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece but did not get into it. I never imagined this would ever be adapted but I'm glad. Matt Owens and Steven … Continue reading One Piece 2023 TV Series (Season Review) | A Ship Full of Dreamers
Premise: Stacy Friedman and Lydia Rodriguez Katz are best friends who have always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs, but things start to go comically awry when a popular boy named Andy Goldfarb and middle school drama threaten their friendship and their rite of passage. Review: I liked the trailer up until I saw the names … Continue reading You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah | Movie Review
Writer: Juan Pablo Villalobos (Novel), Maria Camila Arias, Fernando Frias de la Parra Director: Fernando Frías de la Parra Stars: Darío Yazbek Bernal, Natalia Solián, Alexis Ayala, Juan Minujín, and Anna Castillo. Synopsis: Juan Pablo Villalobos travels with his girlfriend Valentina to study for a PhD in Literature in Barcelona. But before he leaves Mexico, … Continue reading I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me | Teaser
Writer: Fiona Rosenbloom (Novel), Alison Peck (Screenplay) Director: Sammi Cohen Stars: Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Adam Sandler, Sadie Sandler, Samantha Lorraine, Dylan Hoffman, Sarah Sherman I'm not a tween but this movie looks fun, but given the name of some of the actresses, it looks like Adam Sandler just gave roles to his kids I … Continue reading You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah | Trailer
We're eating well this month, Heartstopper S2 now, RWRB. The New York Times bestseller LGBTQ+ enemies-to-lovers romance novel "Red, White & Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston surprised me in many ways with how plausible it seemed. So the movie adaptation was on my radar as soon as I heard about but I became more excited … Continue reading Red, White & Royal Blue (Movie Review) | The Fairytale Version
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/788159280268394496/bars-and-cake-trailer Writer: Audrey Shulman (Novel & Screenplay) Director: Trish Sie Stars: Odessa A'zion, Yara Shahidi, Bette Midler, Maia Mitchell, Ron Livingston, Martha Kelly Movie review
The first season covered the entire story of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omen but Gaiman has hinted that this second season is based on unused story ideas from a planned sequel to the original book. Michael Sheen (The Sandman, The Prodigal Son), David Tennant (Des), John Hamm (Invincible), Nina Sosanya (His Dark Material, … Continue reading Good Omens (S2 Review) | They Were The Best of Friends
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/787893768253751296/one-piece-trailer Writer: Eiichiro Oda (Manga), Matt Owens & Steven Maeda (Showrunners) Stars: Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson, Taz Skylar Full disclosure, I've never been able to get into One Piece the anime, I didn't even attempt the manga but I grew up with friends and siblings who are fans, so I was … Continue reading One Piece | Trailer
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/787531404107972608/wonka-trailer Writer: Simon Farnaby & Paul King (screenplay), Roal Dahl (Novel) Director: Paul King Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson I'm not totally convinced yet, but I'll probably see it. This could be fun. Movie review
Writer: Matthew López, Ted Malawer, Casey McQuiston (Novel) Director: Matthew López Stars: Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Sarah Shahi, Uma Thurman, Clifton Collins Jr. I like the trailer, the movie looks fun and romantic but there's a shot in there that instantly reminded me of Christopher and His Kind. Streaming now on Prime Videomovie review … Continue reading Red, White & Royal Blue | Trailer
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