You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah | Movie Review

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

Blue Beetle (Movie Review) | One Performance Away from Being An Even Better Movie Than It Already Is

My enthusiasm for this movie was almost non-existent. I went to the screening since I remember liking the trailer I saw months ago, but mostly because nothing else came up. I had already cleaned my place the day before - I still had laundry to do, but procrastinating by going to the movies seemed like … Continue reading Blue Beetle (Movie Review) | One Performance Away from Being An Even Better Movie Than It Already Is

The Prince and his Bedeviled Bodyguard (Paranormal Princes #1) by Charlie Cochet | Book Review

Prince OwinBeing a fierce predator—not at all adorable, despite my graceful stature—the last thing I needed was a bodyguard. Especially a wolf shifter, whose presence alone was an insult to my princely principles. As Prince of the Ocelot Shifters, I prided myself on my infallible feline instincts, uncompromisable dignity, and flawless fashion sense. If having … Continue reading The Prince and his Bedeviled Bodyguard (Paranormal Princes #1) by Charlie Cochet | Book Review

Red, White & Royal Blue (Movie Review) | The Fairytale Version

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Movie Review) | Surprisingly Moving and Fun

This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is apparently the seventh theatrical film, I know the franchise is popular but I don't remember that many films about these turtles. I can think about three movies - including this one - that I've seen and maybe a fourth I've heard about. I've mostly consummed this franchise in … Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Movie Review) | Surprisingly Moving and Fun

Will Trent (S1 review) | A Cop Drama with Strong Characters

I like police procedurals and it turns out that Will Trent had a pretty good pedigree from the get-go from creators Liz Heldens (The Passage, Friday Night Lights), Daniel T. Thomsen (Batwoman, Westworld, Once Upon a Time), and the writer of the novels the show is inspired by Karin Slaughter.Ramón Rodríguez (The One and Only … Continue reading Will Trent (S1 review) | A Cop Drama with Strong Characters

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Premiere Review

Glendyn Ivin (Director), Holly Ringland (Novel), Sarah Lambert (Showrunner) CASTSigourney WeaverAlycia Debnam-CareyAlyla BrowneAsher KeddieLeah PurcellFrankie AdamsCharlie VickersAlexander EnglandTilda Cobham-HerveySebastián ZuritaShareena Clanton Review I can't say this series snuck up on me since it wasn't on y radar initially. I had never heard of the book or that the show was being made, what caught my … Continue reading The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Premiere Review