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VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE MOVIE REVIEW A long time ago there was a method of communication in which you could leave a message for a person if you called for them on your iPhone and if they were not available to speak with. We ain’t talking a text or an DM, this ancient technology implemented a […]

COUTURE MOVIE REVIEW Maria Callas once said “Paris dictates fashion to the whole world” while Sonia Rykiel once mused “You can create fashion anywhere in the world, but the place where you are crowned is Paris”. In case you haven’t guessed, this film is about fashion in the city of lights during the biggest fashion […]

WIDOW’S BAY SERIES REVIEW Summertime is upon us and there are plenty of spots to consider for vacation. Are you looking for cozy yet sophisticated, quaint yet modern, Martha’s Vineyard like locale yet affordable, to make memories with your family? A place that is definitely not cursed? Then you’re (not) looking for Widow’s Bay,  and […]

IN THE HAND OF DANTE MOVIE REVIEW From painter turned filmmaker Julian Schnabel (Basquiat, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) comes yet another biographical picture about a tortured artist – two tortured artists, actually. Based on the novel by Nick Tosches, In the Hand of Dante tells two parallel stories; both starring Oscar Isaac as […]

THE GET OUT MOVIE REVIEW The Get Out stars Russell Crowe as Marco Kapak, a heavy set, viagra popping, hard partying Albanian who runs a popular nightclub in Los Angeles. In the course of a few days, Marco suffers a heart attack and is robbed at gunpoint. This run of bad luck convinces him that […]

THE AUDACITY SERIES REVIEW Matt Damon once said “Fortune favors the brave” in an ad campaign for a crypto currency exchange. A very cynical outlook on this global phenomenon would be that the tech industry has a lotta nerve taking advantage of celebrities with more money than they know what to do with. The Audacity […]

MADDIE’S SECRET MOVIE REVIEW Leave it to John Early to make a melodramatic film that feels like a cross between Showgirls and a John Waters movie that can still produce oddly poignant moments. Written, directed, and starring Early, Maddie’s Secret tells the story of Maddie Ralph and her rise to stardom from humble dishwasher for […]

HACKS SEASON 5 REVIEW Maya Angelou once said “Your legacy is every life you touch”. A famous journalist/second wave feminist named Gloria Steinem once said “There were never that many women stand up comics in the past because the power to make people laugh is also a power that makes people upset.” In 2021 the […]

HUNGRY MOVIE REVIEW Don’t let the title fool you, Hungry has nothing to do with the classic board game, Hungry, Hungry Hippos. In fact, the film reminds us more than once that hippopotamuses are vegetarians so technically they aren’t even hungry, at least not for human flesh. They are, however, very territorial, even if that […]

OFFICE ROMANCE MOVIE REVIEW You never know when you’ll meet your soul mate. Time stops, your heart takes control, your mind finally understands Brian Williams’ hit song ‘Everything I do, I do it for you’, and you feel like the best brother from Legends of the Fall, Tristan. What if this happens to you at […]

HALF MAN SERIES REVIEW A lot can go wrong on your wedding day. The wrong flowers are delivered and placed in the wrong areas. The in-laws are outlaws and fighting with your parents. Cold feet and no warm socks for your wingtips. Also, your brother from another mother confronts you about the lives you’ve both […]

THE TESTAMENTS SERIES REVIEW Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel The Testaments is a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale that was over 3 decades in the making. It’s now been brought to life through a ten episode series on Hulu/Disney Plus starring a cast of on the rise. Praise be! The young plum Agnes (Chase Infiniti) has […]

FINNEGAN’S FOURSOME MOVIE REVIEW From multi-hyphenate filmmaker Edward Burns comes Finnegan’s Foursome, a dramedy about a golf loving clan of Irish-Americans. Brothers Teddy (Brian d’Arcy James) and Freddy (Burns) and their respective grown children, Marie (Erica Hernández) and Frankie (Brian Muller) have traveled to the ancestral home of their recently deceased patriarch, James...

SACCHARINE MOVIE REVIEW Push it to the limit! Each journey begins with a first step! Each step, each rep, each bead of sweat gets you closer to your goal. It’s not about losing weight, it’s about gaining a life. Several unquotable motivational speaking sayings can be pulled out of thin air. What takes real effort […]

EUPHORIA SEASON 3 REVIEW Oh the places you’ll go! is a lovely book by Dr. Seuss about how the future is a hopeful vast landscape of opportunities. When it comes to season three of Euphoria, those places are limited to a dead marriage, prison, or even the grave. A few years after high school, Rue’s […]

THE BOROUGHS SERIES REVIEW Grandpa Simpson once wrote an angry letter that read “When I read your magazine, I don’t see one wrinkled face or a single toothless grin. For shame! To the sickos at Modern Bride magazine” and “Dear Mr. President there are too many states nowadays. Please eliminate three. I am NOT a […]

LADIES FIRST MOVIE REVIEW Did you know there is a movie streaming on Netflix starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike, Fiona Shaw, Charles Dance, Emily Mortimer, Richard E. Grant, and Kathryn Hunter, and written by the screenwriter of Booksmart? Ladies First wants to have a conversation about gender roles in a patriarchal world. Cohen plays […]

FIND YOUR FRIENDS MOVIE REVIEW Find Your Friends tells a story as old as time; college kids go to the country to party, only to be attacked by the homicidal locals. The recently single Amber (Helena Howard) and her besties decide to go on a road trip to Joshua Tree to attend a drug fueled […]

MAN ON FIRE SERIES REVIEW After a disastrous last mission, a man of violence has put down his gun and retired until a friend from his past asks him to do one last job. John Creasy doesn’t just see an assignment, he sees a chess board. Confused? Then you are already three moves behind and […]

THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL REVIEW Marvel’s latest Special Presentation, The Punisher: One Last Kill, puts Frank Castle back in the crosshairs for a brutal, blood-soaked mission that finds the vigilante confronting old ghosts, unfinished business, and a city that seems determined to keep creating new targets. Set between Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 and […]

DEVIL MAY CRY SEASON 2 REVIEW The apocalypse has been cancelled and the white rabbit has missed his tea party, all thanks to the heroic endeavors of Dante (Johnny Yong Bosch) and Lady (Scout Taylor-Compton). There is no rest for the wicked however; Dante and Lady must team up again to stop the evil Mundus […]

BEEF SEASON 2 REVIEW A self made billionaire once sang the lyrics “Now we got problems and I don’t think we can solve ’em. You made a really deep cut and now we got bad blood, hey!”. That’s Taylor Swift dropping wisdom in her lyrics that seem to accurately sum up the Netflix anthology series […]

SWAPPED MOVIE REVIEW Michael B. Jordan once said “That’s one of the fun parts of becoming an actor. You can become whoever you want to be.” After many acclaimed live action roles, including his oscar winning performances as twins named Smoke and Stack, Michael B. Jordan is giving his talents and voice to an animated […]

MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES SERIES REVIEW From prolific showrunner David E. Kelly comes a new Apple TV series Margo’s Got Money Troubles based on the novel of the same name by Rufi Thorpe. Margo (Elle Fanning) is an aspiring writer and college student who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with her married literature professor, […]

THE BOYS SEASON 5 REVIEW The Boys are back in town for one last bloody fight! Developed by Eric Kripke from Garth Ennis’ graphic novel series, the final season takes place a year after season 4’s disbandment of the crew. We find Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), and Frenchie (Tomer Capone) are held […]