Rental Pick: Birds of Paradise (2021) – a stylish coming-of-age ballet drama

Two girls at an elite Parisian ballet academy have their bond and bodies tested as they compete for a contract to join the company of the Opéra national de Paris. Ballet has always been a juicy subject matter for movies given its mystique and elegance, as well as the relentless competition to be the best. …

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Revisiting Nora Ephron’s Sleepless In Seattle (1993) – visiting a few of the movie locations

My hubby and I visited Seattle over the long Presidents' Day weekend, my third visit to the seaport city. Despite its constantly cloudy and rainy weather, Seattle is a wonderful place to visit and I always have a great time there. There have been quite a few movies set in Seattle, 10 Things I Hate …

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022) Review

Even if you're just a casual Marvel fan, you're likely familiar with the Marvel Cinematic Universe's six phases. Back in 2008, Iron Man was the first film to kick off Phase One, with Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) as the final movie of The Infinity Saga. MCU entered the Multiverse Saga in Phase Four and …

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‘Extrapolations’ trailer – AppleTV+ climate change anthology with an all-star cast!

Woo wee!! AppleTV is on fire!! Just yesterday we got a teaser for Ted Lasso season 3 which premieres just a month away on March 15, woo hoo!! And now we've got another must-see series that premieres two days later. From writer, director, and executive producer Scott Z. Burns (Contagion, An Inconvenient Truth, The Report), …

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Five Romantic Dramas directed by women with POC leads worth staying in for on Valentine’s Week

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! 💕 Confession: rom-com or romance dramas (unless they're Jane Austen, natch) are not exactly my go-to genres, I usually opt for sci-fi, spy thrillers, non-romantic dramas, or comedies. But this past weekend my hubby and I were in the mood for something romantic so we browsed all our streaming channels to …

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Super Bowl LVII Big Game TV Spots/Trailers of 2023 Movies I Can’t Wait To See!

Happy Post Super Bowl Monday!! 🏈 Congrats Kansas City Chiefs for winning Super Bowl LVII!!  🏆 My hubby was rooting for them over Philadelphia Eagles so he's happy with this turnout. I did not watch the game, I only tuned in for the last 5 minutes to see Chief beat Eagles 38-35, woot!! As an …

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Triangle Of Sadness (2022) Review – a satirical, queasy-inducing voyage

As the Academy Awards is a little over a month away, I'm playing catch up to all the nominated films. Admittedly, I'm not familiar with Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund's films so this is my intro to his work. Apparently, he got the inspiration for the film from his wife who's a fashion photographer which sparked …

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