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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She Is Love (2023) Review – Haley Bennett + Sam Riley’s great improvisation skills can’t save this aimless romance

When I first saw the first trailer of She Is Love, I was immediately intrigued by the premise of an unexpected reunion. Patricia (Haley Bennett) is an American TV producer who books a boutique hotel in Cornwall for a little getaway. Her peace and quiet time is suddenly interrupted by loud music playing in the …

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TV Trailer Spotlight – AppleTV+ thriller series ‘Liaison’ starring Eva Green + Vincent Cassel

I'm always in the mood for a spy thriller and when I saw the names Eva Green + Vincent Cassel together, I'm definitely on board! These two French thespians sure like to work together as I posted this trailer of a new French version of Three Musketeers not too long ago. Liaison is Apple TV+'s …

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TV Series I’m currently obsessed with – Netflix’s Extraordinary Attorney Woo + HBO’s The Last Of Us

I usually included a TV section on my monthly recap but I thought I'd do a separate post to do a mini-review of both series. I know that these two series couldn't be more different from each other in terms of tone, style, and vibe, but they do have three things in common: they have …

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What I Watched in January 2023 + Movie Of the Month

Woo wee! Where has January go??! I feel like I barely did anything in the first month of the year, though I did celebrate Lunar New Year a couple of weeks ago with some friends which was fun. It's been a c-c-ccold January with temps dipping to well below zero. As much as I adore …

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