TRCC Reviews
Edward Scissorhands: An artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.
Ticket to Paradise: A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.
I’ll be honest: I was a bit so-so on The Hating Game, Sally Thorne’s 2016 novel this movie is based on. I won’t go into my thoughts on the book itself – you can read that in the review link above – but I will admit right now that I actually preferred the movie, which almost never happens. I will give Thorne her due, though – The Hating Game’s book success helped boost the rom-com genre, which continues to thrive today. So, in the movie, Lucy hates Josh. Josh hates Lucy. And there is a fine line between love and hate.…
Rosaline Synopsis: Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twist of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Rosaline Capulet has a secret boyfriend… Romeo Montague. If you know the story of Romeo & Juliet, then you already know that Capulet and Montagues are at war with each other. You may also remember that at the beginning of the play (by William Shakespeare), Romeo is pining over Rosaline… before he meets Juliet. Karen Maine’s Rosaline tells the story of the star-crossed lovers from the point…
Dan in Real Life: A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother’s girlfriend.
Shaun of the Dead Synopsis: The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse. Stuck in a bit of a life rut, Shaun is dealing with a dead-end job, an unhappy girlfriend, and a lazy loser of a best friend. Just when Shaun decides he wants to get his life together and win back his girlfriend, a zombie apocalypse overwhelms London. I have wanted to see Shaun of the Dead for a long time. I adore Simon Pegg (Shaun) and Nick Frost (Ed) and love both Hot Fuzz and The…
Life After Beth Synopsis: A young man’s recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her. After the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth, a devastated Zach struggles to move on. He spends time with Beth’s parents, Maury and Geenie, until they stop taking his calls. When he goes to their house to check on them, he finds Beth is actually alive and doesn’t seem to remember ever dying. At first, Zach is thrilled to have his girlfriend back, but it soon becomes increasingly clear that Beth is not…
Fire Island Synopsis: A group of queer best friends gather in the Fire Island Pines for their annual week of love and laughter, but when a sudden change of events jeopardizes their summer in gay paradise, their bonds as a chosen family are pushed to the limit. This modern take on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice finds a group of friends spending the week together on Fire Island in New York, an annual tradition that may soon end. The story revolves around Noah (Joel Kim Booster), the heart of the group who is determined to help his best friend Howie…