TRCC Reviews
Chasing Liberty: Anna wants to be like other girls her age but she’s the US president’s daughter and always guarded. In Prague, he breaks a promise, leading Anna to run away and explore Europe with a stranger named Ben.
Candy Jar: Dueling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything forge ahead with ambitious plans to get into the colleges of their dreams.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s: A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
Someone Great Synopsis: After a devastating break up on the eve of her cross-country move, Jenny enjoys one last NYC adventure with her two best pals. When Jenny (Gina Rodriguez) lands her dream job in San Francisco, she and her boyfriend of nine years, Nate (Lakeith Stanfield), decide to call it quits. Devastated, Jenny spends the day after her break up with her best friends, Erin (DeWanda Wise) and Blair (Brittany Snow), as they track down various drugs and passes to an exclusive party happening that evening in the city. Along the way, all three women make some life-changing decisions…
The Perfect Date Synopsis: To save up for college, Brooks Rattigan creates an app where anyone can pay him to play the perfect stand-in boyfriend for any occasion. High school senior Brooks Rattigan (Noah Centineo) has college expenses piling up, so he volunteers to take a classmate’s cousin to a high school dance in exchange for payment. Celia (Laura Marano) is difficult and unhappy from the very beginning of their date, snarky despite Brooks’s efforts to have fun with her. However, after the dance, Celia jokes about Brooks making a business out of being a chaperone for girls who need…
2 Days in New York: Manhattan couple Marion and Mingus, who each have children from prior relationships, find their comfortable family dynamic jostled by a visit from Marion’s relatives.
Long Shot Synopsis: When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly. Oh boy! Thanks to the unique pairing of Seth Rogan and Charlize Theron, I have been excited to see Long Shot since the first trailer dropped. My anticipation only intensified when positive reviews emerged from its showing at SXSW. When the opportunity came to snag a pass to a screening in my hometown, I grabbed it.…
Something’s Gotta Give: Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec dating a young woman, Marin. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin’s mother, Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
St. Elmo’s Fire Synopsis: A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood. It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and watched St. Elmo’s Fire, one of my favorite movies from the Brat Pack era of the ’80s. Released in 1985, just five months after The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo’s Fire stars quite a few of the same actors, but instead of playing teenagers learning life lessons in Saturday school, they’re playing college graduates learning life lessons as adults, and I use that term very loosely. In St. Elmo’s Fire, We’re introduced to six friends. Kirby Keager…