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Thursday Movie Picks: Rags to Riches
Thursday Movie Picks: Rags to Riches: Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies. Today’s theme is Rags to Riches, so here are my choices!
‘The Shop Around the Corner’ (1940) Review
The Shop Around the Corner Synopsis: Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other’s anonymous pen pal. Klara, a desperate young woman, wanders into Matuschek and Company looking for a job. She meets some pushback from sales clerk…
‘Last Holiday’ (2006) Review
Last Holiday Synopsis: Upon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to sell all her possessions and live it up at a posh Central European hotel. Overworked and underappreciated, Georgia fills a “Book of Possibilities” scrapbook with places she wants to go, meals she creates but never eats, and photos of her crush…
‘The Bishop’s Wife’ (1947) Review
The Bishop’s Wife: A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
‘Love Hard’ (2021) Review
Love Hard Synopsis: An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she’s been catfished. This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love. Natalie (Nina Dobrev) has made a career from her terrible…
Girl Week 2021: Favorite Female Leads in Romantic Comedies
Girl Week 2021: Like the Against the Blogathon, Dell on Movies is hosting a new blogathon celebrating women in film. It takes place November 22nd-November 28th, so here is my contribution! Female Leads in Romantic Comedies. Mind you, this is not an entire list of my favorite rom-com heroines, because that would be the longest…
‘The DUFF’ (2015) Review
The DUFF Synopsis: A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF – Designated Ugly Fat Friend – by her prettier, more popular counterparts. After being told that she’s the DUFF (designated ugly fat friend) to her two more attractive best friends, Bianca (Mae…
‘The Princess Switch: Switched Again’ (2020) Review
The Princess Switch: Switched Again Synopsis: When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with Kevin, it’s up to her double Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike, party girl Fiona foils their plans. Doppelgangers Stacy and Margaret are back The Princess Switch: Switched Again, a sequel…
‘Prelude to a Kiss’ (1992) Review
Hey! It’s been a while! Thanks to work, I haven’t had a lot of time to watch movies, but my rom-com itch needed to be scratched, so here we go! Prelude to a Kiss is a movie I found on Hulu today in a quick attempt to find something, anything! I remember seeing the trailer…
The Rankening: Ranking Every Halloween Episode of Bob’s Burgers
Entering its 12th season, Bob’s Burgers is still one of the best television shows. It’s rewatchable, wholesome, and hilarious, and one thing I absolutely love about the show is its holiday episodes! It wasn’t until the third season that the holiday-themed episodes were introduced, but ever since, they have consistently delivered something fresh and fun,…
