NEW REVIEWS
‘Catch and Release’ (2006) Review
Catch and Release Synopsis: A woman struggles to accept the death of her fiancé and the secrets he kept from her as she rebuilds her life. After the death of her fiancé, Grady, Gray (Jennifer Garner) finds herself at his funeral on what would have been their wedding day. As the two were never married,…
‘Much Ado About Nothing’ (2013) Review
Much Ado About Nothing Synopsis: A modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words. While this is a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, it stays true to the Bard’s language much in the same vein as Baz Lurhman’s…
‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (2010) Review
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Synopsis: Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes in order to win her heart. After spotting fuschia-haired Ramona Flowers at the library, Scott Pilgrim is convinced she’s his dream girl. There are only two problems. One, he’s already dating a high school senior, and two, Ramona comes…
‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ (2002) Review
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Synopsis: A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. 30-year-old Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) is unwed and waitressing at her family’s restaurant. While her family loves to have…
‘Wimbledon’ (2004) Review
Wimbledon: A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women’s circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.
‘New Year’s Eve’ (2011) Review
New Year’s Eve Synopsis: The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Eve follows various storylines as people begin to pile into New York City to watch the ball drop at midnight. Two expecting couples compete for cash by trying to have…
‘The Five Year Engagement’ (2012) Review
The Five Year Engagement Synopsis: One year after meeting, Tom proposes to his girlfriend, Violet, but unexpected events keep tripping them up as they look to walk down the aisle together. The Five Year Engagement opens with a proposal. Tom (Jason Segel) pops the question to his girlfriend of one year, Violet (Emily Blunt), who,…
Against the Crowd Blogathon 2020
Even though I discovered this blogathon challenge a little late (as it runs August 21-23), it sounded like fun, so I decided to throw together a quick blog post today to take part! The Against the Crowd Blogathon 2020 is being hosted by Dell on Movies, and you can read more about it here! Basically,…
‘The Rules of Magic’ (2017) Book Review
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman Synopsis from the Publisher:For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man.Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change,…
