Netflix’s new film takes us back to 1999 and doesn’t disappoint with its soundtrack, Y2K mania and a heartfelt story with a happy ending. Beverly’s parents died when she was two, and her grandmother Gail doesn’t like to talk about them, so when Bev finds a window into their lives in a mixtape, she triesContinue reading “Mixtape (2021)”
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Single All the Way (2021)
After finishing up perhaps the worst Christmas movie ever, we started in on Netflix’s newest offering Single All the Way. At first glance, Netflix must have spent their Christmas budget just on the list of actors in this film, not that it guarantees a successful story. This one didn’t disappoint! Desperate to get his familyContinue reading “Single All the Way (2021)”
My Dad’s Christmas Date (2020)
While not really a Christmas movie, this film about life after tragedy found ways to make us cry and warm our hearts. Poorly rated online (5.4 on IMDb), the movie focuses on the isolation felt by a father and daughter years after an accident stole the mothers life, and we eventually get to see aContinue reading “My Dad’s Christmas Date (2020)”
King Richard (2021)
Although tennis fascinates me, we are not a tennis household and were not familiar with the backstory of Serena and Venus Williams, so it was fascinating to watch Will Smith portray the father who will let nothing interfere with his plan for success. All of the girls were great, they were devoted to family andContinue reading “King Richard (2021)”
Love Hard (2021)
Our first Christmas movie of the season, Love Hard begins with a young woman in LA going on bad dates and writing about them professionally. Natalie is getting tired of the game and is looking for real love, which sets her up for the ultimate catfish from a guy across the country. After a crossContinue reading “Love Hard (2021)”
In Good Company (2004)
Can a movie be feel good if the couple isn’t together at the end? Well In Good Company is evidence that it can, as we felt great at the end. What was the stranger pairing, Topher Grace and Dennis Quaid, or Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson? Spoiler alert, Topher ends up alone and happy, andContinue reading “In Good Company (2004)”
Christopher Robin (2018)
The kids have been getting into Pooh a lot recently so we thought we’d check out this movie for older kids about a grown up Christopher Robin. Simply put, the first half is miserable and not for kids our age. The movie does redeem itself in the second half and overall we enjoyed it. GrownContinue reading “Christopher Robin (2018)”
Stargirl (2020)
Grace VanderWaal is Stargirl, and she inspired the characters and the audience to dream big, do better, and find ourselves in this cute teenage story. From the perspective of a introverted “Michael Cera” type teenager, we see Stargirl enter public schools for the first time and immediately change the course of life in this smallContinue reading “Stargirl (2020)”
Happiest Season
Well on the surface this movie barely qualifies as feel good, but after we talked a bit we realized that the movie lives in the angst of its characters, and only relents for the last few minutes. Having spent the last two weeks watching Schitt’s Creek seasons 3-5, we were elated to see “David” inContinue reading “Happiest Season”
Schitt’s Creek Season 1 Episodes 7-11
After a rocky start, Schitt’s Creek has it a groove in the middle of season 1, offering some good and bad humor, awkward situations, a few love interests, rudeness and kindness, and a few small nuggets of heartwarming moments. The four central characters are still getting their bearings in a new town and a newContinue reading “Schitt’s Creek Season 1 Episodes 7-11”
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