One of the cast members summed up Netflix’s latest reality show Twentysomethings: Austin well: “It feels like college again.” And he’s right, if you take away the classes, textbooks, and papers. The new series is fresh and exciting as eight…
‘Mixtape’ review: A heartwarming story about connecting with the past
Netflix’s Mixtape is a surprisingly wholesome tween movie. Set in 1999, 12-year-old Beverly Moody (Gemma Brooke Allen) lives with her grandmother Gail (Modern Family’s Julie Bowen) since her young parents died in a car crash when she was only two.…
‘A Boy Called Christmas’ review: A well-told reimagination of the Christmas story
The setting of A Boy Called Christmas looks like an attractive picture book. The British film, based on Matt Haig’s children chapter book of the same name, starts in the present day with three kids and their father living in…
‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’ review: Not as uplifting a tune as you may think
Maybe it’s an unpopular opinion, but Tick Tick…Boom! isn’t a blast. From the official trailer, the filmed musical adaptation of the late Jonathan Larson’s most personal story gives the impression that it will be a grand, theatrical masterpiece. One that…
‘The Guilty’ review: Jake Gyllenhal’s sit-down thriller isn’t worth staying on the line for
Netflix’s latest crime-thriller, The Guilty, has that name for a reason. Guilt consumes Jake Gyllenhaal’s character, a 911 operator named Joe Baylor—the only character the audience really gets to see—and a worried, abducted woman on the phone, Emily Lighton (Riley…
‘Love Hard’ review: An amusing, catfishing disaster that is somehow endearing
From December 1 to December 25, people all over prep for the holidays by watching Christmas movies, often where characters in their picture-perfect Christmas towns stumble upon “the one.” Netflix’s new film, Love Hard, follows this same overused formula. Like…
17 Halloween TV episodes guaranteed to put you in a spooky mood
At the thought of a “Halloween movie,” many fan-favorite films may pop into your head: Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, The Night Before Christmas. The list of Halloween movies is a never-ending cycle of horror masterpieces and lighthearted ghost or witch-driven features.…
