2017 proved to be a turning point in showcasing female narratives on the big screen. As we enter into the new year, it would appear that it was only the beginning of the shift. In Between, the feature-length debut from…
TV Review: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 1
For Gilmore Girls fans who miss the fast-talking characters created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is just what you need. It is fast, nostalgic, real, and most importantly, hilarious. Sherman-Palladino was able to create the same amount of…
Book Review: Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Although I would like nothing better than to spend my entire day reading, very rarely do I come across a book that has enough momentum to keep me enthralled for hours straight. In Renegades, Meyer delivers the characters and plot…
Movie Review: Phantom Thread
Nestled within his Fitzrovia manor, Reynolds Woodcock holds court with nobles and heiresses as a reigning luminary of fashion. His every movement and gesture sighs with couched dignity–when he lifts his knuckles to his face in silent contemplation of a…
The Young Folks’ Top Ten Books of 2017
2017 was a great – no, fantastic – year for books, which made narrowing down my favorites to a Top Ten very difficult. Hence the numerous honorable mentions at the end. The books that made the list range from a…
Movie Review: Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Hollywood may have lost the moniker of “The Dream Factory,” but those dreams remain alive in the stories told about the Golden Era’s heyday. The latest in this genre of celebrity biopics is Paul McGuigan’s Film Stars Don’t Die in…