Where living an amazing life never gets old
If you’re counting on voting out the current administration in November – and believe that your vote will actually count – this documentary will shake you to your core. Slay the Dragon is about gerrymandering, a topic which sounds like it would be boring and complicated but it’s surprisingly fascinating. It’s also the reason our…
This quietly devastating movie about a 17-year-old girl seeking an abortion is one of the best movies of the year and a must-see during this time when women’s reproductive rights are (once again) being threatened. Amber (Sidney Flanagan), moody and rarely smiling, is more real than the characters that usually populate movies about teenage girls….
This new adaptation of Emma, Jane Austen’s classic novel, is such yummy eye candy, you may find yourself drooling over the gorgeous costumes, set designs, tints and textures. And there are so many mouthwatering dishes being served all the time, it’s no wonder these characters need their corsets. Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy), who lives alone…
It’s been, shockingly, more than 40 years since The Band’s last appearance on stage together was captured forever in Martin Scorsese’s now-classic The Last Waltz. Martin Scorsese is back with the beloved group again — this time as executive producer of the new film, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band. For those of…
Thank you to American Cruise Lines for sponsoring this post and for reminding me how much there is to see in our own country. You all know that my husband and I are huge fans of river cruising, and we just received a free brochure from American Cruise Lines that is so irresistible, we’ve…
I’m not really a “Oh, it’s December 31, let’s reflect back on the past year” kind of girl. I’ve given up on resolutions and I’ve stopped coming up with a word to live by for the new year. At this point, I’m just trying to be present in the moment and get through my to-do…
Let me preface this by saying that I had absolutely no interest in seeing Jojo Rabbit. The idea of a satire about Nazis was completely unappealing to me, and I put off watching it for so long, it became the last movie I watched before our San Diego Film Critics Society end-of-year vote. Michael and…
It would be easy to bash Cats like so many other reviewers have done because the movie really is bad and the puns are just too tempting. But the truth is, it’s not a complete cat-astrophe. (Okay, I couldn’t help it.)
