Every time I see Greta Gerwig in a movie, I just want to be her friend. She seems so down-to-earth and authentic and, like the best actors, she never seems to be acting. In Rebecca Miller’s new film, Maggie’s Plan, Gerwig plays the title character — a Manhattan millennial who’s made a career out of…
If you want to see why people in this country are so angry, go see Money Monster. In the movie, a frustrated young man named Kyle (Jack O’Connell) finds his way on to the set of a hot financial show and threatens to kill host Lee Gates (George Clooney) on live TV for recommending a…
Sometimes it shocks me that, even though I was an English major in college, I somehow missed reading so many classics. For example, I had no idea Jane Austen wrote a novella called Lady Susan but you can bet I’ll be heading to the library to check it out after seeing Love and Friendship, the…
First of all, let me say that, as the mom of two grown children, I totally resent the title, The Meddler. Yes, I have been known to leave my kids rambling voicemails. And to text them repeatedly when they don’t call me back. And maybe I’ve gotten a little too involved in their friends’ lives….
As I’ve said a million times, Me Before You is one of my favorite books. Ever. I’ve interviewed author Jojo Moyes a couple of times because, well, I adore her. Both as a writer and a person. So you can only imagine how excited I am about the upcoming movie version of Me Before You,…
