Improbable, goofy and plucked from the playbook, there’s still something irresistible about this high gloss rom-com. And, for all the cutesy stuff begging for your approval, what really makes this one work is its undeniable star, Jennifer Lopez.
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Marry Me
February 10, 2022The Loneliest Whale
January 11, 2022
What could have been a somewhat interesting scientific journey, searching for a whale on its own in the vast seas, casts even wider ripples as it hits the screen today, during a time when so many of us feel cut off from our own, lonely and hungry for community.
The 355
January 6, 2022
What was probably a well intentioned distaff take on the standard spy action picture feels more like an adequate throwback. Not smart enough to be a satire, not convinced enough to come at us like the real thing. It’s somewhere in the middle. And, right now, for some, that might not be so terrible.
The Tender Bar
January 5, 2022
There are one and a half reasons to watch this coming of ager. For some, those may be enough.
Being the Ricardos
December 19, 2021
I’m all for showing the love for Lucy (and Desi) but I’m not sure this homage will make us feel it.
Nightmare Alley
December 14, 2021
Guillermo del Toro’s remake of the 1940’s film noir is appropriately creepy. It’s also weirdly cold, which, sadly, neutralizes the whole damn thing.
And Just Like That
December 13, 2021
Too big and not Big Enough, the long awaited Sex and the City evolution pushes its embossed envelope in directions we need and some, maybe we don’t.
Licorice Pizza
November 25, 2021
A wonderful Cooper Hoffman brings his own charm and great timing to Gary, still evoking memories of his late, great father, who, of course, worked with Anderson.
Tick, Tick…Boom!
November 17, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical is a love letter to the theater kid in all of us.
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