I was on a rom-com wave and wanted to go to the theaters, so I decided to see "The Materialists" directed by Celine Song in 2025 starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans. It is safe to say that I had extremely high hopes. Johnson stars as Lucy, a professional matchmaker who attends a wedding of a couple she matched. There, she meets Harry (Pascal), the brother of the groom who is an immensely wealthy yet charming man. They have immediate chemistry but are interrupted by her ex-boyfriend John (Evans) who is working as caterer. As romance progresses between Harry and Lucy, a tragic event occurs at her workplace that makes her question love and her career. Lucy must decide between comfort and passion. My hopes came crashing down by the end of this movie. Song is an extremely talented director and while the production and shots were very beautiful and A24-approved, the story lost me. The premise was for Lucy to pick between love and money which I think is a very b...
KERI RUSSELL KERI RUSSELL KERI RUSSELL I LOVE YOUUUU Recently, as a fan of Keri Russell after watching "The Diplomat" (I will watch "Felicity" eventually), I decided to watch this movie. I saw it on Hulu and thought, why not. Directed by Jerusha Hess, one of the co-creators of the infamous "Napoleon Dynamite", in 2013, Austenland follows a Jane Austen fan, creatively named Jane, as she deals with her romantic despair by purchasing an immersion Jane Austen-themed experience at Austenland. There she meets the wild, yet kind Miss Elizabeth Charming, played by Jennifer Coolidge. With Elizabeth, Jane struggles through the imaginary world of Jane Austen, unable to tell what is real and what is not. Jane meets two men: a Mr. Darcy-esque man Mr. Nobley and a stableman Martin. Deciding between the two, unknowning which love in genuine, Jane must learn what real love is beyond the Austen novels in order to be satisfied. I will not spoil who she ends up with, but t...
Pretty boy Charlie Plummer has done it again! He must (should never) be stopped! Truly the people's princess of indie movies. Step out of the way, Lucas Hedges! "National Anthem" was a phenomenal film directed by Luke Gilford in 2023 starring Plummer as Dylan, a construction worker in New Mexico with troubled family life desperately looking for an escape. One day, he gets picked up to work at a ~unique~ ranch, where he meets the gorgeous Sky played by Eve Lindley. From there, he begins to bond with this group of ranchers who provide him a space to be himself. This movie had been on my list for a while, so I was so excited to watch it! A film done with such grace, such truthfulness, it brought tears to my eyes. The story was more than a romance; it was about letting go of other's preconceptions of you to allow yourself to be true to you. Dylan struggled with being open even within himself, which repressed him and his sexuality. He lived such a rigid life due to the in...
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