Category: romance

  • Movie Review: “Fingernails”

    Movie Review: “Fingernails”

    Couples who want to know if their love is true (and two sided) can go to the Love Institute, have a fingernail ripped off a finger (with all the pain that goes with that process), and have those fingernails tested to see if they are indeed in love. The results of the test are in…

  • Movie Review: “The Layover”

    Movie Review: “The Layover”

    It’s been a tough day! High School English teacher, Kate (Alexandra Daddario), lets one of her students read from a manga book with the principal watching. The book is sexual in nature and Kate is asked to resign. Ooops. Meg (Kate Upton) is on a sales call trying to get her new line of cosmetics…

  • Movie Review: “On the Rocks”

    Movie Review: “On the Rocks”

    Struggling with writers block, successful author Laura (Rashida Jones) is regretting signing up for her next book without it being finished. Unofortunately, her writers block is having an effect on her marriage to Dean (Marlon Wayans). Dean is starting a new company and is travelling a lot on business with his team. Coming home from…

  • Movie Review: “Love at First Sight”

    Movie Review: “Love at First Sight”

    20 year old, Hadley Sullivan (Haley Lu Richardson) is flying from JFK in New York to London to be a bridesmaid in her father’s wedding. It’s complicated. Hadley misses her fight! 22 year old Yale statistics major, Oliver Jones (Ben Hardy) is flying from JFK in New York to London for his mother’s memorial. It’s…

  • Movie Review: “The Little Mermaid”

    Movie Review: “The Little Mermaid”

    Mermaid Ariel (Halle Bailey) is fascinated with the “above world” of humans. Ariel collects human artifacts that have made their way into the sea and desperately wants to go on land to learn more about that world. A great example of what Ariel has found, and learned what it is from her friend Scuttle (Awkwafina),…

  • Movie Review: “Happiness for Beginners”

    Movie Review: “Happiness for Beginners”

    Helen (Ellie Kemper) has been separated for a year. Recently, the divorce has been finalized and Helen, instead of celebrating, is filled with renewed angst. Taking her younger brothers advice, Helen signs up for a wilderness survival course hoping to “reset”. Arriving at the course headquarters (a motel in Connecticut) Helen meets her fellow hikers,…

  • Movie Review: “A Chance Encounter”

    Movie Review: “A Chance Encounter”

    After the death of his mother, emerging poet, Hal Flynn (Paul Peterson), travels to Taormina, Italy for inspiration and time to honor his mother who left him some money to pursue his passion. Arriving in Taormina he happens upon a woman singing and playing guitar in a plaza by the ocean, and recognizes her as…

  • Movie Review: “The Sunlit Night”

    Movie Review: “The Sunlit Night”

    Frances (Jenny Slate) is an artist, and her world just came unraveled. Her latest art work was dissed by a panel of judges, she just broke up with her boyfriend, her sister announced her engagement, and her parents announced their separation. Frances needs to get away! Luckily, she found work for the summer, painting a…

  • Movie Review: “Licorice Pizza”

    Movie Review: “Licorice Pizza”

    25 year old Alana (Alana Haim) is working for a photographer taking pictures for the high school yearbook. Five years from now, Alana figures she will be doing the same boring job. 15 year old Gary (Cooper Hoffman) is in high school waiting on line to get his picture taken. Five years now, Gary figures…