It’s Complicated Is a Garbage Movie
It’s Complicated continued Nancy Meyers’ hot streak and was nominated for 3 Golden Globes. But it’s a garbage movie. Find out why I find this romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin absolutely infuriating–not to mention insulting.
Believe Me, by Eddie Izzard: Book Review
A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens. Eddie Izzard’s ‘Dressed to Kill’ is one of my all-time favorite comedy specials. But does the celebrated comedian’s style translate well to memoir?
La La Land is a Garbage Movie
La La Land was adored by critics and audiences alike, setting a record for Golden Globe wins and nearly winning an Oscar for Best Picture. But it’s a garbage movie, and I’m breaking my silence about it.
Rereading Harry Potter as an Adult: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
Harry competes in the Triwizard Tournament while Voldemort plans his return. Turns out there is still magic for adults in the Harry Potter books–once Harry gets a little older.
Postcards from the Edge, by Carrie Fisher: Book Review
An actress struggles toward sobriety in this fictionalized version of Carrie Fisher’s own struggles with substance abuse, famously adapted into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine.
The North Water, by Ian McGuire: Book Review
What happens when a guilt-ridden surgeon meets a violent sociopath? Nothing good. This visceral Man Booker Prize finalist pits reason against base instinct aboard a whaling vessel in the 19th century.
Mrs. Fletcher, by Tom Perrotta: Book Review
Is it time for Tom Perrotta to move on? And can a novel that trades on white privilege get away with it if it pretends to be in on the joke?
