NBC’s new ensemble drama “The Village” premiered at the end of March. And leading up to the premier, I saw the commercial for it countless times. I thought it looked like it might be a good uplifting, relationship-y drama, and I was eager to give it a try. So my husband and I started watching… Continue reading NBC’s The Village: I’m Hooked Despite Myself
I know I’m not alone in my typical dislike of most movies that are considered “Christian” or “faith-based” films. As much as I respect the good intentions that are probably behind most of those preach-to-the-choir type stories, I usually can’t stomach the cheesiness and poor quality. When one of the producers of the indie film Evergreen… Continue reading Indie Film Evergreen is Something New in Catholic Filmmaking
I had seen the commercial advertising ABC’s new city mouse/country mouse comedy “Bless This Mess” more times than I could count, by the time it finally premiered last week. And I still couldn’t decide if it looked more funny and entertaining, or cheesy and silly. Some helpful background information: I grew up on a dairy… Continue reading ABC’s Bless This Mess is Promising
Most of my attempts to get into any new network hour-long shows that have a thriller or mystery type format do not end well. Typically, when my husband and I try a show like this, we can’t even begin to get invested in it because we’re too busy making fun of the stilted dialogue and… Continue reading NBC’s The Enemy Within is Surprisingly Good
I first heard about the coming of age indie film Eighth Grade some time ago when it was garnering a bunch of critical acclaim around the time it came out last year. I stumbled upon an article about it that mentioned it was written and directed by a dude who is almost exactly my age, so… Continue reading Eighth Grade is a Well-Done Film, but Not for the Faint of Heart
I never read the novel Watership Down, and I didn’t actually know anything about it, before I watched the new animated Netflix limited series adaptation of it. The main reason I watched the series was because I saw it had rabbits in it and it was rated PG, so I figured it was a go to… Continue reading Netflix’s Watership Down is Not Your Typical Cartoon Bunny Show
My husband and I have grown pretty leery of watching series that are rated Mature. We used to be more unconcerned, figuring we could pretty much just fast-forward stuff we didn’t want to see. But then we had like a whole bunch of things in a row shock us with graphic sex scenes that began… Continue reading Amazon Series Homecoming is an Engrossing Mystery (and it’s Fairly Clean!)
Even if you’re super into Santa Clause stories (which, for the record, I am not), the sheer number of generic, almost made-for-TV type movie options along these lines that can be found on Netflix right now is a little ridiculous. Between those and the sappy cookie-cutter PG romance-in-the-snow movies abounding this time of year,… Continue reading The Star and Angela’s Christmas: Two Surprisingly Religious Kids’ Christmas Movies on Netflix
I reviewed the Netflix original series “Daredevil” a while back, after I’d watched (and enjoyed) the first two seasons. I’d loved the positive portrayal of Catholicism in “Daredevil,” and just how well-done the show was as a whole. So my husband and I were moderately excited when season 3 of the series came to Netflix… Continue reading Daredevil Season 3 is Very Good (Huge Understatement!)
When it comes to young adult movies, Netflix originals seem to me to be pretty hit or miss. Some of them, like Candy Jar, are pretty clean, fun, and well-done. And some of them, like #RealityHigh, are pretty much insufferable. So where does Sierra Burgess is a Loser fall into that spectrum? Maybe not squeaky clean,… Continue reading Netflix Film Sierra Burgess is a Loser: A Fun Coming-of-Age Rom-Com
