Everything Everywhere All At Once
So, even though you have broken my heart yet again, I wanted to say, in another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (+fan service)
“WIth Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.”
Lemonade Mouth
Be Heard. Be Strong. Be Proud.
Spencer
“Here, there is only one tense. There is no future. The past and the present are the same thing.”
No Time To Die
“So You’re Not Dead?”
Eternals
“I refuse to hurt any of you for my beliefs.”
Black Widow
“I doubt the God from space has to take Ibuprofen after a fight”
Man of Steel
“The Symbol Of The House Of El Means Hope. Embodied Within That Hope Is The Fundamental Belief In The Potential For Every Person To Be A Force For Good.”
To All the Boys: Always and Forever
A meet cute is when a couple meets for the first time. It’s always cute, and that is how you know they’re gonna end up together.
The Namesake
You remind me of everything that followed.
The Prestige
Are you watching closely?
Rebecca (2020)
Last night, I dreamed I went to Manderley again.
Enola Holmes
Paint your own picture, Enola. Don’t be thrown off by other people.
Just Mercy
I now know that hopelessness is the enemy of justice. Hope allows us to push forward even when the truth is distorted by the people in power. It allows us to stand up when they tell us to sit down. And to speak when they say, “Be quiet.” Through this work I’ve learned that each…
Midsommar
Welcome to Harga, and happy midsummer! It has been ninety years since our last great feast, and it will be ninety years before our next.
Silver Linings Playbook
I think we so often get caught up in this state of negativity and it’s a poison like nothing else.
All Together Now
Youth is precious, you should enjoy it.
The Devil All the Time
“Though he hadn’t talked to God in years, not a single petition or word of praise since he’d come across the crucified Marine. Willard could feel it welling up inside him now, the urge to get right with his maker, before something bad happened to his family.”
Work It
Love is happening all around us. We just have to look for it.
The Kissing Booth 2
“Life throws curves at you, you think it’s moving one way, and suddenly realize it’s heading in the opposite direction.”
Anna Karenina (2012)
There can be no peace for us, only misery, and the greatest happiness.
The Half of It
Love is messy. And horrible and selfish and bold. It’s not finding your perfect half. It’s the trying and failing. Love is being willing to ruin your good painting for the chance at a great one.
Get Out
Sink into the floor. Sink
Blinded by the Light
“My dream is to build a bridge to my dreams, but not a wall between my family and me.”
Bend It Like Beckham
Anyone can cook aloo gobi, but who can bend a ball like Beckham?
Brooklyn
One day the sun will come out and you’ll realize this is where your life is.
The Irishman
Three people can keep a secret, only when two of them are dead. The Irishman Release Date: September 27th, 2019. Dir: Martin Scorsese. Summary: In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hit man, he also goes…
Lady Bird
Marion McPherson, a nurse, works tirelessly to keep her family afloat after her husband loses his job. She also maintains a turbulent bond with a teenage daughter who is just like her: loving, strong-willed and deeply opinionated.
Knives Out
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey dies just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc arrives at his estate to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Thrombey’s untimely demise.
Extremely Wicked and Shockingly Vile
“… in that they were extremely wicked, shockingly evil, vile, and with utter indifference to human life…”-Extremely Wicked and Shockingly Vile Release: July 24th, 2019. Dir: Joe Berlinger Summary: A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years. Original Rating:…
The Farewell
“Life is not just about what you do. It’s more about how you do it.”-The Farewell Released: July 19th, 2019. Dir: Lulu Wang Summary: Billi’s family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch — the only person that doesn’t know she only has a…
Uncut Gems
“This is me! This is how I win”-Uncut Gems Release Date: February 7th, 2020. Dir: Josh and Benny Safdie Google Summary: A charismatic jeweller makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of…
To All the Boys: P.S I Still Love You
“There’s a Korean word my grandma taught me. It’s called jung. It’s the connection between two people that can’t be severed, even when love turns to hate. You still have those old feelings for them; you can’t ever completely shake them loose of you; you will always have tenderness in your heart for them.”-To All…
Atonement
Original Rating: 8.78/10 Short Explanation: The movie Atonement was a beautifully shot, well-acted film that deserves every award that it won, however, in conjunction with its author, the movie dragged in places where the action promised to be at its highest. Long Explanation: Who doesn’t love a movie starring Kiera Knightley? From Bend It…
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