Tag: Netflix

Netflix has released a few excellent animated movies recently (like The Willoughbys!). The Mitchells vs. The Machines is definitely one of my favorites. In fact, this is probably my favorite animated film of 2021 so far. I’m sure at some point it will be replaced as we get closer to awards season. But for now…
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I’ll be honest, when I first heard about My Octopus Teacher I was a tad weirded out. It seemed like a documentary about this strange man who developed a creepy love story with an octopus. I put off watching it, and then when it got nominated for Best Documentary at the 93rd annual Academy Awards…
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Over the Moon is the latest animated movie from Netflix. Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) is a young girl who loses her mother. Four years pass, and her father is ready to move on and marry another woman. Fei Fei is still grieving over her loss and can’t fathom how her father could possibly have forgotten…
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They say laughter is the best medicine and after watching The Lovebirds I am inclined to say I agree. The plot of this movie sounded absurd when I read the logline. I want to be clear that the movie is actually absurd. But somehow it really works. Leilani (Issa Rae) and Jibran (Kumail Nanjiani) have…
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I’ve been making an effort to watch more films directed by women which is the main reason I chose to watch The Half of It. The other reason is that I’d heard through the grapevine that this had a queer story line and since it’s June (AKA Pride Month) I decided that I was out…
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Miss Americana promises an unfettered look at Taylor Swift’s life. But does it deliver? Miss Americana opens with a scene of Swift at a piano with one of her cats playfully walking across the keys. A wholesome image to begin a documentary that at times is anything but. The documentary covers the last few years…
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Alice Rohrwacher wrote and directed this beautiful film and it’s on Netflix currently so if you’re low on shows to watch check it out. This one is a little trippy and it’s really hard to write about without spoiling a very important part in the middle. It’s got a lot of biblical references and touches…
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Tamara Jenkins is back baby! After a nine year hiatus her newest offering Private Life is on Netflix. It stars Kathryn Hahn who I love for a variety of reasons but mainly for her character on Parks and Recreation. If you haven’t watched it, stop reading and watch all seven seasons right now! In Private…
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