One of the first reviews I read about The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer (one of our February Picks) promised the book would “recall the explosion” of similarly title books such as Gone Girl. I could not wait for the book to be released, as I was eager to dive into another…
The Paris Key, by Juliet Blackwell, is a delight. Truly, it’s a delight. The fancy bio is thus: As a girl, Genevieve Martin spent the happiest summer of her life in Paris, learning the delicate art of locksmithing at her uncle’s side. But since then, living back in the States, she has become more private,…
When I was in fifth grade I wrote a letter to the creators of Full House…BEGGING them not to take it off the air. I have no idea what happened to that letter, but oh goodness it broke my heart to have that show leave my life… TWENTY YEARS LATER MY LETTER WAS ANSWERED. Fuller…
Hello Beautiful People, Last night, I had the privilege of seeing Bright Star on Broadway. For those of you who don’t know, Bright Star on Broadway is a new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, directed by Walter Bobbie. I had no idea what to expect when walking into the theatre. I was there…
This last week, I had the opportunity to see The Woodsman at New World Stages and participate in a Q&A with some of the cast members after the show. When I walked into the theatre, I was transported to a magical place. The set was not on the stage, the theatre was the set. There…
Write Reader(s), we’re counting down the minutes to the start of the show, and Brooklyn is the second to last film to be reviewed on our list. Of course, it’s difficult to absorb a simple film like Brooklyn when you’ve just watched Matt Damon fly through space in The Martian, but I am prepared to…
Dear Write Readers, the end is near! There are only three films left on the list, and The Martian is next up. So here it begins. The sad space movies. If you’ve read any of my previous reviews, you’ll know that sad movies aren’t really my forte. I’m not great at watching sad movies. I…
We’ve made it to film five on our list. Whew. It’s been a long few days, filled with movie magic. The next bit of movie magic is The Revenant, starring Leo himself. As I sat in the theatre waiting for this movie to begin, I was musing on Leo’s run with the Academy Awards, and…
Dear Write Reader(s), I am sitting at the theater bar in between showings, drinking a seltzer water (scouts honor) and I am using my downtime to finish up these articles so you can read them all and enjoy the Academy Awards tomorrow night as you should. I just left Spotlight, and all I can think…
Onward and upward, Write Reader(s). We now move to the next film on our list of Best Picture nominees- The Big Short. When I saw the preview for this film, I knew it was on my list to see. I loved the trailer, filled with Christian Bale saying ridiculous things, and Ryan Gosling also saying…