Romantic. Comedy. Heart-warming. Funny. Touching. Girly Movie .Memorable Chaaracters.

This was a funny movie with a predictable ending. A  "always a bridemaid and never a bride"  movie. This is a fairy godmother, one day my prince will come type of movie. The movie was very cute and the dresses were all beautiful.  I like how bottom line no matter who you are or where you are from...everyone loves a beautiful wedding ceremony and it don't hurt to fall in love along the way. The family can watch this movie together or a nice sleepover movie for the girls.

The "blacksheep" of a wealthy family is going home for his brother's wedding. He works in a mental hospital as a janitor. He takes an isolated naive woman who was a patient at the hospital home for his brothers wedding. they have a few adventures along the way but fall in love. Nice movie to watch.

A story about a real estate agent who is mostly is trying to sell his house so he can move. He owns an apartment building is living there and is mean to everyone who crosses his path. His son comes to see him to leave his grandaughter with him while he does some time in prison. He slowly becomes a caring person. AN enjoyable feel good movie. Enjoyed watching it.

True Events.  Emotional.  Awesome Acting.  Inspirational. Uplifting.  Touching. Heart-warming. Family.

This movie based on true events was very inspiring.  The love and concern depicited in the film was outstanding. I love this movie because it teaches that we are all the same regardless of race, creed, color or gender. We all want the same things in life (love, family, a place to belong).  It shows that through kindness lots of things can be achieved. The main character captured my heart because he is so big with a very gentle and soft-spoken voice. He shows so much appreciation for everything done for him. This is a great movie for the family to watch together. It just an "all around feel good movie".  The actors give awesome performances

Baltimore resident, Micah Mortimor, happily lives a life of routine chores.  The 40-ish Micah is a free-lance computer consultant with a side gig as a super in a small apartment building.  He lives rent free in a 2 bedroom basement apartment.

This narrow and limited man has a lovely and doting girlfriend Cass, a third grade teacher.  When Cass discovers there is a chance she could lose  her sublet apartment, Micah remarks,"Looks like you'll be living out of your car."  A few days later, Cass breaks up with him.  Micah doesn't get it.

What's more, a teenage boy shows up at his door, thinking that Micah might be his biological father. Micah is clueless how to proceed. Two life changing events occur days apart and Micah's routines and his strict schedules don't help him at all.

I'm a big Anne Tyler fan. However, this particular novel was not a satisfying read.

Drama. Realistic Events. Awkward Moments. Memorable Characters. Racial Issues. Good Songs. Sexual Innuendos. Nudity. Comedic Scenes.

I enjoyed watching Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover in this film.  They are two very good actors. Good Fences represents the walls and barriers that keep people divided. Its always a struggle trying  to prove to others over and over that you are worthy of honor and respect.  There is suggested violence and class and race discrimination. Although it was a good storyline... I didn't particially enjoy the movie .

Avengers Endgame is the last installment to the Avengers franchise. It includes all the characters/actors you came to love, like Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth). This focuses on the Avengers figuring out a way to go back in time to collect all of the infinity stones to stop Thanos. While this movie was three hours long, it didn't feel like it as I was intrigued the whole time. I love seeing badass superheroes, especially the women! The writing is so great as there are one-liners that are funny or heartwarming. I think this movie did a great job finishingh up the franchise and I'm sad to say goodbye. Fortunately, we will be seeing other characters in diffrerent Marvel movies/shows.

A Kid Like Jake, starring Jim Parsons and Claire Danes, is about a father, Greg (Parsons), and mother, Alex (Danes), who have a four-year-old child, Jake. They are trying to put him in a great  primary school, but when Jake starts acting up in school and he loves dressing up and watching fairytales, which concerns Greg. Alex thinks everyone is labeling Jake too early, and Jake's behavior causes Greg and Alex to fight. All in all, this was an okay movie. I disliked Alex the whole time. I feel like we didn't get to see much of Jake when he was the main concern. I think this movie does focus on an important topic, but I feel like what was more focused was the fighting between Alex and Greg. It wasn't until the end that they finally accepted Jake to dress up like a girl. I don't know, this movie just didn't stick out to me and I feel like touching on this kind of touchy topic could have been better. I wouldn't see it again. It definitely felt like a different role for Parsons.

A former Marine helps a young boy get to his family in Chicago after his mom was killed while they were excaping New Mexico and the cartel. Action packed movie. enjoyed watching.

The Other Americans consists of multiple narratives set in motion by the death of a Moroccan American restaurant owner.  The setting is a small town in California's Mojave Desert.

It is a story told from many points of view.  Los Angeles County is a magnet for immigrants.  One of three residents are foreign-born.  One character who witnesses the hit & run of Driss, the restaurant owner, is an illegal immigrant from Mexico.  Needless to say, he is afraid to come forward.

Nora, Driss's daughter, is the main narrator.  She calls herself a falied jazz composer and is sensitive that her mother urged her to become a doctor.  Salma, her older sister, married with children, is a successful dentist.  Yet, unbeknowst to Nora, Salma has her own dark secrets.  

The book is a satisfying blend of a suspenseful who done it, a police procedural and romance.  I couldn't put it down. The writing is gorgeous.  I highly recommend it.

The historiaan Daniel Immerwahr divides our nation's expnsionist energies into 3 phases.  The first took place in the 19th centuary when Native Americans were stripped of their lands.  The second phase involved the US latching on to a number of small islands in the Pacific and the Carribean.  These islands were rich in guano, nitrogen-rich bird poop, which could be used as fertilizer stateside.  The third phase concerns the 5 decades of our country annexing and subjugating Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

Both countries were given a raw deal by the US.  A mainland doctor,  Cornelius Packard Rhods, performed horrendous  experiments on Puerto Rico"s citizens, causing deaths.  During World War II in the Philippines, civilians were caught in the cross-fire between the Americans and the Japanese.  At least 100,000 men, women and children perished.

Later, the US would shore up the corrupt regime of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos.  Imelda, by the way, was accused of owning 3,000 pairs of designer shoes.  "It's only 1,060!"  She declared to the press.

This is a great read.  The chapters are short and easily read.  If you want to dip into a great history book about our American Empire, this book is for you.  By the way, as of today, our country operates around 800 military bases around the world.

Tom Selleck as the Father of the Reagan's is my favorite character so far. I love how he comports himself. He is also the chief commissioner of NY. A family of cops and lawyers. I'm already hooked and I pretty much can hum the theme song down pack. Shows how the family tries be just and not abuse their authority but Danny the oldest Reagan has his own way of dealing with things as you will see. I would definitely recommend this series. It family-friendly. I like how they meet every sunday as a family.

Ellie is a 12 year old who is very comfortable with being herself and speaking her mind. She generally operates in an unfiltered mode, so you can always count on her to give you a straight-from-the-shoulder response to any question or problem posed. While cerebral palsy, or CP, has had a huge effect on how she lives, Ellie doesn't want her disability to define her as a person. Which is a little difficult with an overprotective mother who keeps insisting that her IEP include an aide to help her "handle" class changes and bathroom use. But Ellie knows her mom is just concerned for her wellbeing, and instead of fighting too much about it she prefers to spend her time watching The Great British Bakeoff, writing letters to famous chefs, and baking her own culinary masterpieces to share with family and friends. All in all, life in Tennessee, with just Ellie and her mom, has been good. But when Ellie's grandfather's Alzheimer's worsens, the two must make the decision to leave Tennessee and move to Oklahoma to help manage things. And this results in a lot of unexpected events, good and bad. While this book isn't one of those edge-of-my-seat, can't-put-it-down types, it was very engaging in that, once I got to know Ellie, I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next in her story. I think this book has appeal for a variety of reasons, but I mostly liked how down-to-earth and real all of the characters seemed. I'd recommend this for fifth to eighth grade. Wonder by R.J. Palacio, or for older readers, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling, would be great books to pair with Roll with It, and then compare/ contrast characters, plots, etc.

The story of rapunzel . A very cute movie, I watched it with my grandson. He enjoyed it very much also.

This is one of my all time favorites female detective show. Its not to gorey and it makes you think. Jessica Fletcher is my girl next to Vera when it comes to crime shows. I really like Sherriff Amos Tupper...He always thinks he can solve the crimes without Jessica Fletcher but then she soon becomes his partner in crime or should I say crime solving . I also like the light humor in it as well. Why not watch a few episodes yourself to see if you can guess who the perpetrator is....it has little twist and very small details you have to pay attention too.

I'm not much of a superhero movie watcher but I have to say the 3 hours of the Avenger's Endgame was great!! I loved how they brought all the characters together The Hulk, Captain American, Iron Man, Black Panther and many more together to defeat their strongest enemy Kronos. It was one of the best Marvel movies. I really enjoyed the Iron Man movies and the 1st Wonder Women movie. But yes you have to see the Endgame!!!

Drama. Violent. Disturbing. Nice Soundtrack. Gripping. Nice Cast. Adult Language. Sexual Content.

This film was inspired by a true story.  Nicole Kidman and Matthew Mcconaughey worked well together. John Cusack role was gritty and convincing. This film had strong sexual contents. Not reccomended for young audiences. I didn't really care for this film.

 

Emotional.  Touching.  Inspirational.  Realistic.  Strong Acting.  Memorable Characters

The realistic history of Racism is never easy to watch on film or otherwise. This film travels through three decades (1950-1980) of history through the eyes of a long serving butler. Although he works in the White House he is never really seen as a person. The life changing events that the movie depicits has changed this country forever.  Some things were good but lots of the things seen through his eyes were bad, sad and still being dealt with on many levels today.  This film was very emotional. Forest Whitaker delivers a superb performance as the butler. The supporting cast was good which included Oprah Winfrey and the late Robin Wlliams amongst other fine actors and actresses. This film seems like it was longer then 2hr and 15m.

In Time featuring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried takes place in a dystopian world where time is worth money. When you're born, you get a year of time and it doesn't kick in until you're 25, when you stop aging. You need to work to get more time if you want food and shelter. Will Salas (Timberlake) is poor and doesn't have much time on his hands. He wants to break the system so everyone in the ghetto can have as much time as they one without the fear of dying. He meets Sylvia Weis (Seyfried), who is rich, but decides to fight for what's right. This was a fun thriller and makes you think that time is short and focuses on the poor vs. the rich. The only thing I had a problem with was I didn't feel like the characters had a strong arc throughout the movie and their stories didn't feel finished. I think it was hard to get attached to them, but I still recommend giving this movie a watch.

Spontaneous, starring Katherine Langford and Charlie Plummer, is about a senior, Mara (Langford), who is just living life until one of her classmates blows up. Everyone thinks it's just this one time, until it keeps happening and they aren't sure why. Along the way, Mara meets this guy, Dylan (Plummer), and falls in love with him. You never know who is going to be next, but Mara wants to keep living life. This was a fantastic movie and was a lot of fun. It's labeled as a horror comedy, but if anything, it's mostly funny. There is a lot of blood, but you can tell how fake it is. Langford did an amazing job in this role and I recommend watching it as it teaches you to live your life. Being a teenager, things are going to blow up, but it will be okay.