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‘Set it Up’ and the Beauty Behind “And Yet…”

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Good news, Netflix’s Set it Up still holds up. You know how sometimes you obsessively watch a movie for a period of time and then abandon it for a while only to revisit and realize that it’s just not that good anymore? That’s not the case with Set it Up. It’s just as glorious as I remember, and maybe even more because this time around, I have a lot more feelings about the “and yet…” of it all. (On top of the pizza scene, which basically owns me.) While the idea is explored through almost every character’s point of view,

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Fact: “The Love Triangle” is the Worst Romance Trope

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I seldom speak so boldly on behalf of others, but it is with complete confidence that I can say that most of us are in agreement that “the love triangle” is the absolute worst romance trope to exist. I have  an incredibly difficult time believing that someone out there actually gawks at “love triangles” the way I do with “enemies to lovers.” And if I’ve just insulted you by saying this, please, for the love of all things write a counter article to this explaining why on earth you love this trope. Jean-Ralphio voice: it’s the wooooooooorst. Period. I could

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‘Addams Family Values’ Should Be Your Summer Vibe Inspiration

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We’re now at the midway point of summer, and whether you’re the type of person who desperately wants to hold onto every warm day we have left or the type of person who has already moved into countdown mode for the fall, 1993’s Addams Family Values makes for a great watch this time of year. You may well be surprised if you haven’t seen it, assuming that it definitely skews more Halloween, and it mostly does. The Addams Family inherently exists in a state of perpetual autumn, but the storyline of this delightfully macabre film actually plays out during the

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‘Trying’ on Apple TV Continues to Uphold its Comforting Disposition

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Trying on Apple TV was clearly always meant to carry on a comforting disposition, and it not only does so all throughout, but in the final episode of season two, it goes above and beyond. I’ll be honest in admitting that I wasn’t immediately sold on Apple TV’s Trying when I first started watching. A part of me doubted that both Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) were on the same page, and the reluctant part of me that’s been burned too much by TV doubted that their love would even last. But it’s times like this where I

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Quietly Keeping it Together Elinor Dashwood Style

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Cruella is a true vibe of a movie, and I found Emma Thompson delightful to watch in it, but that’s unsurprising, as I find her delightful to watch in pretty much everything she does. A few days after going to see it, Sense and Sensibility was on television as I was flipping through channels, and that’s always a movie I keep on whenever I come across it. It’s a favorite of mine not only because it’s another great Emma Thompson performance, but because Elinor Dashwood holds a special place for me as one of the Jane Austen heroines whose personality

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Lucifer’s Dan Espinoza and Finding Possibilities for Self-Improvement Even in the Unlikeliest of Circumstances

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*Spoilers for Lucifer Season 5B ahead* One of the things I’ve always liked best about Lucifer is how openly it’s shown the benefits of therapy and the necessity of tackling our trauma. Every character on the show deserves an ode to the hard work they’ve done during their self-improvement journey over the course of the series, but it’s Dan Espinoza who has always been the most fascinating to me in that regard, in large part because it could have so easily gone in a different direction. Lucifer and Chloe are our main characters, it’s a given that they’re going to

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Lucifer’s Fifth and Penultimate Season Is its Strongest Spectacle Yet

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Spoilers Ahead For a series to be on air for five seasons and get better through time is a true rarity in television, especially in procedurals. And no, Lucifer wasn’t always perfect—the first season takes some time to gain momentum, but once it does, it’s smooth sailing until the end of two. While there are a number of incredible episodes in season three, the majority of it struggles to find its footing. But even when situations got frustrating on this series, and we aren’t getting the things we wanted, this is a show that continuously set up stories that’d work

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Ships, Shippers, FanFiction and the Colossal Power of Romance Shouldn’t Be Shamed

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It’s 2021 and I’m tired of defending romance, ships, and shippers at this point. But don’t fret, so long as there are incompetent nincompoops that insist on raining on our parade, I’ll be here to shut those voices down. Today’s issue? We’re back to meaningless hot takes from men (and a writer at that) claiming that “shippers” don’t deserve respect. What? In a world where we have terrible racist, misogynistic, homophobic, xenophobic, ableist, people living amongst us, it’s shippers who don’t deserve respect? Excuse me, I ask this again, but what? Imagine thinking that’s a hot take worthy of being

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Speaking Up Always Matters and Meghan Markle’s Interview with Oprah is a Beautiful Reminder of That

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For starters, and this goes without saying, but we believe Meghan Markle. We’ve adored her since Rachel Zane graced our TV screens on Suits and we now adore and admire here even more. We believe her.  We believe her because believing women when they tell their truths matters. And we believe her because no woman ever wants to admit that they aren’t okay. Our friend Katie Kawa of Nerdy Girl Notes shared an extraordinary post about the fact that we cannot be strong all the time. And I want to make sure, you all head over there to read what she had

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I Don’t Know Mark Hamill Personally, but We Respect Everything He Does for the Star Wars Fandom

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In a world full of terrible people, be like Mark Hamill—good and kind, and unapologetically on the right side of history. When I woke up this morning and looked at my to do list, writing an article on Mark Hamill was not up there. But then I started scrolling through Twitter and saw this tweet by Adam Scott and decided I had one too many feelings to ignore, so here we are. Related Content: How to Watch the Original Star Wars Trilogy in Order Star Wars is my first real, fandom love. I have the most vivid memories of how

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Moulin Rouge: The Musical | The Most Exquisite Theatrical Experience of Our Time

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It’s a spectacular spectacular with all the confetti you could dream of, superlative performances featuring a remarkably gifted and diverse cast, a stunning, out-of-this-world set, and the kind of theatrical experience the world dreams of. Baz Luhrmahn’s Academy Award nominated Moulin Rouge is one of the most memorable films of its time, and Moulin Rouge: The Musical! is the Broadway experience you don’t want to miss. A story filled with colossal passion in every corner along with heart wrenching emotions that’ll leave you thinking for days to come—poignant, exquisitely captivating, and profoundly enduring. It’s worth every penny and more. To

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