Okay, so watching this movie was exactly like being lowered into a warm, fragrant bubble bath for two hours. The water always stayed warm, and the bubbles remained their ebullient, iridescent selves the entire time. You never really wanted to leave this setting ever again. I sure didn't. This was … [Read more...]
My 10 Thoughts (Mes Dix Pensées) on the New Les Misérables
There’s a reason Le Mis is at or near the top of most people’s favorite musicals list. Well, not just one reason. Les Mis has everything a musical should have, including the most important ingredient, a potent and big-hearted story that grabs you by the heart and will not let you go. Les Mis is … [Read more...]
Hello, Archie: 10 Arch Musings on the Royal Baby’s Name
Cue all the cooing. We have finally, after two unusually long days, been put out of our misery and know what name the Duke and Duchess of Sussex--our very own Harry and Meghan--have bestowed upon their wee noble laddie baby (yes, "laddie baby." Don't read this blog if you can't handle baby talk. … [Read more...]
10 Ice-Breaking Thoughts About Chrissy Metz and “Breakthrough”
I’m usually not a big fan of “faith-based films,” not to be uppity about it. Usually, they are made by and for Christians, and nobody else. That bugs me. Art is art and should be shared by all of God’s created beings. This feeling was entrenched during my 17 years as an entertainment writer for the … [Read more...]
This is Us RECAP: Is This the End of Randall and Beth?
Seriously craving nachos over here, even though it's not yet lunchtime. Well, it's lunchtime somewhere, isn't it? We are down to the wire here with our Pearsons, and by wire I mean the season finale is next week! Not again! I guess we will survive, as we have lived through the last two years of … [Read more...]