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Cheap ploys, nice romance. |
| Falling Inn Love is another generic Netflix rom com/dramedy. It’s hard to call these pure rom coms when it’s very light on the comedy, and the conflicts are always built up as if they’re dramatic. But it’s all there, romance, comedy and the usual, predictable conflicts, all wrapped up in an easy-to-watch package. | 2019 Directed by: Roger Kumble Screenplay by: Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy Starring: Christina Milian, Adam Demos | |
| I was a teenager who saw the original Lion King in theaters and probably saw it a dozen more times in the years that followed; however, I haven’t seen it in around twenty years, and haven’t given the film that much thought since. I don’t have any kids and feel no great attachment to the original. It was a film I liked at the time, and then grew up. I give this backstory only because it feels necessary since so many reviewers (and viewers alike) are coming at this remake from different places. | 2019 Directed by: Jon Favreau Screenplay by: Jeff Nathanson Starring: Donald Glover, BeyoncĂ©, Seth Rogen, and Billy Eichner | |
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Smart, funny and entertaining. |
| Booksmart straddles the very difficult line of entertaining but still remaining within the realm of reasonability. Well, the characters start centered within our reality and while things go further out of control than they would for those of us who don’t live in movie universes, the characters are still tethered to relatability, and as a result the movie can just take us for a ride. | 2019 Directed by: Olivia Wilde Screenplay by: Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel Starring: Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever | |