Doc Season 3 Premiere: Ben Grant Came Back for a Reason — and Why Did You Break Up Amy and Jake?
Before Doc Season 3 even premiered, I had Ben Grant pegged as possible trouble. One episode in, Amy’s memories are coming back, Ben clearly knows more than she does, the new interns are already a lot — and somehow Amy and Jake are broken up. Continue reading Doc Season 3 Premiere: Ben Grant Came Back for a Reason — and Why Did You Break Up Amy and Jake?
Revisiting House of Night as an Adult Made Me Love the Fledglings Even More
Revisiting P.C. and Kristin Cast’s House of Night as an adult made the YA drama more obvious—but it also made the character growth, vampire mythology, Zoey’s heritage and the fledglings I’ve loved for years hit completely differently. Continue reading Revisiting House of Night as an Adult Made Me Love the Fledglings Even More
Before Gibbs, Mark Harmon Was the Hot Gym Teacher in Summer School
Before Mark Harmon became Gibbs, he was Freddy Shoop—the ridiculously handsome gym teacher who got stuck teaching summer school and accidentally became exactly the teacher those kids needed. Continue reading Before Gibbs, Mark Harmon Was the Hot Gym Teacher in Summer School
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia Is Winning Over Viewers With Knowledge, Revenge and a Very Different Kind of Witch
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia is getting strong audience reactions thanks to a story built around history, revenge, survival and a young woman who turns knowledge into her greatest weapon. Continue reading Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia Is Winning Over Viewers With Knowledge, Revenge and a Very Different Kind of Witch
DOC Season 3 Hasn’t Even Started and I Already Have Thoughts
DOC Season 3 hasn’t even started and I already have thoughts. Amy and Jake are endgame, Michael is complicated, and I’m calling it now: Ben Grant is the new Richard. Continue reading DOC Season 3 Hasn’t Even Started and I Already Have Thoughts
Movies I Will Stop and Watch Every Single Time They’re On
We all have those movies we’ve seen a thousand times but still can’t turn off. From The Departed and Steel Magnolias to Twilight, Freddy Krueger and Legend, these are some of the movies that make me put the remote down every single time. Continue reading Movies I Will Stop and Watch Every Single Time They’re On
Austin Stowell Is a Movie Star. Hollywood Just Needs to Catch Up.
Austin Stowell has spent years disappearing into completely different characters, but his performance as young Gibbs on NCIS: Origins convinced me of something: Hollywood needs to start treating this man like the big-screen leading man he already is. Continue reading Austin Stowell Is a Movie Star. Hollywood Just Needs to Catch Up.
All Her Fault Had Me Saying “WAIT, WHAT?!” Until the Very End
I thought I knew where All Her Fault was going. I absolutely did not. Between the kidnapping, Peter’s massive secret and an ending I genuinely loved, this one had me changing my mind about everybody right up until the end. Continue reading All Her Fault Had Me Saying “WAIT, WHAT?!” Until the Very End
Reminders of Him Fixed My Biggest Problem With the Book — So Why Didn’t I Like the Movie?
I liked Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him, but I could never find redemption in Kenna. The movie finally fixed that problem for me. So why did I still spend most of it bored? Continue reading Reminders of Him Fixed My Biggest Problem With the Book — So Why Didn’t I Like the Movie?
Edward Norton Made Primal Fear’s Twist Possible
Primal Fear still delivers one of cinema’s wildest twists, but the real reason it works is Edward Norton. In his first movie, opposite Richard Gere, Norton made audiences believe in Aaron completely—and then ripped the whole thing apart. Continue reading Edward Norton Made Primal Fear’s Twist Possible
