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“A Secret Love” documents the hardships of LGBTQ+ couples
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Released on Netflix earlier this year, “A Secret Love” tells the story of Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel, an elderly lesbian couple that had been together for 70 years but kept their relationship a secret from their families until 2009. Donahue and Henschel met in their early 20s in Saskatchewan, Canada during the 1940s…
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The Social Dilemma did not satisfy
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After hearing people rave about the “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix and seeing way too many ads for it, I was ready to watch a new perspective on how social media affects society and politics. It only took me about five minutes to realize this was not the case. The “drama-documentary” opens up with…
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“Enola Holmes” brings forth a strong new female heroine
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Most people know the famous duo of Detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson. Since first appearing in a 1887 print “A Study in Scarlet” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes and Watson have since been the focus of many media projects, from books to movies and television shows. Adapted from the book series…
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“Soul Surfer” shows strength
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At the age of 13, Bethany Hamilton was free-surfing at Tunnels Beach, Kauai, with her close friend Alana Blanchard, when she was attacked by a shark. She woke up in the hospital the next morning with just one arm. “Soul Surfer”, a biographical drama released in 2011 that is currently on Netflix, tells the…
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“Train to Busan” illustrates unity
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As self-quarantines are carried out in hopes of keeping our community safe and healthy, many people are turning on their televisions and settling in for a good movie. “Train to Busan” is a movie that is fitting for this period of time due to its depiction of a rapidly spreading zombie apocalypse, which parallels…
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Are you still watching?
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Yes, Netflix. We’re still watching. As we pull into the next decade, many might be making new resolutions to stop watching so much Netflix, but we all know those won’t last long. So might as well inform you on the new updates to help break your weak-wills. In terms of good drama films, Netflix…
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Netflix nails it with Klaus
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This year, Netflix decided to delve into the realm of animated holiday movies, releasing an all new original film titled “Klaus.” The animated holiday film follows a postman named Jesper who is used to royal treatment, since he is the son of the king of the land. When the king gets tired of catering…
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Tall Girl gives a false perception of high school
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There are real issues going on in the world, like the countless countries living in poverty, but Jodi Kreyman, a financially stable girl with parents who love her, thinks her life is especially tragic. “You think your life is hard? I’m a high school junior wearing size thirteen Nikes,” she said. The Netflix original…
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Kondo “sparks joy” within viewers
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Holding item after item, the question lingers: Does this item “spark joy”? Some make the cut, but others do not. Joy-inducing items are kept while the others are sent off with a “thank you.” “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” an original Netflix show, is currently blowing up as it changes the way the masses…
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Patty Bladel’s coming of rage story deserves better writers
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Within the first hours of the trailer’s release, the new Netflix original show, Insatiable, was denounced as a fat-shaming and harmful attempt at comedy. People even went as far as starting a petition, that eventually garnered over 230,000 signatures, to get the show cancelled. At this point I was left wondering, who in the…