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Warning: This is a movie where we’re not supposed to believe Jamie Dornan is a boring old dad.
Today, Todd and Mary discuss Synchronic, the new movie from directors Benson and Moorhead, which is all about time travel, family, and how the past sucks.
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We interrupt your week of celebrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to bring you Ashley I. reading erotica and Matt James kissing with his eyes open. Read on to find out who thinks “groin” is a sexy word and who gets interrupted by a herd of donkeys in this week’s recap!
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Promising Young Woman is a movie I’ve been looking forward to since I first saw the trailer in theaters, a memory which seems like worlds away from where we are now. Starring the always good Carey Mulligan and billed as a black comedy thriller, it’s the kind of movie I would have bought tickets to see opening weekend, and which on a big screen would have delivered a strong enough gut punch that instead of immediately pushing my way out of the chaos of an emptying theater, I’d have actually sat through the credits.
Unfortunately, most of us won’t get to see this film on the screen it deserves. This past weekend, the 2020 film became available to rent on demand, and so I watched it on my living room sofa with my best friend and our cats. Watching Promising Young Woman in the theaters would have accentuated its luscious visuals and punchy soundtrack, but as it turns out, there’s something to be said for watching it in the company of a person you would absolutely commit murder for.
(Spoilers to follow; CW for sexual assault and suicide)
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Author George M. Johnson, photographed by Sean Howard
It’s time for the first session of YA Book Club for the year 2021! What will this year bring? Did All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson kick off the year on a good note? Read on to find out!!
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Oh, Cyberpunk 2077, we all wanted so much more from you.
CD Projekt Red, the developer behind The Witcher 3, worked on Cyberpunk 2077 for about eight years, only to have it massively blow. Fans (myself included) should have been more suspicious when CD Projekt Red got caught placing transphobic ads in the world of the game, then refused to apologize for it. I, like a lot of people, approve of the transphobia, but wondered if it was some mix-up in translation. After all, CD Projekt Red is a Polish company. Maybe they just didn’t understand the implications of the advertisement?
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It’s time for the Bachelor Season 25 draft! As a reminder, we draft our teams after the first rose ceremony, and no one earns any points during this episode. Read to find out who we picked to carry us to victory this season!
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Wait… it’s time for The Bachelor again? On the one hand, we just finished up Tayshia’s season of The Bachelorette and our faces aren’t even dry from all the emotional tears we shed during that finale. But on the other hand, the last season of The Bachelor, starring Peter Weber, seemed like it happened 500 years ago. So we guess it is time after all. Time to judge a bunch of women we don’t know based on nothing but one unflattering photograph and a poorly written bio.
Let’s do this, people.
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Whew. We’ve made to the end of...what turned out to maybe be the best season ever? We got two full-ass love stories and two engagements this season. Last season, Peter ended up with three different members of his final five women, so we’ll call this season a huge improvement. It’s almost like casting older contestants with actual life experience matters! Let’s wrap up Tayshia’s love story and find out whose team won!
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Seriously. Every time I feel like I’ve hit the lowest of the low of the lowest Christmas movie, something pops up that shows me we can go lower. Today, that something is Godmothered, a new movie available on Disney Plus starring Jillian Bell and not Amy Adams (Isla Fisher).
You see, this movie is about Eleanor Fay Bloomingbottom, a young fairy who’s in training to become a fairy godmother in a magical place called Motherland. The problem? She’s not very good. Then Eleanor discovers a letter from a 10 year old girl named Mackenzie Walsh, and the plucky fairy decides now’s the chance to prove herself to all the old lady fairies in Motherland.
The other problem? When Eleanor comes to our world, she discovers Mackenzie isn’t 10 anymore, and now she’s got a whole wealth of adult problems.
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2 episodes. 2 tired recappers. 1 recap. Let’s do this, people.
Emily: We start this episode with the return of Chris Harrison, and I have questions about this timeline, because it really doesn’t feel like he quarantined for two weeks after he got back.
Susan: I wrote down “this timeline is confusing” for that very reason. Tayshia tells Chris about the return of Bennett and says she’s never seen so many men be so in touch with their emotions. Same. I love it. (“It” not being Bennett and his fake love.)
Emily: I love how Chris Harrison acts surprised that Bennett is still there. This is the first of many insults to our intelligence this episode. The insults to our intelligence continue as Tayshia heads off on her one-on-one with Blake, and we’re supposed to sit here and act like we actually believe she’s interested in Blake and she might keep him. Like, okay sure. But sure, 20 points for Blake Tayshia says she’s excited for the date, but she does not seem excited for the date.
Read moremade with love by emily, kelli, mary, and susan. <3 thanks to Katelyn Elaine Photography for our group photos.