Christmas is only a few days away, and we’re starting to ramp up! Thankfully, the 12 days of Christmas actually ends on January 5, so we still have plenty of time to get through these movies together. Next up? A horror movie! You know I love a good Christmas horror movie. Pooka! was a hit. I loved Black Christmas. You get the idea. Plus, Joel McHale is in this movie, and the title has a fun pun in it, so what could possibly go wrong? Let’s run it through the ‘ole Christmas scale and see.
Read more12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 3: Best. Christmas. Ever!
Christmas is fast approaching, so it’s time to ramp up the 12 days of Christmas movies, friends. And what better what to do that than with the BEST. CHRISTMAS. EVER!? And really, what is a Christmas movie without a handful of standout celebs from the 90s and 2000s: Brandy (no last name necessary), Heather Graham, and Jason Biggs.
Yes, this movie was built for aging millennials like yours truly. But is it any good? And most importantly, does it pass the Christmas vibe check? There’s only one way to know for sure. Let’s run it through the Patented Christmas Movie Rating Scale.
Read more12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 2: Family Switch
“This is a completely unique and original situation that’s never happened before!”
Or so says CC, when she wakes up one morning to find that she’s swapped bodies with her mom Jess (played by Jennifer Garner). I wanted to highlight this line because it was the funniest part of Netflix’s Christmas movie Family Swap. And yeah, this movie did have its share of funny moments. And if you don’t understand why this line is funny, then I guess you never saw Freaky Friday or Freaky Friday or Freaky (which is just Freaky Friday, but make it a slasher movie). The point is, yes, we have seen this idea before.
But here’s the twist. This time, as the title suggests, the whole family’s getting swapped. Daughter CC (played by Wednesday’s Emma Myers) swaps with mom Jess. Son Wyatt (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’s Brady Noon) swaps with Dad Bill (Ed Helms). And (HORRIFYINGLY) the baby Miles swaps with the dog Pickles. Oh, also. It’s Christmas. But just how Christmas is it? Let’s run this bad boy through the Patented Christmas Movie Rating Scale and find out!
Read more12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 1: EXmas
You know what we need for the last month of 2023? 12 days of Christmas movies. Or should I say… EXmas movies? Because we’re starting off this year’s series with a new one starring Blair Waldorf Leighton Meester. It’s cute. It’s got family. It’s a rom-com. But does it pass the Christmas movie vibe check? You know what we gotta do. We gotta run it through the Patented Christmas Movie Rating Scale to see! Strap in. We’re only on day 1, friends.
Read moreQueer Girl Book Club: House of Hunger
Emily: It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally here with another installment of QUEER GIRL BOOK CLUB! And this month, we’re chatting about House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson. I picked this one out because I read and enjoyed Henderson’s last book The Year of the Witching. At first, I thought this book was going to be a sequel to that book, but then I heard that the sequel (entitled The Dawn of the Coven) had been pushed back, and that House of Hunger was going to be its own standalone novel. And that it was going to be super queer. So of course I thought… hey, this sounds like the perfect book for our lil club. Despite this cover. Which I’d love to hear Kelli talk about.
Read moreSlogging Through Wheel of Time
Todd: The time has come for another Wheel of Time reading update, and this time Todd (me) is here! To quickly recap, Mary and I spent more than a year “reading” Winter’s Heart before finally finishing it this summer and then zooming through Crossroads of Twilight. We have now almost finished the prologue of Knife of Dreams and we have some thoughts! I will let Mary kick things off by asking this: now that you are through it, how bad was the dreaded “slog”?
Read moreBachelorette S20E07: This Isn't Build-A-Man Workshop
Emily: Better late than never, right? We’re here with your Fantasy Suites recap, although it seems like they’re rebranding and calling these dates “Overnights” more than they’re calling them “Fantasy Suites,” which… is a choice. They’re in Fiji, which is also where Love Island US is this year. How amazing would it be if we could one day get a Bachelor/Love Island crossover? I know it would never happen, but it could be fun!
Bonnie: Send some of the discarded men to the villa!!! Send John to the villaaaaaaaa!!!
Read moreBachelorette S20E06: Low Key I Think She Loves Charity More Than Me
Emily: Well, somehow we managed to stay awake during this boring hometowns episode, and we have a recap for you! Hooray! But before we get to that, we need to acknowledge the most important news to come out of Bachelor Nation this past week: former Bachelorette Gabby Windey has a girlfriend! And she’s writer and comedian Robby Hoffman! We are so happy for Gabby!
Bonnie: So happy for Gabby!!!! She’s one of the few people from this franchise that I follow on social media, and she continues to just be such a joy and delight. Love, love, love this news!!!
Emily: And now onto the recap? Let’s see what happens in these hometown dates.
Read moreBachelorette S20E05: I Know They Be Kissin'
Emily: Welcome back to The Bachelorette! This week, the gang is in New Orleans, which means this season is really just a tour of all of the places I have lived (or am currently living). Very exciting for me, but I would guess less exciting for the viewers at large. And way less exciting for Charity and her men. LET THESE PEOPLE TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY! GIVE US THE FANTASY!
Bonnie: I’m upset Charity has been robbed of non stop world travel, yet Zach and Clayton got to hop all over the place. RUDE.
Read moreBachelorette S20E04: One of My Biggest Heights is Fears
Emily: Hello, friends. It’s week 4, and by the end of this episode, we’ll already be down to 6 guys. I can’t believe it. What a short season. And I think at this point, we can be pretty confident about who the final four are going to be. But we’ll get to that later.
Before we get started, another oops on the points from last week. We forgot to give out rose ceremony points, so just to back it up for a second, 3 points for Aaron B for getting the first rose. 3 points to Tanner for getting the final rose.
On that note, let’s get into this episode. They’re in Washington! Which is where I live! How exciting! They’re all acting very excited about Washington. Brayden says being in Washington is a vibe and he loves hiking. This is accurate. All people do in Washington is hike or talk about hiking.
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