Weekly Spotlight: The Big C (2010)

  • Each day is a new opportunity to seize the day. In health, we strive to maintain equilibrium with our imperfect selves: salivating with each decision (and there are many to make), preparing ourselves for the week ahead. It is easy to forget the simple pleasures of life as we know it. I myself remain guilty…

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  • An Expertly Tailored Sequel After 20 years, we’ve been revived! As a lover of the first movie that came out just before the first iPhone, I can confidently say that this satisfied all the things that I was looking for. There was so much tenacity in every scene, on the edge of my seat waiting…

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  • As a little girl, I remember fantasizing about being a princess. I loved all the glamour, sparkling tiaras, and little heels. I loved the idea of love and beauty as a child, revering into a world of fantasy and adventure. Years later, still find so much joy in princesses. The dream of escaping into that…

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  • “I had you pegged didn’t I?” “You had the whole human race pegged.” A memory box that holds all my moments with you, filled to the brim. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind was released 22 years ago. Directed by Michel Gondry, here we have a cinematic, romantic, enthralling, and unique perspective into a special…

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  • A peak into the world of the St. Nicholas school brought me into a whirlwind. When I realized this was filmed in the Bronx, it was the reddish brown bricked buildings that surrounded Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) and Mrs. Miller (Viola Davis). There was a nostalgia that tethered my mind into that scene. I felt…

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  • 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, and more. This film is just absolutely amazing, presenting as the sequel to the Fast & Furious franchise. If you don’t know much about cars, this film literally makes you want to know. I’ll share some of my favorite scenes.…

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  • Swingers has been on my list for a minute. This is a comedy film that stars Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Heather Graham. There are other familiar faces, but originally I wanted to check this out because Vince Vaughn is one of my favorites and he was so young here! When I looked into it…

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  • The Devil’s Advocate (1997) is a horror/fantasy starring Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, and Charlize Theron; centered around the human traits of greed, vanity, and lust. Keanu Reeves plays Kevin Lomax, a young hot-shot Attorney from a small town in Florida. Kevin gets recruited by a well established New York law firm. When he and his…

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  • We are only reflections of our experiences, or what we let them become inside of us. Ms. 45 starring ​​Zoë Tamerlis, is a exploitative thriller film that is centered around a female Kira that goes on a murdering spree after getting sexually assaulted by two in the span of a few hours.  Thana is an…

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  • People come into your life for many reasons, oftentimes you find that the ones who are seemingly unintentional are the most profound. A Family Affair (2024) is a romantic comedy that stars Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Kathy Bates and more. This film centers around the life of a widowed mother and her daughter,…

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