• Intense
• Romantic

‘Love Lies Bleeding’

Now that Love Lies Bleeding is streaming on Max, even more people will get a chance to watch Kristen Stewart’s excellent lesbian crime thriller that came out earlier this year. And I highly encourage you to do so, because it is excellent. Written and directed by Rose Glass (also known for her 2019 horror film, St. Maud), Love Lies Bleeding is ...

• Curious
• Intense

‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’

Netflix's latest YA offering A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is tailor-made to hook you from the jump. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder follows good girl Pippa "Pip" Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) as she digs into a murder mystery that's held her small English hometown in a chokehold for years. While everyone ...

‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Season 2, Episode 10 “Save the Children”

Paramount+'s original series Criminal Minds: Evolution did the unthinkable by making me dread the day when a prolific serial killer would leave the show. Casting Zach Gilford as charming girl dad and terrifying murderer Elias Voit, then bringing him back for a second season, was — as Collider also noted — the show's "best move." And though we...

• Fun
• Nostalgic

‘Grown Ups’

Seeing Grown Ups at the ripe age of nine years old cemented my love of Adam Sandler's comedy, and heading into August feels like the perfect time for a rewatch. Starring Sandler and his usual cast of characters — Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider — the 2010 film follows the former middle school basketball players into...

• Intense
• Romantic

‘The Last Song’

Before there was brat summer, there was Nicholas Sparks summer. Based on the iconic romance author's novel of the same name, The Last Song follows a rebellious teenager named Ronnie (Miley Cyrus) who, along with her little brother, gets sent to live with her father for the summer in his beach-front home. While she was once a prodigy pianist,...

• Fun

‘Ratatouille’

The opening ceremony to the Paris Olympics were missing one thing for me: Remy the rat. I’m, of course, referring to the iconic children’s movie Ratatouille, which follows a rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef, despite being a literal rodent. Remy moves to Paris to follow this passion and ends up meeting Linguini, the garbage boy at a...

• Adventurous
• Fun

‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino at his finest. The comedy follows washed-up Western TV actor Rick Dalton and his longtime friend/stunt double Cliff Booth as they try to achieve lasting success in 1969 Hollywood as its golden age dwindles down. The duo, played by Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, meet an array of flamboyant...

• Fun

‘Gold Zone’

Are you, like me, trying to watch as much Olympics as you possibly can over the next week and a half? If you haven't already tuned into Gold Zone on Peacock, it's a total game changer. You'll watch more sports than you thought, and you might just find your new favorite that way. Structured similarly to NFL RedZone, Gold Zone is live from 7 a.m. ET ...

• Fun
• Nostalgic

‘Poolhall Junkies’

If you're on the lookout for a new gambling film, Poolhall Junkies is a gritty early-aughts movie worth watching. Mars Callahan co-writes, directs, and stars in this cult favorite about a pool hustler, Johnny, forced to return to the game after his little brother ends up on the wrong side of a con with Johnny's former mentor (Chazz...