by Samantha Arredondo | Mar 1, 2024 | Book & Movie Reviews
Since I was 14 years old Avatar the Last Airbender has been a favorite. Unbeknownst to my friends and classmates I would look forward to rushing home during high school not to watch One Tree Hill or Gilmore Girls but this Nickelodeon cartoon. And while I could not...
by Samantha Arredondo | Jul 30, 2023 | Book & Movie Reviews
Before going to see the Barbie movie my main question was: what is the agenda going to be? I had never seen a more aggressive or effective marketing campaign and was sooo interested in this movie that otherwise, I probably would have skipped. So here’s a...
by Samantha Arredondo | May 3, 2023 | Book & Movie Reviews
To preface I have never played a game of D&D or seen any of the movies before this. In fact I did not even know others existed until looking deeper into this film. I am however a lover of the fantasy genre and comedies so will be coming at this from that...
by Samantha Arredondo | Apr 30, 2022 | Book & Movie Reviews
What a surprise! After the bodice ripper of a first season, I was shocked by the almost complete lack of sex in season two. Suddenly I was sitting back, relaxing, and just enjoying a fantasy regency-esque slow burn (with Taming of the Shrew elements). Yet, as the show...
by Samantha Arredondo | Mar 22, 2022 | Book & Movie Reviews
I was surprised by Turning Red. In a good way or bad is up for debate. When the advertisements came out for this movie I had no interest in it. For the first time in a while a Pixar movie did not seem interesting to me at all and the animation style turned me off. For...
by Samantha Arredondo | Mar 15, 2022 | Book & Movie Reviews
As with any Kenneth Branagh film, the spectacle is everything. Back in 2017, I walked into the theater expecting to be awed and swept away by Murder on the Orient Express. While the visuals were certainly stunning the movie felt so oddly paced and the mystery so...