Isabela Merced

Dakota Johnson in Madame Web

Madame Web review: how bad is it?

Madame Web is a Marvel origin story. It was trashed horribly when it came out in theaters. In my experience any Marvel film with a woman in the lead gets trashed horribly before it’s released by the Marvel bros who […]

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Isabela Merced in Turtles All the Way Down

Turtles All the Way Down review, excellent mental health story

Turtles All the Way Down is a careful and well done exploration of mental illness in a teen girl played by Isabela Merced. It’s a story of friendship, budding romance, grief, love, and obsession.

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Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan in Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride, cheerful wedding comedy Cuban style

Father of the Bride has been made twice before, but not like this Cuban/Mexican melange of English, Spanish, tradition, and modernity. It is lighthearted and fun and something to cheer you up a bit after a day of dreary news.

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Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne in Instant Family

Review: Instant Family

Instant Family is a look at a real foster care story – one with a happy ending. It’s a comedy, but it looks clear-eyed at a situation that is anything but funny.

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Kiernan Shipka, Mitchell Hope, Jacob Batalon, and Matthew Noszka in Let It Snow

Review: Let It Snow

Let it Snow presents a new and different look at the holiday staple romcom. Let it Snow is about high school kids for one thing. For another thing, one of the romances is between two girls. That’s making history, I

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