Mary Elizabeth Ellis Archives

Godmothered – Some Fairy Godmothers Don’t Know When to Quit

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / December 24, 2020 / Godmothered, Isla Fisher, Jane Curtin, Jillian Bell, June Squibb, Kari Granlund, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Melissa Stack, Sharon Maguire, Willa Skye, Women Directors

Godmothered is a Disney fairy tale with a feminist twist. It’s a Christmas-adjacent tale perfect for the whole family to enjoy together during the holiday season.

Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet

Review: Santa Clarita Diet, season 3

1 Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / April 5, 2019 / Adam Arkin, Alan Tudyk, Dominic Burgess, Drew Barrymore, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Slavin, Linda Lavin, Liv Hewson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Natalie Morales, Nathan Fillion, One Day at a Time, Santa Clarita Diet, Skyler Gisondo, Timothy Olyphant

Santa Clarita Diet hit its Sophomore Slump in season 3. It lost its spark, it got stale. There weren’t enough surprises, turns, or new ideas.

Review: Santa Clarita Diet, season 2

2 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / April 3, 2018 / Drew Barrymore, Liv Hewson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Natalie Morales, Nathan Fillion, Santa Clarita Diet, season 2, Skyler Gisondo, Timothy Olyphant

Season 2 of Santa Clarita Diet is even funnier than season 1. This story about a suburban wife, mother and realtor turned into a flesh eating member of the undead sounds like it would be terrible, but it’s really good.

Review: Santa Clarita Diet

7 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / February 6, 2017 / Deobia Oparei, Drew Barrymore, Grace Zabriskie, Joy Osmanski, Liv Hewson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Nathan Fillion, Patton Oswalt, Portia de Rossi, Ricardo Chavira, Richard T. Jones, Santa Clarita Diet, season 1, Skyler Gisondo, Timothy Olyphant

Santa Clarita Diet is a 10 part horror comedy on Netflix. It’s about a married couple who are severely tested when their normal existence is changed because the Mrs. turns into a zombie. The pretty lady is forever undead.