Red Vines and Twizzlers

Stranger Things

RV: So we’re cheating a bit here. We wanted to make sure we caught up on some reviews we’ve had on the back burner, so if you’ve noticed a lot of high scores lately, it’s because we are cherry picking some must watch TV and film to go along with awards season. Let me start…

Moana

RV: Disney is on a hot streak right now, and after watching their latest masterpiece, it’s not that hard to see why. Disney currently has their 93-year-old fingers on the pulse of progressive America. Gone are the days of those painful racial stereotypes or just random whitewashing. Moana is perhaps my favorite princess movie of all time….

La La Land

T: Are you prepared for a bunch of mushy-gushy, fan-girl raves about a movie that you probably haven’t watched yet? If not, you should probably stop reading right about now… Wait, you’re still here?! Awesome! Okay, are you ready to hear my heart soar for this amazing movie??? This movie is seriously the best. thing….

Westworld (Season 1)

T: Every once in awhile, I’ll come across something entirely new and immersive that completely and totally revolutionizes my existence. Goobers peanut-butter and jelly; bra’s with built-in-pockets; microchipping – all of these things force me to look at normal, everyday things in entirely new ways. Westworld is now a part of this list. Never has there…

Togetherness

RV: Did you know relationships aren’t supposed to be perfect, and no matter what we do our relationships will have unavoidable highs and lows? Well, Togetherness knows that, and the characters on the show illustrate just how much bullshit comes out of Hollywood. I’m a big hater of romanticized versions of reality. I’m not a…

Alice Through The Looking Glass

RV: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are not considered classics stories because of the Mad Hatter or Johnny Depp or some big special effect dramatic plot for that matter. Much like all other classic satires (See: Gulliver’s Travels, Hitchhiker’s Guide, Candid, etc.) or classic children stories (See: Phantom Tollbooth, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,…

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Season 2)

RV: When Kimmy Schmidt debuted, I was drawn to the show for the pure nostalgia of its 90s references. However, by the end of the first season, the show realized that the bunker gimmicks were quickly getting stale., and changed the focus to its real source of staying power—the characters. When I started to binge…

Masters of Sex (Seasons 1-3)

RV: I know this show takes place in the 60s, but I’m embarrased to say that I’ve learned more about sex from this show than I ever learned from my high school health class or Google. Even though the research that the show is based on has been around in the form of dense medical…

Girls (Season 5)

T: I know that the series Girls, like leggings as pants or fat-free ice cream, has a widely divided audience. But for me, I will forever be on the side-line of Team Girls, rooting on Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, and Shosh in all their absurdity. Every season has had its ups and downs, and for me –…

Documentary Now!

RV: If you don’t love watching documentaries, you will probably miss most of Documentary Now!‘s humor. The comedy show comes across as a mash-up of The Spoils of Babylon and Portlandia, but if you aren’t a fan of a good documentary, such as Gray Gardens or The Thin Blue Line, this show will seem even more irrelevant…

Zootopia

RV: Zootopia might just be the ballsiest movie that Disney has ever made, yet no one will actually complain about it even though it features a pretty poignant criticism of a huge portion of the population (See Wall-E and fat people for another example). Did you know that bunnies can’t be police officers because they…

Going Clear

T: If you have ever spent more than 10 minutes with me, you have probably discovered my deep love for documentaries. Although there are some serious duds and exploitation out there, it never ceases to amaze (and entertain) me when watching the very real stories of the very often scary world we live in. A…