Could holiday films be any more predictable? Or similar?But while the effort is minimal, the comfort is not.And there is a lot of comfort in predictability.Image: IMDB/Our Little SecretYour morning coffee, your weekday routine, and the special dishes you expect during Noche Buena or Christmas dinner (typically only served during Christmas dinner, like ham and
There’s a gratitude exercise called the “George Bailey Technique,” named after the hero of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” George Bailey is a down on his luck everyman who has a life-changing encounter with his guardian angel on a fateful Christmas Eve.This film, in all its black and white glory, has been a holiday staple since
“Roadhouse” should be a holiday movie. Hear me out.I really only watched “Road House” on Amazon to hype myself for Conor McGregor’s future return to the Octagon before one in his string of fights that have since been called off.While it was entertaining to see him in his few starring moments in “Roadhouse,” a movie
<Trigger warning: Suicide>In the previous blog, we talked about how brutal sports can be. This is the second blog reviewing the sports documentary “Losers” on Netflix, and ultimately a healthy perspective for when we don’t get the win.Image: Netflix/Losers: Season 1:“The Miscast Champion” Episode TrailerIn the pilot episode, titled “The Miscast Champion,” Michael Bennt, former
The late, great Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant once said that his experience in the Olympics felt special because of the respect he had for other athletes. “I understand what they put their body through to get there, and so there’s so much mutual respect and admiration.” (Source: What the Olympics Meant to Kobe
Are you ever too old to have fun? (Photo above of Andy MacDonald courtesy of The Guardian/Tom Jenkins)In a previous blog we’ve already talked about never being too old to chase your dreams like record-holding distance swimmer Diana Nyad. But the 2024 Paris Olympics that ended a few weeks ago, inspired me to double down on
The Paris Olympics has always served as a special backdrop to women’s sporting history. (Infographic above from the International Olympics Committee website Olympics.com.)When the first Olympics was held in Athens, Greece, in 1896 — women were not given the opportunity to participate. Women were eventually able to compete for the first time at the next
Inside Out 2 is not the heartwarming, emotional processing exercise that its predecessor was, it’s still entertaining and could be somewhat educational if you have tweens or teenagers.In 2020, due to the world shuttering abruptly and disrupting life as we knew it, a global mental health pandemic was the next wave projected to follow COVID —
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