Season 20 | Episode One Bachelor Nation, it’s that time again. The time when we are introduced to the new bachelor and his group of “young ladies,” at least that’s what the new (and one of the most sincere ones we’ve seen since Sean Lowe) bachelor, Ben Higgins, kept calling them. Say what you will about The Bachelor, but with a total of 20 seasons, it’s clear viewers still tune in, whether it’s because they are hopeless romantics and love to watch the “journey,” or they simply can not get enough of
Last night, VH1’s newest original movie, “The Breaks” – which stars actor / rapper Tristan “Mack” Wilds, Wood Harris, Afton Williamson and rapper Method Man. The movie was greatly anticipated by regular viewers of VH1 as well as those new, who simply wanted to reminisce about the early 1990’s when Hip-Hop was on the rise tuned in. Judging from Twitter, the main worries of those who were there to witness Hip-Hop’s uprising in New York City at this time were that the movie would not hold true to the actual
Movie: Brooklyn is a beautiful film that captures the uncertainty and heartbreak of growing up and moving away from all you’ve known. Saorise Ronan plays Eilis Lacey, a young Irish woman who travels to Brooklyn because of a decision made by her older sister, Rose, so that Eilis can find a better life. Eilis is caught between the home, family, and friends she left in a tiny Irish town and the one that is ahead of her in Brooklyn. In Ireland, her life was mapped out for her–working at the local shop, marrying someone
Movie: Normally, I read a book before I see an adaptation of it. In this case, however, I saw The Duff before I read it. Whether that skewed my opinion of the book, I’m not sure. Ironically, I had picked up an advanced copy of the book a few years ago when I was walking the aisles of BEA (Book Expo of America). In my over-eagerness for all the new books, The Duff was relegated to a pile that I never touched. It ended up getting donated to the local Goodwill. Fast forward