A lot of expectations were put on Elder Xanders growing up. Being the son of a Stake President and the youngest of three brothers, his path in life was more or less prescribed. As he got older, independence and freedom became more and more appealing. Entering his mission, his desire to do things his way didn't go away. He knew the church demanded complete obedience, but he didn't really care. As a result, he was often in trouble and in jeopardy of being sent home. Now that the Order has set sights on him, he's finding obedience and submission has it's perks.
Curb Your Enthusiasm, the improvised Seinfeld, is simply one of the funniest, most brilliant shows on television right now. Following Seinfeld co-creator Larry David and all of his mischievous antics, the series celebrated its 100th episode on Sunday with its Season 10 finale.
An analysis on how the Garfield movie fails to represent the characters it is adapting, especially the women, by removing their best characteristics.
The trainwreck is hot but tame.
Honey Don't! is a chaotic queer noir that's part detective story, part midnight movie madness. Margaret Qualley is fantastic as the wise-cracking private eye Honey, with Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans adding their own dry humor to the mix. The mystery itself is pretty loose, but the film makes up for it with crackling sexual tension, weird side characters, and razor-sharp dialogue. It's messy and uneven, but in the best possible way.
"Terrace House" improves on the standard reality TV format by affording its cast privacy, freedom, and respect.
An aspect of She-Ra that I find refreshing is even though a large portion of the cast is on the LGBTQ+ Spectrum, being gay is never mentioned. While this might initially sound like a negative thing, in the show’s land of Etheria being on the gay spectrum is shown to be so common and normalized that straight isn’t the default. As much as there is to appreciate about narratives revolving around the obstacles that may come from being non-heteronormative, it’s nice to get immersed in a world where no one bats an eye at all to any sort of differing identity.
