Why "People We Meet On Vacation" Did Not Meet Its Full Potential
Emily Henry’s adaptation reaches romance movie standards, but not romance reader standards.

Set in a dystopian future, all adults have fled to the mainland. Two sisters will battle for survival and fight to find a safe haven.
Emily Henry’s adaptation reaches romance movie standards, but not romance reader standards.
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.
The most impressive aspect of this film is the honest and natural performances given by the on-screen duo.
A Christmas tale that everyone is wishing for, and that everyone will remember.
Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion is a fan-favorite, as are some of the more science fiction angled movies like 28 Days Later or World War Z. I recently watched the 1995 Wolfgang Peterson-directed movie, Outbreak for the first time, which is currently available on Netflix.
The trouble with Yara (2021) is that in its attempt to tell the whole story, it struggles to tell a consistently engaging story.