I know! It’s summer! That’s robots punching robots time, not super tiny independent rom-com time! YET HERE WE ARE. The Big Sick is a mostly autobiographical film about Kumail Najiani, a Pakistani-American standup comic and actor (Silicon Valley, Franklin and Bash), and how he met his wife, Emily Gordon. While they were dating, Emily got incredibly and mysteriously sick, and was put into a medically induced coma for several weeks. (She recovered! That’s why they … Continue reading Movie Review: The Big Sick →
Take Rachel Weisz, and the rugged landscape of Cornwall, and Sam Claflin in the role of a Gothic Heroine, and base it on a mindfuck from Daphne du Maurier, and you have a VERY pretty mindfuck of a movie. Based on the book of the same name (reviewed by Carrie), this is directed by Roger Mitchell (he also directed Notting Hill and the 1995 Persuasion with Ciarán Hinds and Amanda Root). Phillip is an orphan in … Continue reading Movie Review: My Cousin Rachel →
One of my favorite places to get knitting supplies is Kitterly, a company that combines patterns with the yarn, needles and notions needed to complete them. It makes my life easier and it’s a great option for buying gifts for those who knit and crochet. Kitterly also offers a monthly Kit Club, and I wanted to check that out because 1. I love knitting and 2. I love getting stuff in the mail that isn’t … Continue reading Kitterly Kit Club →
Hunt a Killer is a relatively new subscription service that may be of interest to the true crime, thriller/mystery loving members of the Bitchery. It’s essentially an ongoing, monthly puzzle that will have you poring over the contents of the box, endlessly Googling to work out each piece of “evidence” sent to you. As of right now, the cost is $30 a month with the first “season” being eight boxes long. But more on that … Continue reading Hunt a Killer Subscription Box →
THAT WAS EVERYTHING. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. This is as non-spoilery as I can make it, but there may be spoilers in the comments. If there’s interest, maybe we can put up a discussion post this weekend. We are on the record as saying that we’ve been looking forward to Wonder Woman since Diana Prince was BY FAR the best part of Bats Vee Supes. Anxiously. Not even patiently. Y’all, Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot did Diana … Continue reading Movie Review: Wonder Woman →
Sarah: Am I the only one who gets a little zing! of excitement with the production company logo and music at the start of a movie? I think it’s a leftover reaction from going to a movie as a kid – which was a Big Deal of excitement. Carrie S: Clothes! Elyse: My fashion goals are to have a cape like Dorothy’s. Carrie S: Three minutes in and I’m already in love with Jane Russell. … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes →
First, I must report to you that Charlie Hunnam doesn’t spend much (any?) time shirtless in this movie, so if that’s all you care about, I just saved you $13 ($18 if you were gonna see it in 3D). Objectively, I can’t say this is a good movie. But it’s Guy Ritchie making a Guy Ritchie movie, which I liked, and it’s better than the (allegedly) “historically accurate” King Arthur movie they made with Clive … Continue reading Movie Review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword →
Carrie and Elyse went to a panel on the Gothic Resurgence at RT, and afterwards, Carrie described this movie as “kinda Gothic!” and I thought “Hm, let’s do a science.” Reader, READER, it’s sort of yes but also a bunch of other things and mostly this movie is just a lot of wasted potential and also Emma Watson’s eyebrow acting. Emma Watson is Mae, a girl from a lower class (working? Blue collar? lower middle … Continue reading Movie Review: The Circle →
NB: It’s time for a squee! This is for a Chinese period drama with all sorts of gorgeous scenery and amazing costumes. The Nirvana in Fire squee comes from Castiron. Castiron spends her days wrangling book metadata and her evenings wrangling yarn and kids. Her desert island solar-powered ebook reader would include Jeannie Lin’s Pingkang Li duology, Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series, Georgette Heyer’s The Unknown Ajax, and the complete works of Lois McMaster Bujold, along with … Continue reading Guest Squee: Nirvana in Fire →
Your Name is an anime film that has been a huge hit in Japan, China, and South Korea. You could watch it with a keen understanding of Japanese culture and Shintoism, both of which I lack. Or, you could watch it with two middle-school girls at the end of a very long day, with a solid case of PMS. The verdict from the girls: “The movie is pretty, but it’s very confusing.” The first part of Your … Continue reading Movie Review: Your Name →
Chris Evans, one of the Top Chrises in the world, has made some very interesting choices in projects. This is a tiny, independent movie about family and genius and how do you help a kid who is ridiculously smart also manage to be a happy and healthy kid? Chris Evans plays Frank Adler, a guy who repairs boats in Florida while raising his seven-year-old niece, Mary. Mary gets sent to school to get some socialization … Continue reading Movie Review: Gifted →
