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In an early season of ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, Justin Walker had a girlfriend named Fawn. It always gives me a good laugh when in a later season, Justin and his mother, Nora are having a conversation that goes something like: Nora Well, she’s better than that girl you once dated,… Read More

Towards the end of Mission: Impossible - Fallout, when Benji asks Ethan, “How close were we?” Ethan shrugs and says, “The usual,” with the unmistakable Mission Impossible theme playing faintly in the background. I find this to be a very clever callback to the many times in the 5… Read More

As Phillip takes his dying breaths and Eliza watches over him, there is a steady drum beat echoing his heartbeat. Once Phillip dies, the drum beat stops, and Eliza lets out her excruciating scream.

Kevin Kline as Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame I chanced upon the 1991 comedy Soapdish in the early 00s, and decided to look up Kevin Kline’s previous credits on IMDB. I was surprised to see him credited as the voice of Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame that I would watch… Read More

Anne Hathaway & Anders Holm in The Intern (2015) I think the chemistry between couples in Nancy Meyers movies is one of the many things that makes her comedies so memorable. Whether it’s Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson in The Parent Trap or Cameron Diaz and Jude Law in The Holiday. In… Read More

Reese Witherspoon & Tom Hardy in This Means War (2012) I was so excited to see Reese Witherspoon in another rom-com love triangle, since her chemistry with both Josh Lucas and Patrick Dempsey is such a highlight of Sweet Home Alabama. Although her scenes with Chris Pine in This… Read More

Such a striking resemblance! I was certain they were related when I pulled up the cast list for that episode years ago.

Michelle Dockery and Jaeden Martell in Defending Jacob (2020) Michelle and Jaeden have strikingly similar features. Angela Peri and Meredith Tucker did an impeccable job casting them as mother and son. The notable resemblance between Michelle and Jaeden made the series’ most gripping… Read More

The Pacifier (2005) I highly recommend this great comedy that’s fun for the whole family! Vin Diesel plays Navy SEAL, Shane Wolfe who is assigned to protect a family of 5 kids. Vin Diesel’s comedic chops come into play as he juggles running a household and saving the day. The cast… Read More

Peter Rabbit (2018) I took my young cousins (who were 4 and 8 years old at the time) to go see Peter Rabbit in theatres. I expected a run-of-the-mill kids movie that they would enjoy, but I wouldn't find all that memorable. I was so pleasantly surprised when the movie turned out… Read More