It's January 1st 2025 and so I get to start a brand new book, tv & movie list! I love making these to look back on. It also forces me to reflect on my entertainment likes and dislikes for the year. And hopefully prevent me from doom scrolling on my phone 📱 🙃
January
📺 Bad Sisters
🎥 Forgotten (Korean)
📺 Love Scout (Korean)
📺 Churails
🎥 Aftersun
February
🎥 Anora
📺 Sweet Magnolias S3
📺 Love is Blind S
📺 White Lotus S3
🎥 Penelope
March
📺 Maxton Hall
📺 Laid US
🎥 Bad Genius
📺 Long Bright River ⭐
📺 Running Point
📺 Suits LA
📺 Sweet Magnolias S4
🎥 Party Girl (1995)
📺 Yellowjackets S3
April
📺 The Residence
📺 Love on the spectrum S3 ⭐
📺 Black Mirror S7
📺 The Gardener
May
📺 You S5
📺 The Last of Us S3
📺 The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (doc)
🎥 The Amateur
🎥 Sinners
🎥 Drop
📺 The Rehearsal S2
📺 The Buccaneers ⭐
📺 Poker Face
June
📺 Deadly American Marriage
🎥 Double Jeopardy
📺 The Artful Dodger
📺 Dept. Q ⭐
📺 The Better Sister
🎥 Companion
July
📺 The Buccaneers S2
🎥 Juror #2
🎥 Luca
🎥 Can I get a witness?
📺 Rutherford Falls
🎥 Sister Midnight
August
September
October
November
December
My Reads of 2025
The goal is to read 25 books 📚 this year. 20 fiction and 5 non-fiction
January
Husbands by Holly Gramzio ⭐ ⭐
Twisted Love ⭐
Madonna in a fur Coat ⭐⭐⭐
How to end a Love story by Yulin Kang ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
February
People we meet on Vacation by Emily Henry ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
March
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Lights out by Navessa Allen ⭐⭐
Ultra-Processed People ⭐⭐⭐
April
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Hartman ⭐⭐
Deep End ⭐⭐
May
June
The Silent Patient ⭐
July
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle ⭐⭐⭐⭐
August
September
October
November
December
TBR
Anarchy by Megan DeVos
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| AP in 'Call me Bae' |
Ever since watching the finale of The Bachelorette last Tuesday, I decided to take a detox from toxic reality shows and toxic dramas. IYKYK
Enter: 'Call me Bae.' A show is about a young women, Bella or 'Bae' who goes from riches to rags after a scandal. She loses family, friends, and her luxurious life in a blink of an eye. Will she pick up the pieces of her life and start again or crumble and hide in a penthouse? Who knows.
I really like the premises of this show. You can be anyone and still have your life take a complete 180° turn. Also, no one can play a spoiled brat quite like a Bollywood star kid. They know a thing or two about growing up with a golden spoon paired with a constant pressure to keep up appearances.
Ananya Panday plays the titular character very well. Despite Bae's many character flaws, you can't help but feel bad for her predicament. She is clueless but not completely hopeless. And that's where show watchers can relate to her. Even in her toughest and lowest moments she is kind. She builds community around her and focuses on her strengths. It's very Emily in Paris but in set in Delhi and Mumbai.
The production level is really good and the iconic reference to SidKiara's wedding was a funny addition. In fact, it has many funny and comedic moments. Overall, a 3.5 stars 🌟
Ps. I think we all need to have a personalized morning affirmations like Bae.
