REVIEW: Endings, Beginnings [2020]

I’m not trying to make you feel better. This isn’t a love triangle romance. Daphne (Shailene Woodley) hates feeling like the star of “The Bachelorette” upon learning the two men she sparks connections with at a party (Jamie Dornan‘s Jack and Sebastian Stan‘s Frank) are best friends. If she could, she’d walk away from both since this period of her life was supposed to revolve around a self-prescribed six-month sabbatical from all vices: alcohol and men alike. That’s not who she is, though. She’s never dealt with being alone well…

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REVIEW: She’s Out of My League [2010]

“Early Bird Special” Ever since The 40-Year Old Virgin made Judd Apatow a success, rather than the niche wunderkind those ten lonely souls watching “Freaks and Geeks” before it got canceled viewed him as, copycats around Hollywood have been running rampant. Some attempts have been better than others, especially when his frequent collaborators are involved. But the new film, She’s Out of My League, kind of crept up on me. I had been hearing rumblings about the movie, yet never got that bug to actively check out a trailer or…

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