Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Movie Review

All in all, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the perfect vehicle to jumpstart yet another saga connected to Potterverse. It delivers on adventure, friendship, magic, wonder and possibilities that has been at the core of the franchise all this time. If I haven’t said it enough, Eddie Redmayne was the perfect choice to headline this new series because of his natural charisma and amazing acting skills. But most of all, Fantastic Beasts’ charm lies in its innocence and its effort to introduce the importance of the mythical creatures to the magical realm. … Read More Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Movie Review

Where She Went: Book Review

How can I even manage to describe how much I loved this book? I mean, I liked Gayle Forman’s If I Stay well enough and even have high hopes about the movie because there’s bound to be a really cool soundtrack but Where She Went is another league entirely and had me hooked from beginning… Read More Where She Went: Book Review

July 29, 2014 angie chuiLeave a comment

The Following: Season 2 Review

How can a series involving a group of psychotic killers get any more terrifying? Series creator Kevin Williamson (Scream, The Vampire Diaries) knows the answer and he used every inch of his creative genius to set the new path for Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) and his new set of followers in the second season of… Read More The Following: Season 2 Review

July 13, 2014December 24, 2014 angie chuiLeave a comment

Begin Again: Movie Review

When I first saw the film poster and the trailer, I assumed that Begin Again was going to be a sort of a May December affair between a record producer (Mark Ruffalo) and his protege (Keira Knightley). While I was on the fence about it, I was intrigued not just because it was a strong… Read More Begin Again: Movie Review

July 8, 2014July 8, 2014 angie chuiLeave a comment

Brooklyn Nine Nine: Season 1 Review

Okay, so its no secret that I am a big fan of juvenile humor (Adam Sandler) and physical comedy (SNL). So it comes as no surprise that immediately got hooked to SNL alum Andy Samberg’s precious new show Brooklyn Nine Nine, a hybrid of a workplace comedy and a cop show. In its first season, it… Read More Brooklyn Nine Nine: Season 1 Review

May 7, 2014 angie chuiLeave a comment

The Amazing Spider-man 2: Movie Review

Two words to describe the second Spider-man movie — Foreshadowing much? In the second installment to The Amazing Spider-man franchise, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) has made a career out of saving people, getting the hand of his web slinging abilities to help even little kids who are bullied by their schoolmates. In doing so, he… Read More The Amazing Spider-man 2: Movie Review

May 4, 2014 angie chui4 Comments

Gossip Girl: It Had to Be You Book Review

I have always loved the Gossip Girl TV series, but I love the books even more. I read every one of Cecily von Ziegesar’s account of the life and times and New York’s rich and beautiful and they are downright delicious. I stumbled upon the hardcover of this prequel in a secondhand bookstore and wondered… Read More Gossip Girl: It Had to Be You Book Review

April 26, 2014 angie chuiLeave a comment

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