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Joker (Movie Review)

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Summary: Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he wakes the street of Gotham City, Arthur wears two masks -The one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.  This movie has taken me many years to actually see it because when it first came out, the trailer didn't seem all that interesting to me and after watching it in its entirety I still feel the same way. I'll try to focus on what I did like first before I pile on all the things I did not like about this movie. And unfortunately, it's most of the movie.  I will start off by saying that this cast was phenomenal and they played their part extremely well. They worked well together and not one person was out of place. From De Niro to Cullen they a...

The Power of Three (Charmed, #1) By: Eliza Willard (Book Review)

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 ***This review will contain spoilers*** Summary: Prue, Piper, and Phoebe Halliwell didn't think reading a magical incantation would really work. But it did. Now Prue can move things with her mind, Piper can freeze time, and Phoebe can see the future. They are the Charmed Ones—the most powerful of witches. But being enchanted has a price. There's a warlock who wants to steal their powers. And he'll do it any way he can—even if it means killing them! As a kid, watching Charmed on Fridays were part of my routine and I absolutely loved it! As an adult, I was being surprised that they had continued the series but in comic book format. I unfortunately, do not have all of them yet. I am waiting till I do so I can just read them consecutively. But! They did develop forty plus books on the sisters which is set during the show but it's an expansion on their adventures and not a retelling of the actual episodes. The first book sorta follows the plot of the pilot episode or 'f...

True Detective | Season 1 (Review)

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 ***This review will contain spoilers*** True Detective is an anthology series where each season follow a new case and new detectives to uncover the truth. Season one follows Louisiana State Police homicide detectives Rustin "Rust" Cohle and Martin "Marty" Hart. Each True Detective as they investigate the murder of Dora Lange from 1995 to 2002. As far as tv shows go, I tend to lean more towards supernatural and tv crime dramas. Series like Law & Order: SVU, Bones, Criminal Minds and I pretty much grew up watching CSI so I'm quite used to those type of shows. True Detective, however, is in a league of its own. I've never watched a tv show like this before. My review will only cover the first season. I figured since each season is a new cast and case that I might as well divvy it up this way. Surprisingly, my boyfriend and I watched the first season quite quickly. And when that happens, it's an indicator that it was interesting because we've come a...

Milk Makeup | Lip + Cheek Cream Blush (Review)

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 Product Summary: A clean, non-comedogenic cream blush stick and lip color with a nourishing formula that builds and blends seamlessly for a quick pop of color. I have the color werk which is described as a dusty rose. Cost: $24 ***Cruelty Free*** This is the first product I am using from Milk Makeup and I'm pleasantly surprised. I don't have many cream blushes so I figured for the summer months this will be great to test out.  I found it best and easiest to use my fingers to apply the product to my cheekbones and blend it out. Versus applying the blush directly to my cheekbones I found that it just naturally applied too much product and I had more of a rosy complexion than I originally wanted.   I will say that it does blend very well (no matter what I use but I prefer using my fingers) and a little does go a long way. I just did not enjoy this whatsoever on my lips. They say that this has a nourishing formula but it was extremely drying for my lips. It didn't sit c...

Shazam! (Movie Review)

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 ***This review will contain spoilers*** Summary: We all have a superhero inside of us it just takes a bit of magic to bring it on. In 14 year old Billy Batson's case, all he needs to do is shout out one word to transform into the adult superhero Shazam. Still a kid at heart, Shazam revels in the new version of himself by doing what any other teen would do - have fun while testing out his new found powers. But he'll need to master them quickly before the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana can get his hands on Shazam's magical abilities. Opening Scene:  It's not very often where we get the background of a villain in the opening scene of the movie. But it worked beautifully the way it was done. We get to see what caused Thaddeus Sivana to grow with hatred over the years. Sivana is in a way a victim of circumstance. He had a father who spoke down to him and a brother that wasn't shy to show his disapproval and on top of it Thaddeus is transported to a magical wizard who says he...