Category: Seven on a Saturday

People are always making posts on social media wondering what they should watch next. I always scroll the comments before posting, and I get so many recommendations. However, I didn’t watch Bird Box like most people recommended. I’ve also yet to watch You on Netflix with Penn Badgley, but it’s most definitely on my list. Have you watched that one? Will I be afraid to go outside alone? I hear it’s super creepy. Anyway, I’ve watched some great shows from scrolling those comments, so I thought I’d drop seven of them here in a post with a little description so you can decide if you’d like to start watching one of them on this lovely Saturday.

Grace and Frankie (Netflix)- This show is hilarious. I don’t particularly relate to the characters who have moved in together in their 70s because their husbands left them for each other! However, it makes for some funny TV. Both Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda are downright quick-witted and fun to watch. All of the characters are funny in their own way and bring their own depth and element to the story so that you get very attached to them. There’s also been some fun guest stars like Craig T. Nelson, Lisa Kudrow, and Sam Elliot to name a few. I’m in season four (out of five), and it’s just pure entertainment that makes me laugh out loud. It’s light-hearted and pretty mindless, so it won’t make you cry or anything. Just good fun. It’s not for the kiddos, though, so make sure you watch this one without little ears and eyes.

Stranger Things (Netflix)- I’m about a year and a half late to season two of this show, but it was worth the wait! Paul and I randomly decided to watch it after putting it off for so long, and we are so happy we did. I have a love/hate relationship with shows like this one. I don’t get scared of the alien stuff, but the suspense is killer to me. I do love how well the show is written and how it caused me to get invested in the characters. Eleven is one complicated little girl, and I absolutely loved her story line and that we got to know a little about why she is the way she is. If you haven’t watched it, do it! And if you haven’t watched any of Stranger Things, you are seriously missing out. It is truly more than the suspenseful alien invasion, but it definitely lives up to it’s name because it is the strangest television show I’ve ever watched.

I am the Night (TNT)- I’ll go ahead and say this show was a big thumbs down for me. I wanted to like it because of Chris Pine. I think he’s actually a great actor, but let’s be honest, he’s hot and watching him for an hour each week wasn’t going to hurt at all. It was said to be based on true events about a reporter that supposedly solved the Black Dahlia murder, but obviously the killer goes free. I suppose if you’re interested in this particular murder case and are more informed that I, give it a go. However, I did not understand many parts of the story and how they were relevant. When the last episode went off Paul and I looked at each other with absolute confusion. We thought it was kind of stupid, but it had just enough suspense to keep you wanting the next episode. Overall it was a let down.

Made for More Documentary (Amazon Prime Vidoe)- This documentary is from Rachel Hollis of Girl, Wash Your Face. It was basically her book in documentary form. She has previously released this film to select theaters around the country that had only one or two showings. A friend of mine in Baton Rouge had tickets to see it and loved it. She’s the one that told me about the book, too. When she posted to her social media that Made for More was out on Amazon Prime Video, I knew I had to check it out. Thanks, Whitney! It was great. If you like her motivational spirit and have read Girl, Wash Your Face, you’ll enjoy this film. It was cool to see the behind the scenes operations of her conferences, and you truly get a sense of her heart behind this mission she has to help empower other women. I thought it was very nice and worth the watch.

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Movie)- Melissa McCarthy (you know, the funny one) gave a very serious and dramatic performance as Lee Isreal in this movie. It tells the story of how Lee Isreal fabricated and sold letters written by other famous people in order to make money because she was so broke. It had funny elements that McCarthy plays to perfection, but it is not a comedy. It was very heavy, in fact, and had many deep issues to work through. I really enjoyed it and understood her award nominations, including that Oscar. It’s definitely not a feel-good movie, but if you like Melissa McCarthy and interesting movies, I recommend this one. I got mine from Red Box, but it might be at the library now.

BlacKkKlansman (Movie)- This Spike Lee film was pretty great. It tells the story of Ron Stallworth, an African-American detective that infiltrates the KKK. It had excellent comedic performances, but it also really showed how things were in the early 70s with the hatred toward black people. I enjoyed the movie and the story. I’ve never seen a Spike Lee film, so I have no idea if the ending was true to form or not, but as the credits are rolling he shows footage of the attacks that happened in North Carolina this past year. I know the point was to show that racism is still an issue in our country, but I just couldn’t watch people being killed knowing it was real and not part of the movie. That’s the only issue I had with this one. Otherwise, I really liked the story and how it was told and recommend it. This one’s at the library.

Bohemian Rhapsody (Movie)- You guys, this was my favorite movie in a long time. Rami Malek was excellent as Freddie Mercury. I knew something unfortunate happened to him, but I didn’t grow up with Queen playing in our house, so I didn’t know the extent of his story. I’ve been familiar with their music from, I think, D2 The Mighty Ducks. Remember that movie? When they played We Will Rock You and We are the Champions? Then my friend once told me she wanted her family to play Another One Bites the Dust at her funeral. 🙂 Haha! I can’t believe I still remember that. And I distinctly remember head banging my way to Montgomery while listening to Bohemian Rhapsody when I was about fifteen. This movie brought new-to-me songs that are now on regular rotation on my playlist. I thought the movie was very well done. I laughed, I cried, and I sang. Highly recommend it if you haven’t seen it. Not sure if it’s at the library yet, but it’s at Red Box.

What have you watched lately? We attempted The Umbrella Academy on Netflix the other night, but I’m still forming my opinion and need to give it a few more episodes. I’ll report back. Have you seen any of the seven I shared here today? What were your thought? Tell me in the comments.

Happy Saturday, friends!