animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

caramelo

This was a Brazilian feel-good movie about a young chef who takes in a dog from the streets. It’s a Portuguese-language film, so I had subtitles on, which is always a challenge when I’m trying to knit and watch. My rating: 3.5/5

the rip

Together again, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck starred in this movie. They played Miami police officers whose team discovers a large amount of cash during a drug raid. It was an entertaining movie to watch and had a cool twist at the end. What more can you ask for? My …

the conjuring: last rites

This was the 4th and final entry in The Conjuring series of movies. I liked the fact that this one was focused on their family dynamics. There were some good scary parts, but overall, I don’t think this was as good (or as scary) as the previous movies in the …

best in show

I was sad to hear about Catherine O’Hara’s recent death. She was in some great movies (Home Alone, Beetlejuice) and I loved her on Schitt’s Creek (which I need to rewatch soon)! This movie was a mockumentary about dog shows. There were a couple of these released around the same …

train dreams

Wow! This was a great movie. It was what my grandmother would have called “a good story”. The movie was about the life of a logger who lives in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century. If that doesn’t sound interesting, you are right about that, but …