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Monthly Archives: May 2022

Movie Monday May 23: The Gentlemen

I’ve been wanting to see my pick for this week for a while, since pre-pandemic, and I finally got the chance. Guy Richie’s newest movie The Gentlemen, like many of his previous work, is a wild ride from start to finish. You never know where the story is going and are left guessing until all the pieces are put together. **Warning, mild spoilers ahead, so if you…

My Year and a Half Living Abroad Part 2

It’s been a while since I’ve written about my time living abroad, but I’m back with another reflection. This time I’m covering more practical aspects of moving to a different country like housing and getting an international phone number, as well as a few things I wish I knew before I moved. Finding Housing A nice thing about realty websites is that you don’t need…

Movie Monday May 16: Shall We Dance

I was feeling a bit nostalgic today, as I often do on rainy Mondays, so I was in the mood for a classic. After scouring my various streaming services, I decided to watch a RKO picture that I haven’t seen since my first semester of film studies class: Shall We Dance (1937). **Warning, mild spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t watched the movie yet, what are you doing…

Movie Monday May 9: Death on the Nile

I was in the mood for a mystery, so for this week I chose Death on the Nile (2022). I was putting off watching this movie because I love the book and the tv series version so much, but I thought I’d give it a chance. **Warning, mild spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t watched the movie yet, what are you doing?** On a supposed holiday in Egypt…

Movie Monday May 2: Ocean’s Eleven

My pick for this week is a movie that’s on the top of my rewatch list: Ocean’s Eleven. I love a heist movie, especially one where you, the audience, thinks things are going wrong or something is unaccounted for until the very end. Ocean’s Eleven and the sequels that followed definitely fulfill this. **Warning, mild spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t watched the movie yet, what…