The 47th annual Frameline Film Festival was back this year during the midst of pride month, because that only makes sense for a queer-centered film festival. As with most of these film festivals that I’m attending virtually, the selection isn’t quite as robust as attending in person, but there were still some gems to be found.
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Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
I first read Madeline Miller’s debut novel, The Song of Achilles, back in late 2019. I was immediately taken with it, but like most things I don’t usually revisit them so soon. A little while ago I found my gaze landing on my copy of the book more and more, but my trip to Greece last month finally convinced me I needed to read this epic romance again!
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I got a little lazy for the last full weekend of August, but there were some decent picks.
Read moreBook Review: The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka
I gotta say, I haven’t been totally nailing the young adult selections recently. The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka just left me feeling lukewarm (pun intended).
Read moreFrameline46 Film Festival
Even though I’m sure I would have watched some films being shown at this year’s Frameline Festival, it definitely helped that I won a survey last year and earned myself a gold membership. That means my name showed up in the program! Now, I wasn’t flying out to San Francisco to participate in the in person festivities, but lucky for me they had an encore streaming week! Here’s what piqued my interest!
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I promise you, Top Gun will for sure be happening next week. Instead, I watched a refreshing eclectic mix of new films this weekend.
Read moreHoliday Weekend Movie Review
Now, before you all get excited, no, I did not watch the new Top Gun movie. Mainly because I have never seen the original. Yet. Give me until next weekend and that all could change. Anyways, here’s what rounded out the month!
Read moreHeartstopper – Season 1
I saw this half hour, British, coming-of-age rom com advertised to me a number of places over the past couple of weeks, but Heartstopper just looked like something a little too young for my taste. That was a stupid assumption and statement to make because I watch high school centered crap all the time! What really sealed the deal though was seeing how well the show was being received and then learning of the great Olivia Colman’s involvement.
Read moreConcert Review: The Aces
Full disclosure, I wasn’t super familiar with The Aces when I asked my friend if she wanted to go see them in concert Friday night. I had heard a few singles on Sirius XM and knew they’d gotten a fair amount of buzz in the past, but I never really explored them any further. But, when you’re tasked with some time off and no big trip planned, you make your own fun.
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Well, turns out I was more busy last week than I had anticipated, so it looks like you guys are going to get stuck with another standard review from me. August has been turning out to be a pretty weak month of movies. Not necessarily by quality, but by quantity – and I want both! Regardless, here’s what made the cut this weekend.
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