I just got back from CinemaCon, and I gotta say what we already knew: the Barbie movie is going to RULE THE SCHOOL.
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ICYMI on FYA
In this week’s Stream It review, Kandis recommends spending time with the iconic Judy Blume in the new documentary about her life.
In book reviews:
- Brian reviews Elise Bryant’s Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling, featuring a romance between a D&D nerd and a punk rock girl.
- Mandy C. reviews Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story by Arielle Jovellanos and Sarah Kuhn, a book with writing she describes as “Unicorn Cappufrappacinno.”
- I reviewed Emily Henry’s new book, Happy Place, which I think is her best book yet.
- Mandy C. says “don’t mess with women in science” with her review of Harley Quinn: Reckoning.
- Mandy W. reviews Ann Liang’s This Time It’s Real, and the precocious little sister might remind you of someone…
Book-Related Things
Seven stories about fictional writers that need a reality check.
Maybe there’s a better way to think about adaptations.
Onscreen Things
So, I gotta admit, I was… not excited about this next installment of the Hunger Games films. But this trailer? It looks? Pretty good actually?
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is getting a remake (and I feel okay about this because Elizabeth Banks is involved).
What happened at the Love Is Blind live reunion.
IT’S REAL YOU GUYS (and I’ll be ready in full gear):
Fingers cross that this Anne Rice spin-off turns out better than Mayfair Witches.
Mandy Moore’s husband watched A Walk To Remember and reacted like the rest of us. (I mean, like the rest of us except for the fact that I highly doubt he embarked on the intense level of analysis that we did.)
Important news! (Catch up with our review of Season One.)
Social Media Things
I am here for this Kenergy:
Stephanie: “It’s meeeee.”
Miscellaneous Things
Get some insight on the TV writers strike.
The true story behind Dead Ringers is creepy AF.
