#Valentine Day Special Movie Trailer 2022

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2022: A Summary

Post your most popular and/or favorite edit/gifset from each month (it’s okay to skip months!)

tagged by (1) @hoe-biwan (2) @casualavocados (3) @dramaism (4) @i-got-the-feels & (5) @talays-portkey 💛💛  WOW thank you all for thinking of me, happy to oblige (also gonna plug the one i did last year for edits i made in 2021; idek why i formatted the post that way maybe dont look at it fjslkd just go look at everyone elses)

January most popular — bad buddy ep10 quote set: itll always be the most memorable quote set, since it was the first live ep that i caught after binging it favorite(s) — 1) bad buddy + giovanni’s bedroom: i remember seeing a photoshoot set with this format and knew i wanted to replicate it (prior to this i usually am insp by quotes first, worry about formats/layouts later); 2) bad buddy + hadestown “promises”: because im so predictable and still think about them when i hear the song

February most popular — bad buddy + kaveh akbar quote: the fact that the most popular edit ended up being the valentines day post is so satisfying favorite(s) — bad buddy + pride & prejudice: i actually thought that this was going to be the most popular and it was a close race (eight notes apart lol)

March most popular — bad buddy random screencap #19: a requested screencap that is most beloved by all, what else is there to say favorite(s) — 1) semantic error ep2 set: of all the episodic sets i made for the show, i really liked how this came together thematically; 2) the good place + eleanor quote: i can only count in one hand edits that i’ve thought about making for YEARS before actually making it, but this is prob up on top of the rest, in terms of execution

April most popular — doctor who + the girl who died quote: i think my defining trait in my dw edits is flipping quotes between the two and even though it’s not a new concept to do them, im never not thinking about them and what other moments to edit with favorite(s) — bad buddy + jane eyre: don’t get me wrong, the clara edit is also a fave, but this is tied for best because look at them 😭

May most popular — star wars + leia/padme parallel: not my first sw edit, but the first one ive done while a show was airing; also would like to shout out to the screencap galleries out there for both the sw series and movies, the real mvps favorite(s) — moon knight + head/heart/hands: i have an inside joke with myself with this edit and the tags give it way a bit lol

June most popular — star wars + anakin/darth progression: ofc this is the edit with the most notes overall. hellsite pls never change lol favorite(s) — 1) doctor who + weeping angels: not sure what it about me and making my edits as complicated as possible because it becomes a whole mental marathon, with just me and my phone but im proud of this one; 2) vice versa + series trailer: ive repeated this sentiment in other posts so i wont go into it again here, but this edit will also be so special for me

July most popular — star wars + princess leia: hi, miss you space mom favorite(s) — vice versa ep3 + caitlyn siehl: i think of all the episodic edits, there’s only a fair few that doesn’t carry the flipped/mirrored text effect; all this to say that i am very happy how this one turned out, out of all the versions of the effects (PLUS this quote still makes me teary eyed in hindsight, ugh baby boi i KNOW what youre capable of I KNOW)

August most popular — taylor swift + midnights announcement: i knew that i wanted to make something ts related after having made a few for red tv, so this came together pretty quickly favorite(s) — sense8 + birthday!: i love that a few tags from other ppl pointed out a lack of Will… it’s, uh, intentional lmao

September most popular — the little mermaid + D23 teaser: i still get chills favorite(s) — vice versa ep11 part one: look, i dont miss making these edits each week because, again, the mental marathon i put myself through lol but ep11 [1/4] is now imprinted on my soul and i could not do the ep justice in ONE post (i also made myself cry making the last edit but thats not why its my fav lol)

October most popular — doctor who + regen redux parallel: 50th anniv ep, my beloved favorite(s) — 1) bad buddy + mastermind lyrics: absolutely not my original idea lol but one that i reallllly wanted to make once it consumed my waking hours; 2) vice versa ep12 quote set: its a real color to me

November most popular AND favorite — andor + maarva quote: WHAT A SHOW! WHAT A QUOTE! WHAT A CHARACTER!! I MISS IT TERRIBLY

December most popular — doctor who + google search: it seriously warms my heart that the most popular edit ended being my birthday post and with my most beloved, my url namesake, my queen favorite(s) — reset + best 2022 series: i mean, the clara edit is also def a faaav fav, but i’m so attached to this show and worked so hard to make this for sam lmao (not sure what it is about the two-row sets that are really intimidating to me but thats a whole other matter) very few ppl know how long ive been dyinggg to make this all year, so i was so happy to see that someone requested it. im gonna look at it a little longer before i post this... *sigh*

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For all the Steve and Nancy shippers out there I highly recommend you check out the Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins Podcast! Even if podcasts aren’t usually your thing. The series is set during Season 1 of Stranger Things and is about what Robin was up to during that time and there’s lots of great Steve and Nancy content going on in the background.

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Marry Me Review

!!!SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

I was really excited to see this movie based on the trailers and it did not disappoint! It was so good! If you haven’t seen it yet I highly recommend that you find some time this weekend and go! It’s so funny and the music is so catchy! It’s exactly what I needed to see right now! At its core Marry Me is pure, fluffy, rom-com magic. As others have pointed out what makes it so special is that it recaptures so much of that magic that early 2000’s rom-coms had without any of the offensive jokes, patriarchal nonsense, or stupid misunderstandings that could have been solved with a five minute conversation. There’s a reason it was the number one movie on Valentine’s Day this year.

Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Bobby Crosby, Marry Me is about a pop superstar named Kat Valdez who minutes before she’s about to go onstage and marry her fiancé Bastian finds out that he’s been cheating on her with her assistant Tyra via a gossip website. Distressed and heartbroken she picks a man holding a ‘Marry Me’ sign out of the crowd and agrees to marry him onstage. The man turns out to be Charlie Gilbert, a divorced math teacher, who is there with his daughter Lou and was guilted into going to the concert by his best friend Parker.

Following the concert Kat decides to stay married to Charlie for a few months to avoid people thinking she’s manic and that there’s something wrong with her and to put a positive spin on an otherwise terrible situation. Charlie reluctantly agrees to the arrangement out of kindness and as time goes on the two grow closer after getting the chance to spend time together outside of the media spotlight and her management team. Kat bonds with Charlie’s daughter Lou and gets to know his students and eventually the two fall in love for real.

The movie stars Jennifer Lopez as pop superstar Kat Valdez, Latin pop star Maluma as Bastian, Owen Wilson as math teacher Charlie Gilbert, Sarah Silverman as Parker Debbs the school guidance counsellor and Charlie’s best friend, and John Bradley from Game of Thrones as Collin Calloway Kat’s long-time manager and friend. Rounding out the cast are Chloe Coleman from My Spy and Big Little Lies as Charlie’s daughter Lou and Michelle Buteau as Kat’s assistant Melissa. Jimmy Fallon also appears playing a fictionalized version of himself throughout the movie.

What makes this film work is the quality of the writing and the adorable odd-couple chemistry that Kat and Charlie share. They make you fall in love with their story and root for them. The film perfectly leans into the silliness and romanticism that made early to mid 2000’s rom-coms so fun! I loved how the movie stuck to its premise and didn’t try to be something that it wasn’t. The film never takes itself too seriously or tries to make some big profound point. It’s everything that I hoped Isn’t It Romantic? the 2019 rom-com staring Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth would be but wasn’t.

And the reason is clear. The problem with Isn’t It Romantic as a movie was that it took itself too seriously, was always trying to prove some big point about the patriarchy or social norms, and leaned so heavily into parody that it was no longer funny. I had high hopes for that movie and I know a lot of other people did too and while it was ground-breaking for its casting of a plus sized lead the movie ultimately fell flat and just wasn’t the success everyone had hoped for.

Where Marry Me finds its strength is in working within the conventional norms of the traditional rom-com and romantic movie genre while also pointing out things that are problematic in more subtle ways. Because of this when Kat gives a speech at a press conference talking about how ridiculous it is that women feel like they have to wait for a proposal and are expected to take their husband’s last name it doesn’t feel preachy or overdone. It feels authentic. It feels like the genuine complaints of a frustrated woman whose been through hell and back and that is a feeling I think a lot of women can relate to.

There is so much expected of us and going against the grain to do what you want and be happy can often be an uphill battle and come with challenges that most men, the straight ones anyway, rarely have to face. In truth, Marry Me is the feminist rom-com for the modern age that so many other movies have tried to be but didn’t really pull off. There were so many things I loved about this movie. I was surprised at just how funny it was! I knew it would have humour in it based on the premise and the trailers, but I was pleasantly surprised at just how on point the jokes were.

Concentrated heavily in the first half of the movie the jokes, humorous dialogue, and comical situations had me laughing non-stop. The opening number of Kat’s concert is an upbeat tempo number called ‘Church’ that finds J.Lo dressed in an ornament, bejewelled, Catholic cross inspired body suit surrounded by back up dancers in sexy shortened nun outfits. I couldn’t stop laughing and the song is really catchy! It felt like a cross between a Madonna and a J.Lo concert in the best way! It honestly made me want to see her sing live in person. Both Wilson and Lopez have great comedic timing together and Silverman knocks it out of the park as always. Bradley and Coleman shine in their comedic moments as well.

The second half of the movie focused more heavily on emotional moments and power ballads which served to give the movie its emotional punch and sentimental centre. Something I really loved about this movie is that it addressed a whole bunch of things that most movies or TV shows usually leave out or don’t address which are particular pet peeves of my best friend and I who I went to see the movie with. For example, we see Kat talking to her manager about filling the paperwork to make the marriage legal. This is a big pet peeve of ours as in most films or TV shows you see people get married by an officiant, but you never see them actually sign the paperwork or talk about it.

Likewise, when Kat got to the airport to go after Charlie, we saw her manager come to her rescue with her passport, a ticket, and some money as you can’t get on a plane without those things. I had a moment when I thought they were just going to let her through and onto the plane because she was famous which would have been super unrealistic in this day and age. It made for a really sweet moment between Kat and her manager Collin who showed himself to be a loving and supportive friend who genuinely cared about her and did what he could to protect her. I also loved the moment when she tried to buy someone else’s ticket and he had to explain to her that that was illegal and that everyone, or almost everyone, knows that. I’m glad that they chose to go the realistic route as it made for some funny moments and added a sense of realism to the film that a lot of rom-coms, even good ones, tend to lack.

I loved the scenes of Kat and Charlie getting to know each other and them challenging each other to step outside of their comfort zones. Like Kat getting Charlie to try social media and become more tech savvy and Charlie getting Kat to do things for herself when she hadn’t in a long time. I felt like spending time with Charlie brought Kat back to her roots and that was what made her fall for him. I love that Kat found a way to help Charlie connect with Lou more and the scenes with Charlie and Lou’s dog were adorable and hilarious.

I particularly loved the scene with the Ferris Wheel where Kat got the park to reopen for a night so that they could go alone, and he could experience something that brought back fond memories of his mother. Sweet romantic gestures that bring back good memories are the kind of “I’m rich and famous so I can do this” uses of power or influence that I can get behind. I also loved the scene where Kat gave Lou the Chanel purse and we learned that she works with a non-profit that helps women dress for success and get back on their feet.

I have to say J.Lo’s hat game was on point in this movie! Her outfits were stunning! I loved all of them from her concert ensembles to her date night getups. And the music in this film was incredible! My friend and I both said that we wouldn’t be surprised at all if the tracks from this film wind up charting and that if people use ‘Marry Me’ as one of their wedding songs unironically in the years to come. I’ve personally been blasting the soundtrack since I got home from the theatre and have no intention of stopping.

My personal favourites are the pop and ballad versions of ‘Marry Me’ by J.Lo and Maluma, the religiously inspired pop smash ‘Church’, the self-love ballad ‘Love of my Life’, pop ballad ‘On My Way’, and the yearningly beautiful ‘After Love’. I was shocked and surprised to see Utkarsh Ambudkar as one of the mathalete coaches! As long time followers will know I loved him Free Guy and I love him in CBS’ Ghosts. He’s one of a handful of actors that’s been cropping up in everything lately now that all of the pre-pandemic content that was put on hold for the past year to two years is finally being released and I couldn’t be happier for him.

All this being said no movie is without its faults. To this end, I often found Michelle Buteau’s character annoying and felt like she was a bit much at times. However, humour is subjective and since her style of acting and humour has never really been my thing my dislike of her character was kind of inevitable and I can appreciate that other people do enjoy her particular brand of humour. Something I found odd was how Jimmy Fallon was portrayed throughout the movie.

While the opening late night monologue we see playing at Kat’s apartment was funny, talking about how she married a random guy from the audience and joking that she would likely leave him for her Uber driver and then a bellboy, each successive appearance made Fallon appear more and more cruel and mean spirited. I found this odd because out of all the male late night talk show hosts I find Fallon to be the most kind and genuine. He’s one of the better ones in my opinion and I honestly enjoy watching him interview celebrities and I find his monologues and various segments funny and entertaining.

A big part of his appeal I think is how warm and friendly he is and that seems to genuinely care about his guests and the people who work on his show. Which is why I found it odd that he came across as so villainous and mean spirited in the film. I know he’s playing a caricature of himself, but I think he’s usual persona would have worked just fine. Throughout the movie he seemed to go out of his way to make digs at Kat’s expense and during a live television interview tried to get her to admit that her and Bastion were back together. None of which seems to fit with the person he appears to be in real life or at least the person we see on TV normally.

For instance, when he interviewed RuPaul on his show in February of 2020 and thought that he had insulted them by accident he looked horrified and embarrassed so I found it odd that they had him portray himself as a villain when they already had the philandering Bastion to fill that role. All in all, Marry Me is a feel good, hilarious, and heart-warming film about trying something different and finding true love in the process. If you haven’t seen it yet I highly recommend it!

Until next time!

51 notes - Posted February 19, 2022

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So for Season 5 of Stranger Things I really want to see the 1986 graduation and prom. If we don’t get it I will feel robbed! I want to see Nancy give the valedictorian speech talking about how her Barb used to joke about who would win. I want to see Nancy, Robin, and Vickie go prom dress/suit shopping and put on a fashion show for El and Max. I want to see Steve take Nancy to prom, but go as a group with Robin and Vickie so that they can go to prom together without drawing suspicion. I want to see the girls get ready at Nancy’s and when they come downstairs when Steve arrives to pick them up I want Karen to remark on how Steve looks like Tom Cruise and how Vickie looks like Molly Ringwald in Sixteen Candles, how Robin looks like Katharine Hepburn, and how Nancy looks like a movie star! I want Karen to take a million pictures and I want to see them have the best time. I can totally see Nancy dancing with Robin and Vickie so they can be close without it being noticeable and the girl dressed as a member of KISS from the Halloween party in Season 2 showing up to ask Jonathan if he wants to dance. I can picture it!

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#2

If we don’t get a Beetlejuice reference where one of the kids says Joyce looks just like the actress in that new movie everyone’s talking about and Joyce blushes and says, ‘You think I look like a movie star? That’s so sweet!’ and Hopper says, ‘You always look like a movie star to me.’ At the end of Season 5 of Stranger Things then what is even the point?

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Then Steve was in front of me, shoving me out of the way, squaring up with the bat like he'd face down the whole world and take a chunk out of it before he let anything get to us.

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This is probably the best description of Steve I have ever read! It’s exactly why I love him as a character! What makes it so funny is that in the book only a few pages prior Max is thinking to herself that Steve doesn't look like a hero and then this is the description you get when the monster climbs on the bus in the junkyard and tries to eat them. If you haven’t read Runaway Max by Brenna Yovanoff I highly recommend it! I also recommend Rebel Robin by A. R. Capetta. Both are good and great primers for Season 4 of Stranger Things! 

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Karaoke Model of Bhool Bhulaiyaa Title Observe Launched by Kamal Meshram

Kartik Aaryan & Kiara Advani starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 will make its theatrical launch on May 20.

Bear in mind 2007 when Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan gave us the perfect horror comedy of the period Bhool Bhulaiyya? Effectively, gear up as a result of the film’s standalone sequel Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is across the nook. For the uninitiated, this Anees Bazmee directorial options Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Tabu, Rajpal Yadav, Sanjay Mishra and others in a key position. Because it has been some of the anticipated motion pictures of the 12 months, makes have been teasing followers with intriguing first look posters. Just some days in the past, the makers of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 launched the trailer of the film and created a buzz. Now, Kartik simply shared a teaser of the film’s title monitor and we can not preserve calm!

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Kartik’s video clip completely made us nostalgic with the OG Bhool Bhulaiyaa tune. Kartik danced alongside to the tune and in addition had fairly a catchy hook step. Within the caption, he requested his followers to present a reputation to this hook step. He wrote, “Let’s give a reputation to the hook step. Recommend karo… So blessed to work with the perfect @boscomartis sir on this one. #BhoolBhulaiyaa2TitleTrack Teaser. Tune out on 2nd MAY 2022 !!” Followers cherished the tune’s vibe and expressed their delight and pleasure within the feedback.

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 will probably be releasing on Might 20 this 12 months. To notice, the Anees Bazmee directorial will mark Kartik’s first collaboration with Kiara and Tabu. Ever because the film has been introduced, there have been frequent comparisons between Kartik and Akshay because the Pyaar Ka Punchnama actor is entering into Khiladi Kumar’s footwear for the horror-comedy. To this, Kartik stated, “It is higher to not evaluate, I really like him as an actor. We now have tried our greatest to do it our means”.CategoriesBollywood, Music VideoTagsAkshay Kumar, Bhool Bhoolaiyaa 2, Kamal Meshram, Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Adwani, Tabu

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When Percy Jackson trailer is more important than the queen dying

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Valentines Pessimist

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Pairing(s): Tom Holland x Reader

Warnings: Fluff with a slightly suggestive sentence towards the end lol

A/n: Happy Valentines Day ik I'm super late lmao but enjoy! this is also loosely based on the song Pessimist by Julia Michaels also special thanks to @darling-im-moonstruck for believing I could finish this SGHDDJ. this is also not edited very much or well so oh well.

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“You’ve never celebrated Valentine's day?!” Tom almost bellowed.

You shrug kind of embarrassed, though technically you had nothing to celebrate- romantic-wise, until this year. Tom and you had only started dating almost a year after valentines day, February 21st to be exact.

“What did you even do? celebrate anti-valentines day or something?”

It was the beginning of February and you thought tom was acting weird, mainly because he said he wanted to plan your anniversary for you both. You suggested just staying home and he said you definitely couldn't, but the romantic in him was overpowered by your idea. You sometimes found it slightly annoying, yet that's what you loved about him.

He was antsy, but you just thought it was probably for his upcoming audition for a role he really wanted.

“I did make up on me for it once when I was in high school” You rolled your eyes, “besides I'm not technically anti-valentines I just never had a reason other than elementary school forcing you to draw hearts on everything, without understanding actual love, just the ideal.”

“So you're a pessimist is what you're saying?” you shove him lightly, pretending to be offended.

“Says the man who doesn't know what pessimist means.” you taunt back.

“You're the one who makes me listen to that song! Anyways it's not the point, the point is, is that you're celebrating your first official valentines day with me and,” he hugs you lovingly from behind softly talking in your ear, “It's going to be special. It'll be the best one you’ll ever have.”

You weren't so sure a holiday meant for romantic love could sway you, but tom surely could.

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Okay but we’ve had Taylor swift dropping her new album title and date don’t worry darling has had the best drama I’ve seen in forever the queen died and we got little mermaid, disenchanted trailer drops what truly best chaotic weeks thus far-

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LOVE HURTS - Review

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SYNOPSIS: On the most romantic night of the year, six single twenty-somethings find themselves Valentine’s Day guests of a wealthy, mysterious host and are greeted by his tight-lipped butler.  Each of the guests have been lured by $10,000 and the promise of love. There is a catch, they must make it through dinner and reach a personal “breakthrough.” With nothing to lose these strangers open themselves up to the prospect of romantic connections. However, their vulnerability could leave all of them dead!

REVIEW: A bit of Agatha Christie, kitsch and Millennial angst serve up an entertaining and thrilling Valentine’s Day nightmare.

The screenplay is an interesting mix of genres with some stereotypical characters that feels like a discount drugstore’s discounted Valentine’s Day chocolates. They’re not See’s or Godiva's, but they satisfy a craving. You know from the setup that things are going to go wrong. Of interest, the host is a LGBTQ character who greets the unaware guests with a musical number in drag. The plot is interesting but the dialogue is cliched. You can finish character dialogue or the comeback lines. Expectations come to pass and you know “the host” knows a bit more than he is letting on. The lynchpin that makes it worth the watch is the big reveal at the end. It offers the  explanation as to some of the things going on in the background. It adds weight and a bit of gravitas to the film.

The cast is engaging, likable, but superficial and utilitarian. Given the plot it would have been nice to have characters that were a bit more dimensional. The performances play into that. I’m not sure if that kitsch was intentional or not. If it was, cool, but if not, cringe. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is under utilized as Detective Holden. For those who have never seen it, he gives a stellar performance in the 1995 film “Powder” and I enjoyed him in “The Boondock Saints” films. Likewise, I’ve seen Simon Phillips in other films and TV series and his performance seems to lack some direction at times.

The production values feel like a made for TV/Hallmark movie. The editing and pacing impart a nice dynamic to the film so that the 2 hr. 19 min. running time does not lag. The space feels a bit too large and that the performances have to cover a distance. It’s a nice space for the setting but it could have been framed better and the cinematography could have added some atmosphere. Darren Morze’s score takes a back seat and offers nothing to the viewing experience. In fact, I really am unable to recall any of it. Instead of uplifting the material, it feels like director Hiroshi Katagiri is playing into the screenplay’s shortcomings.

LOVE HURTS is a flawed film that is a fun Valentine’s Day horror thriller that offers a few unsatisfying empty cinematic calories. I feel it suffers from an indecision of it being a comedy or a mystery/horror film. The cast gives it their best efforts but it languished in stereotypes and clichés. The ending is a bit better and feels like a different film. It is more serious than the rest of the narrative. LOVE HURTS is not painful and might take some of the pain out of a lonely Valentine's Day.

CAST: Sean Patrick Flanery, Natalie Burn, Simon Phillips, Andrés Erickson, Sean Sprawling, and Rich Paul. CREW: Director - Hiroshi Katagiri; Screenplay - Aviva Dove-Viebahn & Brittany Fonte; Producer - Andrei Dunca; Cinematographer - Joshua Ausley; Score - Darren Morze; Production Designer - Brian Alonso; Costume Designers - Raquel Anne & Christina Battaglia; Special Makeup Effects Artist - Erin Chaney OFFICIAL: N.A. FACEBOOK: N.A. TWITTER: N.A. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/8nrOamuyRIk RELEASE DATE: February 14th, 2022

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Reviewed by Joseph B Mauceri