Call Me By Your Name
September 22, 2020

Call Me By Your Name

Ahhh Call Me By Your Name, what a gorgeous film. Set in 1983, “somewhere in Northern Italy”, the plot revolves around a six-week summer romance between Oliver (a dopey, beautiful American with an insatiable lust for life and the song “Love My Way”) and Elio, …

Breakfast/Brunch, Genre, LGBTQ Pride, Romance
Hamilton
September 4, 2020

Hamilton

I don’t really like musicals. Yep, I said it. But I LOVE Hamilton. I saw it twice—the first time as a favor to a person unloading a ticket in LA (the fool! Sorry Jess), and the second time with my Ma in Chicago.  If you’re …

4th of July, Dinner, Genre, Kids & Family
Sabrina
August 21, 2020

Sabrina

I spent many, many hours binging TCM in my youth. And Sabrina was one of my first loves from the 1950’s. A then modern-day fairy tale, the film features a gruff and vulnerable Bogie, and a beautifully idealistic Audrey Hepburn. Need I say more? The …

Breakfast/Brunch, Genre, Romance, Valentine's Day
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
August 15, 2020

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has always reminded me of my youth visiting family and friends in Chicago. I’m a Florida kid, so I always appreciated the cold weather and fireflies. And the Shedd Aquarium. And the Adler Planetarium. And the trains. And the river. And …

Back to School, Comedy, Genre, Late Night, Lunch
Inception
August 15, 2020

Inception

Most of us can’t see Tenet in theaters (already dating this post), so I figured there’s no better time for Inception– a mind-bendy Chris Nolan film with an equally mind-bendy menu.  Rewatching Inception, I always hearken back to older retro sci-fis like Dreamscape and Dark …

Action, Dinner, Father's Day, Genre, Lunch, SciFi/Fantasy, Thriller