Weekly Recap #14: Jon Snow, teens, and stanning Cillian Murphy

Howdy! I don't really have anything to talk about at the beginning of this week, other than the fact that I need a haircut. If you know anybody who can cut curly hair, please let me know because I'm starting to look like Jon Snow, but not in a good way.

#88 Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging

Available on Netflix

Teen Livia would have LOVED this movie, but adult Livia thought it was fine.

#89 The Oath

Available on Hulu

I actually really liked the message in this one. I had certain expectations for how the story would go, politically speaking, but I was pleasantly surprised by how open-minded it turned out to be.

#90 Free Fire

Available on Hulu

I remember hearing about this one a while back, but didn't have any interest. Then, I read the cast list and as soon as I saw Cillian Murphy on it, I couldn't press 'play' fast enough.

#91 We're Not Done Yet

Available on HBO

I know I say this every time I watch a documentary on HBO, but it deserves to be said every single time -- the selection of documentaries on HBO is curated to perfection. This one in particular is about military (retired & active duty) performing a poem they all wrote together. It was as heart-breaking as it was inspiring.

#92 The Perfect Date

Available on Netflix

I'm going to need teen movies to stop doing the following:

- Keeping minorities in the background, only to pop back up when the main white character needs them.

- Starting sentences with "remind me why --" to explain the character's motivation. That's just lazy storytelling.

- Using the old "pretend to date me to make my real crush jealous" plot line. When has that ever actually worked?

- Having the love interest be a girl that's "not like the other girls" because she likes to read rather than go to parties. Maybe -- and I know this may be radical -- they can like both.

- Putting Noah Centineo in their movies -- there are so many more interesting casting choices.

#93 The Addams Family

#94 Addams Family Values

Available on Hulu

I was inspired to watch these by the trailer of the new animated movie and am glad that I did. Both of these movies were funny and the perfect amount of silly.

Thanks for sticking around for another week. See ya next Sunday!