Category: Fall

Valentino Ready To Wear 2017

6/23/2017

Kirin Dejonckheere

The runway show for Valentino's 2017 ready to wear collection for the fall was one of my favorites this year. Pierpaolo Piccioli is credited for this successful showing. He's led the creative direction of Valentino for eight years. The latest collection merges “Victoriana” and the “Memphis Group” stylistic elements together.

Piccioli stays away from “protesting” with this latest fashion move for Valentino. Eschewing the statement tee of Dior (“We Should All Be Feminists”) that's been so popular this season. Piccioli is oddly out of sync with long time collaborator Maria Grazia Chiuri who's fully embracing the PROTEST climate of 2017.

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Lea Julian

Maryna Polkanova

Elibeidy Danis

Carson Zehner

Victoriana is romantic and high waisted collars and the Memphis design movement from the 80s offered to the collection what Vogue referred to as “ice cream colors”. Piccioli recycled the old and made it FASHION again. It was for all intensive purposes a runaway success.

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The Military Coat

10/7/2016

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Dolce & Gabana

Strength is the ultimate message when it comes to fashion. The clothes you wear are supposed empower you and what better to do that a military coat? No matter what anyone says, a military coat never goes out of style. It's eternal like a good pair of jeans.

Thankfully, the biggest fashion houses of the world agreed with me this year. Military coats littered the runways of Roberto Cavalli, Prada, Givenchy, and Gucci. Burberry also gave it's stamp of approval and when it comes to coats, who knows better then Burberry what to keep the rain out?

My personal favorite this season was one from Dolce & Gabana. Vogue described it as a “short scarlet tunic with gold braiding instantly summoning echoes of the Napoleonic Wars.” I was too American to see anything other then the “British are coming!” but that's not a way of saying I wouldn't wear it.

Burberry

Camilla & Marc

Mulberry

Fay

Givenchy

A particular note of interest on the military coats is that they do not adhere to this year's trend towards over sized. They tend to be form fitting and at the very least tailored. Where our pant legs are over bloomed 70s regality, our military jackets keep our body heat close to us.

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Best Albums of 2015

1/1/2016

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This list is a review of all of the albums I've bought this year. They are all rated on a scale of 1 to 5 bubbles. My favorite song is listed along with the album. This is determined solely based on how many times I've listened to it individually.

Music comes in so many different forms and textures that it's hard to say definitively what album is “better” then another. I never did buy Adam Lambert's The Original High, but from what I've listened to it's a stellar return to form. The same goes for Selena Gomez's Revival. When I heard Justin Bieber's new album Purpose I found it to be acceptable plodding mid tempo fair. However that said, I know quite a few people who really enjoy his new musical direction. Ellie Goulding's Delirium is not in my taste, but if you're a fan of her earlier work her new seventeen track epoch should satisfy

The most important news in music this year is the continuing lawsuit between Kesha and Dr. Luke. She is asking to be released from her contract after revelations of physical and mental abuse on the part of her record producer Dr. Luke. Sony Music has refused to let her out of her contract and is siding with Dr. Luke. A growing protest has started, creating the trending hashtags #FreedomForKesha and #SonyMusicSupportsRape.

Sign the petition to release Kesha from her contract here.

Buy Badlands

Badlands: Halsey
4 Bubbles
Halsey has been the breakout indie artist of the year. Her brand of electropop has yet to conquer radio, but her debut album shows what has made her such an internet phenom. The album starts out strong, and although lingers a little too long on it's closing sixteen tracks shows that there's only room for her to go up from here.

Most Played Song: “Ghost”

American Beauty/American Pyscho: Fall Out Boy
4 Bubbles
This was the first Fall Out Boy album I've ever bought. A true sacrilege. This is what modern rock is supposed to sound like in 2015. Every track is a fiery stomper and after fourteen years proves that Fall Out Boy still has the passion that made From Under The Cork Tree so spectacular.

Most Played Song: “Uma Thurman”

Buy American Beauty/American Pyscho

Broke With Expensive Taste: Azealia Banks
2 ½ Bubbles
The album originally dropped too little digital fanfare in 2014 finally saw it's physical release in 2015. Azealia Banks is the beleaguered rap artist more known for her trans-phobic discourse and public melt downs. Her first album, although full of solid moments tends to drag and concepts run into one another. And, nothing on the album quite replicates the viral sensation of “212”. The best cuts off the album tend to be the singles.

Most Played Song: Tie between “Heavy Metal and Reflective” and “BBD”

Buy Broke With Expensive Taste

Breathe In. Breathe Out.: Hilary Duff
5 Bubbles
The much besieged fourth studio album, it finally saw it's release after being pushed from it's release date in October of 2014. This album's concept has ranged from folk to a mainstream pop sound courtesy of Swedish hit maker Tove Lo. Released eight years after her groundbreaking Dignity, the album is pure pop. Not every song is a five star experience, but it plays like a cohesive album. Every song is good, many are excellent, all can stand by themselves, and it reflects the dedicated affection that Hilary paints it with. Album standouts range from the Ed Sheeran penned “Tattoo” to lead single “Sparks” or the cute duet of “Nights Like This”. My favorite song off the album happens to be shared with current taste maker, Taylor Swift.

Most Played Song: “Breathe In. Breathe Out.”

Buy Breathe In. Breathe Out

Buy Cry Baby

Cry Baby: Melanie Martinez
4 Bubbles
Concept album by former Voice contestant Melanie Martinez it's responsible for some of the darkest pop moments in 2015. Rape and family dysfunction are just some of the themes Melanie touches on as “cry baby”. This album is full of some of my favorite songs of the year such as “Dollhouse” and “Pity Party”. It's also responsible for the worst song of 2015. “Sippy Cup” is the best example of what this album does wrong. But, on the same flip of the coin, some people adore this song. Melanie Martinez is not good at subtlety, but the albums flair for remaining true to it's core makes it a compelling and worthwhile artistic statement.

Most Played Song: “Cry Baby”

Double Vision: Prince Royce
2 ½ Bubbles
Intended to be the global breakout for Latin superstar Prince Royce, Double Vision is his debut English album. Known for hits like “Darte Un Beso”, Double Vision was primed with A-List heavy weights in the form of Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, and Tyga. Neither single “Stuck on a Feeling” or “Back It Up” took off on American radio the way they were supposed to. When this album sticks towards it's pop leanings it stands strong, however when it slows down it tends to lose a lot of it's focus. Although, a consistently playable record it doesn't have the fun factor of Enrique Iglesias's Sex and Love or the charming personality of Enrique's breakout record “Hero”

Most Played Song: Tie between “Stuck on a Feeling” featuring Snoop Dogg and “Back It Up” featuring Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull.

Buy Double Vision

The Eephus: Wondaland
3 ½ Bubbles
A joint EP released by Janelle Monae's recording mates on Wondaland none of the songs on the EP live up to the fun of singles “Classic Man” and “Yoga”. The bonus remix of “Classic Man” featuring Kendrick Lamar does little to liven up the final two songs off the EP, which are both slow burns.

Most Played Song: “Yoga” featuring Jidenna.

Buy The Eephus

Emotion: Carly Rae Jepsen
4 Bubbles
The much lauded album by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen it features “Really Like You” a song that intended to return her to the top of the charts with a cameo studded music video. The album is a glossy, easy breezy, down your throat listen, even at 17 tracks long. An accomplishment that goes much further then any of the album's singles did.

Most Played Song: “Your Type”

Buy Emotion

Buy Deja Vu

Deja Vu: Giorgio Moroder
4 Bubbles
Disco heavy weight Giorgio Moroder returned to the studio with a list of musical superstars. See the tracklist complete with names like Britney Spears, Kelis, Kylie Minogue, Sia, and Charli XCX. The album's taste in the past is also what makes it current. As DJ, Giorgio gives us a playlist of ecstatic songs, and though his musical wizardry tends to work better for his female counterparts, Deja Vu is a constant and thoroughly rewarding record.

Most Played Song: “Deja Vu” featuring Sia

Fifty Shades of Grey: Soundtrack
4 Bubbles
Bolstered by hits “Earned It” and “Love Me Like You Do” this is the soundtrack that chronicled 2015's response to Basic Instinct is best to listen to on a slow rainy day. Full of slow burns and quintessential love songs, it's darkly atmospheric and features two Beyonce remixes that could hold the album down by itself. Album closer “I Know You” is a must listen by Skylar Grey.

Most Played Song: “I'm On Fire” by AWOLNATION

Buy Fifty Shades of Grey

Home: Soundtrack
3 Bubbles
Rihanna not only voiced the lead for animated film Home, but also lent her voice to 3 of the album's 8 songs. The best of these additions is “Towards The Sun”. The album also features tracks from Kiesza, Charli XCX, and Jennifer Lopez. This album will just have to bridge the gap until we get Anti. Jennifer Lopez shines on the delicate ballad “Feel The Light” that closes the album.

Most Played Song: “Feel The Light” by Jennifer Lopez

Buy Home

The Fool: Ryn Weaver
2 ½ Bubbles
This album hinges on an experimental electronic influence that is well captured on buoyant songs “Pierre” and “Octahate”. Ryn Weaver never quite matches the magic that made her contemporary, Halsey's debut so fascinating. It's a listenable if unremarkable debut. The Fool also features one of the most pretentious songs of 2015 finalized with the spoken word outro on “Traveling Song” that consists of talking about “turtle soup”

Most Played Song: “Octahate”

Buy The Fool

Honeymoon: Lana Del Rey
4 ½ Bubbles
Arguably her most critically lauded album yet, Honeymoon finds Lana Del Rey reveling in her own brand of off kilter pop. This album although not quite as good as last years Ultraviolence still has plenty of moments that reinforce why Lana Del Rey is such a popular staple. No more clear than in the explicit and summery lead off “High By The Beach”. Honeymoon stands as one of the most consistent pop releases of 2015 that's unlikely to in over anyone not impressed with her prior releases. A perfect addition to Lana Del Rey's ever growing canon.

Most Played Song: “Terrence Loves You”

Buy Honeymoon

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful: Florence and The Machine
4 Bubbles
The first release from the indie rock band in four years it finds Florence Welch deepening her outlook on themes explored on their other two studio albums. The album is bolstered by her voice and big strings. Some songs falter in their length and remarkability, but the album is focused none the less and features some of the most anthmetic and personal work of her career.

Most Played Song: “What Kind Of Man”

Buy How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U: Jack U
3 ½ Bubbles
One of the most celebrated DJ releases of the year it features production work by two of the most boundary pushing producers of this decade with Skrillex and Diplo teaming up to form the power duo Jack U. The expectation I had for this album was set high and oddly enough the album doesn't consistently push hard enough. That however doesn't stop it from being a wild 35:25 minute ride featuring the worldwide hit “Where Are You Now” that catapulted Justin Bieber back into the spotlight.

Most Played Song: “Febreeze” featuring 2 Chainz

Buy Jack U

Buy Love Stuff

No Good: Ivy Levan
4 Bubbles
Despite featuring production from Diplo and guest vocals from icon Sting, none of the singles released from No Good found a mainstream audience. Ivy Levan powers through with her trademark husky voice and material that places a different spin on the fifties aesthetic that Meghan Trainor made popular in 2014. Ivy Levan shines the best on the roof shakers and mid tempo fare, rather then when she slows it down on closing tracks like “Misery” and Whitney Houston inspired “It Ain't Easy”.

Most Played Song: “The Dame Says”

Love Stuff: Elle King
3 ½ Bubbles
Daughter of comedian Rob Schneider, Love Stuff finds Elle King snarling her way through a debut of modern rock. While some of the material pushes her too far (see “Last Damn Night” and “I Told You I Was Mean”) the album regardless has numerous highlights including the surprise sleeper hit “Ex's & Oh's”. She's at her best on tracks that showcase her fiery personality and when she's at her most vulnerable like “Make You Smile” or “Cocaine Carolina”.

Most Played Song: “Make You Smile”

Buy No Good

Peace is the Mission: Major Lazer
3 ½ Bubbles
Another Diplo helmed DJ set, his production as Major Lazer is decidedly reggae themed. Featuring global smash “Lean On” the album powers through some of the most fun dance music produced this year. The album features guest vocals from superstars Ellie Goulding and Ariana Grande.

Most Played Song: “All My Love (Remix)” featuring Ariana Grande and Machel Montano.

Buy Peace Is The Mission

Pitch Perfect 2: Soundtrack
3 Bubbles
The album fares just as well as the movie did. The more you liked the movie, the more you'll appreciate the accompanying soundtrack. As so often is the case the sequel proves to be not as good as the original. Besides the movies chronicled performance it also features new music from Ester Dean and Jessie J.

Most Played Song: “Crazy Youngsters” by Ester Dean

Buy Pitch Perfect 2

Rebel Heart: Madonna
4 Bubbles
Plagued by leaks, Rebel Heart turned into the longest album of Madonna's career the final tracklist coming in at 19 tracks long. While this album doesn't find it pushing boundaries the way previous Madonna releases like American Life and Ray of Light have it does find Madonna engaging in mainstream sound, much to her credit. The album features work by Diplo and Kanye West and an intriguing guest spot by Mike Tyson. The album is unwieldy and at times aimless, but mostly it is a positive reflection of what Madonna can contribute to music in the 21st century.

Most Played Song: “Bitch I'm Madonna” featuring Nicki Minaj

Buy Rebel Heart

Storyteller: Carrie Underwood
4 Bubbles
Carrie Underwood returns with a studio set built to tear country music apart. It's not a Carrie Underwood album if there's not a murder and there's plenty of that here. Carrie Underwood takes a back seat on this album, largely relegating herself to telling other people's stories. The album has everything that a blockbuster country album needs to shine. It's plays more consistently then 2012's Blown Away, which lost some of it's steam near the end and only works to reinforce how much we've missed Carrie in our life.

Most Played Song: “Dirty Laundry”

Buy Storyteller

Reflection: Fifth Harmony
3 Bubbles
An initial glance at this album would show it to be one of the glossiest releases of the year. The first five opening songs are exemplary of what processed pop is supposed to sound like. It's the final six tracks that sink into the nineties influenced R&B that Ariana Grande does so well, except on Fifth Harmony they play like throwaway B-Sides. The album although promising doesn't show the full potential of the group.

Most Played Song: “Top Down”

Buy Reflection

Sremm Life: Rae Sremmurd
4 Bubbles
Rap's latest and greatest duo, Rae Sremmurd dazzle with the ridiculous jangling of “No Flex Zone” and “Unlock The Swag”. The album benefits from guest appearances by Nicki Minaj and Big Sean. A thoroughly fun ride and the antithesis of what Kendrick Lamar is trying to do with the genre.

Most Played Song: “No Flex Zone”

Buy Sremm Life

Title: Meghan Trainor
3 ½ Bubbles
Chronicling the joys of a heteronormative world, Meghan Trainor does little to push or offend the base line of American values. The album is full of quirky oddities that make it more then just eleven different versions of “All About That Bass”. Title is at it's best with songs like the titular title track and “Dear Future Husband”, which go down just as sweet if you don't put too much stock in the lyrical content. However, she's surprisingly fun when pushing boundaries as she does on “Bang Them Sticks”.

Most Played Song: “Bang Them Sticks”

Buy Title

True Colors: Zedd
2 ½ Bubbles
German DJ, Zedd delivered his second studio album with the Selena Gomez led “Want You To Know”. The album often times finds him not pushing boundaries or giving us parodies of the top 40. Although, this works on “Beautiful Now” that is strongly reminiscent of something Ryan Tedder would produce. Despite a few notable tracks it falls short of an engaging concept album.

Most Played Song: “Papercut” featuring Troye Sivan

Buy True Colors

Buy Wild

Wild: Troye Sivan
2 Bubbles
The preview to his debut album Blue Neighborhood, this EP shows Troye Sivan's inability to replicate more then one substantial moody electro pop ballad per musical outing. “Wild” shines much like “Happy Little Pill” did on Tryxe. The EP would have benefited from the inclusion of “Papercut” an equally somber number found on Zedd's album True Colors. The other 5 of the 6 songs on Wild fail to make any impact and only undermine the fact that Troye Sivan can make amazing music. Instead of working on creating more thoughtful engaging songs like “Wild”, the EP is full of songs that serve as a canvas for experimental electronic influences that are supposed to count as his artistic vision.

Most Played Song: “Wild”

Savages: Five Knives
3 Bubbles
Unknown dance pop group Five Knives dropped one of the most fun and disposable albums of the year. Kicked off with the banger “Savages” and followed by a stream of trashy similarly minded ilk, the album although not about to redefine mainstream sound is exactly the kind of music to listen to when you've got your lip gloss on and the wind in your hair.

Most Played Song: “Savages”

Made in the AM: One Direction
4 Bubbles
More then likely this will be the fifth and final album by One Direction. Their upcoming hiatus a chance for them all to grope for Justin Timberlake stardom. Building on the mature pop/rock sound they've experimented with on their past two albums, Made In The AM is a testament and tribute to the reasons boy bands work their way into our hearts.

Most Played Song: “Perfect”

Favorite Album of The Year: Breathe In. Breathe Out by Hilary Duff

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Favorite Song of the Year: "Breathe In. Breathe Out" by Hilary Duff

Buy "Breathe In. Breathe Out."

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High Heel Steppers

2/20/2015

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I never talk about fashion and I don't know why. I love clothes. It's what I spend money on. That and music. Recently as in January of 2015, I bought my first pair of wedges.

So, yes I have lived eighteen years without putting my foot in a pair of heels and suddenly this needed to happen. Of course it wasn't that suddenly. I was just thoroughly pissed the fuck off that Boomer was taller then me. I have been friends with him for a solid ten years and this bitch decides to get taller then me Senior year of high school.

Usually I'm fine being the shorter one. It doesn't bother me, but for eight years I was taller and he wants to be taller then me. Fuck him.

I do my research. I'll need at least three inches. And, I decided I wanted them to be wedges. Not heels. Of course wedges are still heels, but I was set in stone on this point. I order them, because I'm too lazy to go out in public.

Get them in. Assume I will fall face down on my face and surprise my self by stomping around for a few hours without a misstep. The only trouble is the stairs and with practice, I don't need to clutch the bannister anymore.

Needless to say right around the time I was ordering textbooks, I decided I might as well get another pair. These strappy four inch heel, two inch platforms that I tower over people in.

From there I have moved onto a pair of leopard print wedges, because I'm basic as fuck. I love animal prints. They're tacky and dreadful, but I love it. Unabashedly. I have no shame when it comes to clothes. When everyone else walks in at nine in the morning with sweats on, praise them for their choice of comfort, as you sashay away in high heel steppers.

It has amazed me the number of people who have told me I have inspired them to wear heels. They ask me how do you walk in those? Very carefully.

That is something I will let you in on. My trade secret. People have said to me they could never walk in these heels. That I am graced with poise and beauty. No, bitch. It is practice. The parents would leave and I would throw my shoes on and prance around. Falling up and down.

Put your turn up music on and have some fun. You'll break the shoes in and have practice. Every heel is different and you need to know how to walk in them. It's like a new car. They don't drive the same.

However, the real secret when you get out in public is just to pretend your Naomi Campbell. You've practiced. You know what you're doing. Believe in yourself. And, if you do fall down, you'll look fierce doing it. Don't be afraid to wear heels if you want to.

Obviously they are not something you should have on for eighteen hours a day, but I love them. They make me feel confident and attractive. Exactly what fashion is supposed to do. Be hell on heels if you want to be.

When it comes to fashion, find what makes you feel good, and fuck anyone who tries to make you feel inferior. If you think you look good. You do.

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I Like Marilyn Manson?

2/6/2015

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It isn't really a question of if I like Marilyn Manson. I like him. Once I did my own research on him, I really do like Marilyn Manson. I appreciate his aesthetic. He does such a good job on it, I've just never felt the urge to invest in that aesthetic. I am an easily frightened human being. And, this is the man who brought us the colossally successful Antichrist Superstar.

Now technically Marilyn Manson is a band, but whatever. It's one man. One nightmare. You know his makeup. It's on point. People are always surprised when I say I like Marilyn Manson. But, he just seems so cool. I can't explain it.

It was only recently that I listened to one of his songs. As exciting as single releases like “Long Hard Road Out of Hell” and “Arma-goddamn-fucking-geddon” sound. I wasn't going to listen to them. I was perfectly fine sitting on the bleachers being like kill Marilyn Manson. KILL. Loving his love with Dita Von Teese.

Because, yes he was married to the most famous burlesque dance there has ever been. She is probably the reason I like him as much as I do. And, they divorced a good seven years ago. But, in my mind they're love was everything. Tumultuous, sexy, and ultimately destructive.

Surprisingly, it was RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Adore Delano that made me look into Marilyn Manson's new single. He was all like listen to “Deep Six”. And, I was like. Okay. Adore Delano is also a singer and of course I've heard his album Til Death Do Us Party. So, I took a shot and assumed I could trust her.

#NowPlaying @marilynmanson #DeepSix! Good shit. pic.twitter.com/Z8FEnp9HVL
— Adore Delano (@AdoreDelano) January 9, 2015

I started off by watching the music video. Which is disturbing, but in a cool way. And, apparently no CGI was used in making it. I don't know how they managed that, but it's fantastic. The song had me grooving. It left me wondering if I liked Marilyn Manson.

Do I like Marilyn Manson?

I mean his new album Pale Emperor came out last Tuesday. I was out and about town. I bought the new Fall Out Boy album American Beauty/American Pyscho, but I didn't pick up Pale Emperor. I'm just scared.

I do listen to some hard rock. But, that comes way of The Pretty Reckless and Pat Benatar. Marilyn Manson has historically superseded them. “Deep Six” did not suggest an album full of screamo and crunching guitars that I couldn't handle. But, I'm so afraid.

I looked at the track list. The opening song is “Killing Strangers”. Then you have beautiful tracks like “The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles” (I can't imagine how that chorus goes), “The Devil Beneath My Feet” and “Birds of Hell Awaiting”. Does this not frighten you just knowing Marilyn Manson's track record. It makes me squeal and not in the good way. I am a stereotypical white girl who knows every word to Taylor Swift and bops back and forth to Katy Perry.

I am not a death metal kind of person. I just don't know. Let's also not ignore the fact that it's lead single “Deep Six” is about being buried. I have not analyzed it's true contents. But, this could include being buried alive or maybe just death in general. I don't know. I'm just not sure if I can handle a Marilyn Manson full length.

That said I am living for this album cover. And, I am enjoying the fact that his record label is called Hell Etc. That's funny.

I might just end up getting the CD single. Because, yes “Deep Six” was released on CD exclusively at Best Buy. The song is getting good reviews by the way. This isn't just me spouting. It's also do well on Mainstream Rock Radio. I didn't know there was such a thing.

Buy "Deep Six"

The question of whether I like Marilyn Manson is still up in the air. I'll have to psych myself into buying this album.

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No Good Girl

10/14/2014

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I had no intentions of writing this article. It was not part of my weekend. And, then I went out with Rosencrantz. We once again went on the game plan of let's just go out and do something. We ended up at a shopping mall. Where we looked rather then shopped.

We had one goal to find a candle that represented the fall season. We found none. We went in two different shops and each time could not find what Rosencrantz wanted. After this the movie Gone Girl just happens to come up. Now I had planned on going to see it with my mother. I have decided to set myself on a budget as I have been spending rather recklessly as of late. And, there's nothing better then having your mother pay for it.

Before we actually saw the movie. We stopped at Target, where I was stopped. I was recognized. They said are you one of Miss Sara Bellum and the Mayor's friends. I said of course. They knew me from me being all over their instagram account. It may just be local stardom, but stardom I do have.

After I actually got home. My mother wants to go out. And she decides we are going to go see No Good Deed. I saw two movies in under five hours. It was rather insane.

So, first I saw Gone Girl. You know I read the book. I wrote an article on it. I even said how Rosencrantz was probably going to go see it with me. I know my friendship so well. The obvious question is how great is Ben Affleck's penis.

Yes. It is in the movie. I was told it was near the start of the movie. That is a bold faced lie. That comes at the end. Of course we would have rather seen his penis ten years ago in a more primed up shape, however we can juxtapose. Hello, photo shop.

I suppose his penis had a nice shape. We're just going to have to buy the movie and freeze frame for a better angle if we're really that curious. I don't really know what to tell you about this movie. It is a thriller. I just don't want to give anything away. The basic premise is that Ben Affleck's wife has disappeared, and it is up to you decide whether or not he actually killed her.

You have to remember that this review is coming from someone who read the book. That I knew the screenplay was written by the author. I had very specific expectations for this film and they were not met. The author said the film would differ from the book. It did not. There were deviations, but nothing jaw dropping. Some of the same uncomfortable dialogue from the book found its way into the movie. Thank you Gillian Flynn.

I did enjoy the movie. You should see it. There are some graphic scenes, sexually, physically, and verbally, so beware of that. This movie is not Academy Award material. If you don't see it. You are not missing anything. I would give it 3 ½ Bubbles personally.

Bubble Rating:

Now, I asked Rosencrantz -someone who had not read the book- to give me her opinion of the movie, and her rating was slightly better. It was 4 Bubbles. I definitely think if you read the book you should see the movie.

Rosencrantz Rating:

With my mother I got around to seeing No Good Deed. I love this movie. It stars Idris Elba as deranged psychopath killer and Taraji P. Henson as docile housewife. I am truly terrified of Idris Elba now. If I saw him walking down the street, I would be like bye bitch.

He does a great job. This movie is horrifying. I do not get freaked out by a lot of horror movies, because I can seperate them from my life. But, a man in distress comes knocking on your door and proceeds to terrorize your family. That I can relate to. It makes me not want to answer my door.

Let me also point out that Leslie Bibb is in this movie. And if you read my Good Christian Bitches article like you should have. You know that she is Amanda and that I love everyone on that show. You know the woman who plays Cricket is going to be on Hilary Duff's new TV show on TVLand Younger. That is exciting.

So, I have read that this movie did not receive good reviews. I'm not sure why. I love it. It is one of those movies I will never want to see again (Think Fatal Attraction), but I think its fantastic. Maybe I was just in the mood for this kind of movie, but I am obsessed. I like it. Taraji P. Henson slayed and that little narrative twist at the end. Yes. That is some Agatha Christie shit.

Make a point of seeing it. I gave it 4 Bubbles. I did not ask my mother her opinion, because she does not know that I blog. So, whenever she does find out about this. That should be interesting.

End point. Go see a movie.

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