Rebecca Deniston

1 week ago | rebeccadeniston.substack.com | Rebecca Deniston

It has come. The final piece in the Dead Reckoning puzzle and maybe a send-off to the Mission: Impossible franchise. It’s been quite the three decades. Going into this one with a free mind was tough—I avoided reviews as much as I could, even from my favorite critics. Giving my thoughts on Final Reckoning with as few spoilers as possible will be even tougher, because there are so many aha moments and so many what-the-heck moments, and I definitely don’t want to ruin anything for anyone else.

1 week ago | rebeccadeniston.substack.com | Rebecca Deniston

Vince Vaughn’s new movie, Nonnas, is so delightfully relatable. It’ll make anyone who watches it hungry. And if anyone isn’t Italian (raises hand), it’ll also introduce us to capuzzelle, or lamb’s head. Yeah. Literal lamb’s head. When Joe’s mom dies, his best friend Bruno’s wife, Stella, encourages him to make a change. Go on vacation. Get a girlfriend. Something. All Joe has been doing is working at the MTA and making his mom and grandma’s recipes.

2 weeks ago | rebeccadeniston.substack.com | Rebecca Deniston

When something seems perfect, there’s always a catch, of course, and Cellar Door is an cautionary though uneven and improbable tale. All credibility must be checked at the door, and even then it may try to crash the party. Sera and John are up for a change in abode after Sera suffers a miscarriage, but unfortunately every house they look at is either out of their price range or just above irredeemable.

3 weeks ago | rebeccadeniston.substack.com | Rebecca Deniston

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