Netflix’s Family Switch is a well-written, hilarious treat featuring a team of actors who undoubtedly had a blast together.
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Author: Gissane Sophia
Gissane (pronounced Geese-enny) or, as people often call her, "Goose," is a Christ fan above all and a romance enthusiast who's taken her Master's degree in English and love for essays into writing lengthy analyses about pop culture.
She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Marvelous Geeks Media and the co-host of Lady Geeks' Society Podcast. She's a member of The Cherry Picks and can also be found writing features for MovieWeb and Looper.
‘Planes, Trains, and All the Feels’ by Livy Hart Review
Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart is a lyrical gem—the kind of romance novel that’ll stay with readers for a long, long time.
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‘Virgin River’ Season 5 Review: Too Much Drama, Not Enough Heart
Virgin River Season 5 tries too hard when it needs to step back and just be—exist in a place where things can be calm and normal.
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‘All of Us Strangers’ Review: Andrew Scott Brings His A-Game From Start to Finish
All of Us Strangers is a poignantly refined mosaic that encapsulates the terrors and aches of loneliness with a superbly gifted cast.
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‘The Holdovers’ Review: A Very Sad, Yet Restorative Christmas Dramady
The Holdovers succeeds in its narrative impact for many reasons, but its cast and Payne’s focus on their spirits is at the top of the list.
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‘A Biltmore Christmas’ Review: Time Travel Done Right
Hallmark’s A Biltmore Christmas joins A Timeless Christmas as a holiday gem featuring time travel in a way that works.
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‘Our Christmas Mural’ Review
Hallmark’s Our Christmas Mural is a story about second chances with a thematic focus on creativity.
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‘Holiday Road’ Review: A Heartwarming Tear-Jerker From Beginning to End
Hallmark’s Holiday Road is a rare treat in all the ways it delivers heartfelt moments without coming off as overly saccharine or cliche.
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‘A Merry Scottish Christmas’ Review
Hallmark’s A Merry Scottish Christmas works for a myriad of reasons, and the family dynamic is at the top of the list.
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‘Fancy Meeting You Here’ by Julie Tieu Review
With loads of fun banter, and sparkling romance in every corner, Fancy Meeting You Here by Julie Tieu is a must-read novel.
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‘Catch Me If You Claus’ Review
Hallmark’s Catch Me If You Claus is an odd, confusing little film, but it’s one of the good ones of the year.
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‘Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas’ Review: A Glittering Spectacle in Every Way
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas is the kind of special that’ll likely be on rotation multiple times in every household.
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‘The Spirit of Christmas’ Succeeds Because of Angsty Character Journeys Heightening the Romance
The Spirit of Christmas works for many reasons, but especially where Daniel Forsythe and Kate Jordan’s characterizations are concerned.
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‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Review
Full of impressive performances all around, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the best kind of villain origin story.
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‘A World Record Christmas’ Review: One of the Best Hallmark Films of the Year
Hallmark’s A World Record Christmas is an earnest spectacle that underscores what it means to show up for people.
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Disney’s ‘Dashing Through the Snow’ Review
Disney’s Dashing Through the Snow is sometimes predictable and a little saccharine but worth watching regardless.
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‘Out On a Limb’ by Hannah Bonam-Young Review: A Breathtaking Story From Start to Finish
Out On a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young is a wondrous array of light in the romance community—a novel that belongs on every bestseller list.
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Netflix Cancels ‘Shadow And Bone’ – Do We Dare to Hope for a Six of Crows Spinoff or Another Network’s Save?
Shadow and Bone’s cancelation hurts in more ways than one, but especially for the fans who invested their whole hearts into the show.
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Why Ted’s Locker Room Speech in Ted Lasso’s “The Hope That Kills You” Matters
Ted Lasso’s locker room speeches are all fantastic but there’s something incredibly special about his sad and alone speech.
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‘With Love, from Cold World’ by Alicia Thompson Review
With Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thompson is the kind of Christmas romance novel that feels like a safe space.
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