Author: Julianne Tran

I will say it. I am a sucker for all things light, fluffy and sweet, especially when it’s all neatly packaged in a dreamy one-and-a-half hour movie, complete with adorable moments and beautiful characters. I really enjoyed the first two movies in the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved” trilogy: the first for its glossy, […]

Earlier this week, I found myself swept up in the gentle wave of nostalgia. I wanted to watch the beloved movies of my younger years, eat Pizza Rolls and Gushers and spend time reminiscing on warm memories of my childhood with friends. I think “nostalgia” has a bad reputation for pulling people too far into […]

There is much to say, much to love and much to raise your brows when we’re talking Netflix’s “Bridgerton.” You may not need an introduction to this show; it seems to have taken the online world by storm. Nevertheless, I might as well give you one. As the first show emerging from Shonda Rhimes’s mega-deal […]

You would think that after months of endless, ever-present stress in quarantine, that we’d learn how to better handle stressful moments. Yet despite having survived 2020 so far, I still find myself thinking that an upcoming essay deadline is the grave, impending doom lurking in the distance. In those moments, these school stressors seem to […]

When I think of fall, I think of morning walks with the crisp, autumn air and the crunch of leaves under heavy, worn-in boots. I think of chai lattes and muffins fresh from the oven, their sweet warmth permeating the kitchen. I think of slow mornings and rainy days curled up in a blanket with […]

You show me a cheesy movie that takes place in Paris, and I’ll watch it for the sake of imagining an overly romanticized life filled with fresh baguettes and beautiful balcony views. Maybe it’ll have an underdeveloped plot-line. Maybe the characters fall in love in the same way, encounter the same problems and then somehow […]

Two years ago, I stumbled upon “The Great British Baking Show” as I was sitting at home, sick and overwhelmingly stressed with the prospect of choosing a college and soon moving away from home. Now, these worries seem a world away, but I still remember watching my first episode of this baking show. There was […]

I hate to admit it, but I am not the biggest fan of live-action remakes. I have always been uncomfortable with the translation of animated characters, especially animals, to actors and computer-generated imagery. I also struggle with mixed expectations of how a live-action remake should be and what it should accomplish. Oftentimes, I think that […]

Imagine walking into a crowded movie theater, squeezing between rows of elderly couples and rowdy middle-schoolers and finding the only decent seat between two families with unruly children. “Avengers: Endgame” begins to play on the wide screen, and you spend the rest of your afternoon sitting in a velvety seat, bumping elbows with your neighbor […]