Jamie Lerner

These days, it seems like everyone and their mother has someone to snuggle up to on Valentine’s Day. While we love celebrating love (or do we?), some of us single folks may want to snuggle up with our pets, our besties, or even just ourselves. There’s nothing wrong with a little me-time, but it can…

The glitz and glam of Hollywood can often distract from the fact that many of our favorite actors may have started out in a grittier business: stand-up comedy. While many of the best comedians go on to perform at big venues like Madison Square Garden and the Apollo, when they start out, they’re often playing…

In 2005, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt changed the cultural landscape when they co-starred in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. This notoriously led to Brad leaving Jennifer Aniston for Angelina in one of the most famous celebrity relationship scandals. But the on-screen story was nearly as impactful. It tells the tale of a husband and wife…

65 years ago on January 29, 1959, Sleeping Beauty became an instant hit. It was the third Disney princess film, and Walt was determined to make it different and better than the previous two (Snow White and Cinderella). It follows Princess Aurora (aka Briar Rose), who was raised by three good fairies to protect her…

Mean Girls came out in 2004 to an audience who had rarely seen crude humor combined with femininity. But some of the crude jokes and tropes in the film might not hold up to a 2024 audience. Whenever we watch something that’s 20 years old, we often justify out-of-touch jokes by noting that the movie…

Not many movie musicals stand the test of time the way Oliver! has. Over five decades since the film was released in 1968 and almost everyone is familiar with some quote or song from the production. Lionel Bart’s 1960 staged production was one of the forerunners of adapting musicals into movies (something we’re still doing…

Not every Mean Girls fan is a musical theater nerd, but after the musical remake comes out on Jan. 12, 2024, we will all be converts. The film, which stars Renée Rapp and Angourie Rice as Regina George and Cady Heron, respectively, is an adaptation of the 2017 Mean Girls musical, so we already know…

With Survivor season upon us, we can’t stop listening to podcasts from former players and reminiscing on the long-running competition show’s best seasons. Survivor began in 2000 with 16 castaways tasked with surviving the harsh conditions of Borneo, Malaysia with few supplies and little food. Whoever could last the longest, or more specifically, whoever could…

Even though it’s been over 16 years since a Harry Potter book was released and almost 12 years since the final film, the fandom remains strong. The book series has spawned several spinoffs, fan-fiction pieces, multiple films, a play, a theme park, tours and shops around the world, food, and anything else you can think…

Season 45 of Survivor is making moves as one of the most exciting casts of the new era. After three tragic Tribal Councils for the Lulu Tribe, Survivor 45 is almost at the merge. Like any season, we have favorite players that we’re rooting for, and there are some players we wouldn’t mind seeing go…

With spooky season upon us, it’s time for the Tim Burton watch-a-thon of our dreams. Some of us wait all year just for an excuse to binge-watch our favorite Halloween-themed films (and series), many of which have been directed by the wonderfully weird Tim Burton. From Beetlejuice to Wednesday, his signature style is the ideal…

’13 Going on 30′ may be a rom-com classic, but is it the most feminist narrative? 13 Going on 30 remains one of those formative films we can’t forget. As teenagers, we would count down the days until we’d be “30, flirty, and thriving” and now, we still uphold Jennifer Garner’s Jenna as a rom-com…

There haven’t been nearly enough queer leading characters and queer-focused entertainment until recently. While some of our favorite shows and movies today are centered on queer characters, such as Love, Victor and Heartstopper, many characters in the past didn’t get the privilege to be out and proud.  Even still, producers and writers often created characters…

You sit down on the couch to see what’s new on Netflix. As you’re scrolling, you notice reboot after reboot. From Fuller House to That 90s Show, it seems like everyone is jumping on the nostalgia wagon. But all of these reboots are missing something—they introduce new characters and bring the past to the present,…