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Caroline Siede

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Sabrina (1954) 89% EDIT “To quote Nicole Kidman, I come to rom-coms to laugh, to cry, to care. Sabrina, however, feels a little bit like a movie that exists in a snow globe. It’s beautifully crafted and mesmerizing to look at. Yet I always feel like I’m slightly outside of it.” – Girl Culture (Substack) Jan 23, 2026 Full Review People We Meet on Vacation (2026) 75% C- EDIT “While recent winners like All Of You have proven there’s still juice in the classic friends-to-lovers template, watching People We Meet On Vacation feels more like ordering a sparkling tropical cocktail and getting served tap water. ” – AV Club Jan 15, 2026 Full Review The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) 88% A- EDIT “The frenzied, lustful energy of the film’s first half makes it one of the most thrilling cinematic experiences of the year.” – AV Club Dec 27, 2025 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 78% B EDIT “Song Sung Blue doesn’t make the case that Mike and Claire are great artists, or even that Diamond himself is. But it does make the case that art doesn’t have to be great to make an impact. ” – AV Club Dec 27, 2025 Full Review Last Christmas (2019) 47% EDIT “Last Christmas [is] about 75 percent of the way towards being a great movie. And while that’s not the worst crime in the world, it is the sentiment that’s left the rom-com genre struggling to thrive outside of streaming since the pandemic.” – Girl Culture (Substack) Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) 80% EDIT “[Crazy, Stupid, Love] somehow manages to capture everything that’s great about and wrong with the romantic comedy genre in just 118 minutes.” – Girl Culture (Substack) Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Ella McCay (2025) 22% C- EDIT “It all adds up to a movie that isn’t screwy enough to be a screwball comedy nor deep enough to be a dramedy. Ella McCay sees a bunch of people who have seemingly never met a human before attempting to celebrate the human spirit. ” – AV Club Dec 12, 2025 Full Review The Little Mermaid (1989) 92% EDIT “Over the past three and a half decades Disney has continued to iterate on what its princesses long for and how they go about getting it. But Ariel laid the groundwork they’re all still following today.” – Girl Culture (Substack) Dec 1, 2025 Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 91% B- EDIT “The good news is that Disney has tried to be even more thoughtful and nuanced with its oppression metaphors this time around. The bad news is that the Mouse House also seems less invested in Zootopia as an artistic effort. ” – AV Club Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% B- EDIT “While 'For Good' wants to be a movie that inspires audiences to dig deep into its darker political allegories, ironically, it’s best enjoyed if you’re willing to turn off your brain and just get swept along in its emotions. ” – Girl Culture (Substack) Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) 60% B EDIT “The star-studded cast clearly loves making these movies together and that sense of enthusiasm goes a long way towards selling the knowingly ridiculous magic.” – AV Club Nov 11, 2025 Full Review The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) 28% B- EDIT “This is Hitchcock lite, with a great leading lady and a story that doesn’t overstay its welcome. It may not be the kind of film that lingers after it’s done, but for a good trip, rather than a long trip, it’s worth climbing aboard.” – AV Club Oct 10, 2025 Full Review All of You (2024) 71% B+ EDIT “There are surface similarities to sci-fi romances like Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Timer, but at its heart All Of You is more like a cross between two pre-dating-app classics: When Harry Met Sally and Brief Encounter.” – AV Club Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Swiped (2025) 44% B EDIT “Swiped a breezy, empowering watch—at least for those who find the idea of becoming a “self-made billionaire” empowering. But the real revolution would be letting the subjects of female tech biopics remain as messy as the men.” – AV Club Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) 91% EDIT “While Grand Finale will probably be inscrutable for those who can’t tell their Lord Hexhams from their Lady Mertons, longtime fans will be rewarded by how seriously the film takes the emotional continuity of its sprawling cast of characters.” – The Daily Beast Sep 11, 2025 Full Review The Thursday Murder Club (2025) 77% B EDIT “It’s Mirren who elevates the film beyond the syrupier impulses of other elder statesmen comedies like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel or Book Club. In her hands, Elizabeth is a whipsmart, determined protagonist worth rooting for.” – AV Club Aug 23, 2025 Full Review Sleeping Beauty (1959) 90% EDIT “While I don’t think the Disney animators intentionally set out to empower middle-aged women, they did set out to mix up the Disney princess formula. In doing so, they stumbled upon a premise more progressive than half of what we get from the studio today.” – Girl Culture (Substack) Aug 21, 2025 Full Review The Map That Leads to You (2025) 38% C EDIT “Much like an ill-advised love affair with a self-involved backpacker, The Map That Leads To You may enchant some young viewers who aren’t yet experienced enough to know there’s better out there.” – AV Club Aug 19, 2025 Full Review Freakier Friday (2025) 73% B- EDIT “Far from a perfect movie and definitely a little overlong. But also so earnest and well-intentioned that it papered over a lot of the flaws.” – Girl Culture (Substack) Aug 14, 2025 Full Review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) 86% B EDIT “First Steps often feels less like a superhero story than an oddball standalone sci-fi film. And that’s the most refreshing thing about it.” – Girl Culture (Substack) Jul 24, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% C+ EDIT “This Superman claims he’s driven by a desire to do good, which is a sweet and welcome message—especially compared to the darker Cavill take. But more often than not he just feels like someone the plot happens to.” – Girl Culture (Substack) Jul 8, 2025 Full Review The Old Guard 2 (2025) 27% C+ EDIT “The Old Guard 2 is still a relatively enjoyable watch, particularly for those who fell in love with these characters in the first film. But with how little it wraps up its themes and arcs, it’s hard to recommend it as a standalone story.” – AV Club Jul 2, 2025 Full Review Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) 50% C EDIT “To its credit, Rebirth features some of the best dinosaur setpieces the rebooted World series has ever delivered. Unfortunately, it also has some of the most annoying characters and plotting in any Jurassic installment to date. ” – Girl Culture (Substack) Jul 2, 2025 Full Review Bride Hard (2025) 14% D+ EDIT “Bride Hard aims for the goofy joy of a drunken bachelorette party, but is more like the morning-after hangover.” – AV Club Jun 21, 2025 Full Review Elio (2025) 83% EDIT “For all its overt ’80s homages, there’s something timeless about Elio. too. It may be mid-tier Pixar, but that’s still likely to make it one of the better animated offerings of the year.” – The Daily Beast Jun 19, 2025 Full Review
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