Stop with the Photoshop!

I'm watching yet another movie where the characters have pictures of themselves younger or with partners they are no longer with. Why do all these pictures look like they've been cut out and glued together? Why not take a new picture? You've got the actors, you've got the cameras.
If they have to look younger, a little airbrushing is fine. But most times these pictures look like something a first-grader put together as a collage. Really? In this age of CGI?

What do you think? Does this annoy you as well?

Review of Speechless Episode 7

Wow, Jimmy's brother does not look good in drag. None of his patients wanted to be in his commercial?

It took me a while to get it, but that was funny, Kenneth.

They can't take care of their own kid on Black Friday?

i love hearing Minnie Driver say "lover".

All of these are true. Disney World is awesome.

They still cerebral palsy is like a sinus infection and "clears up"? Douches.

Cousin Duncan sounds like the village idiot.

This game sounds fun!

Seriously, chill, Ray. How bad was your credit, Kenneth?

Who puts veneers on a kid?

And...point to Maya!

Oh dear god! Hello, salmonella!

Jimmy is raking it in.

Damn, you're scary right now. Kenneth.

$800,000 from your father-in-law? That's nothing to brag about.

Burn! I should use that one. Also, how pathetic do you have to be to be sitting there for a day-and-a-half?

Even in the face of a nice gesture from his brother, Billy has to make it all about him.

Review: Lost in Shadows

Lost in Shadows by Anita DeVito
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I'd prefer research and editing, myself.

Shoot, that's scary. Fight or flight, baby.

Poor Kate, why does he want to take her car?

Why does he get a codename, and Nate doesn't?

Uncle Mitch sounds like a prick, to hear Nate tell it.

She's kind of obsessed with cleanliness. The state of her kitchen must be killing her.

Yikes, her imagination doesn't mess around.

Her uncle is such a butthole. I wouldn't be surprised if he was behind the break-in and the creepy phone calls.

Jeezus, way to scare her, and me!

She's both innocent and worldly at the same time.

Haha, I want to see his baddie face!

What an annoying saleswoman. She bought way more than she planned.

Wow. He really knows how to give a compliment! Is it hot in here?

Could the house be bugged?

And this guy is her uncle?

I love that Butch needs to have his wife in his lap before he can fully wake up in the morning.

Wow, a grown man having a hissy fit. Priceless.

And that's why I don't have a fancy phone.

I see you've been taking notes from Kate, Carolina.

Haha, I like Butch's sense of revenge.

Men are so stupid. Was she supposed to read your mind?

This is one crazy car chase.

Sounds like a plan, ladies. At least you'll never be bored with her, Jeb.

Serves you right, Hagerman.

Making friends, Jeb?

For the love...a delivery for you, Carolina? Really?

Nice setup for the next story.

Her uncle sucks as family. Way to make an entrance, Nate!

Haha, too late girl, he already saw you! But I don't think you need to be superstitious today. Bad luck doesn't stand a chance against your husband.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Review of Speechless Episode 6

Haha! Kenneth has to practice his sassy voice.

True that, JJ. True that. She doesn't know how good she has it.

Dear God. Is this what public schools have been reduced to?

Ray is so going to have an ulcer. Any day now.

Maybe my mom should have had a support group like this. With less sangria, obviously.

This Claire girl is definitely a Mean Girl.

See? That's all the accommodations we need, but somehow it's too difficult to do for some businesses.

10 years? Shoot, I haven't had sugar in ten minutes.

Seriously, slap this guy, somebody.

Poor Ray!

Drunk Minnie Driver is priceless.

Based on my own siblings, I think "special-needs" siblings would try to be better, because they don't want to take too much time from the sibling who needs them the most.

Haha! Ray's hypochondria paid off! Although, what if they go swimming together one day? These boys will recognize his nipple.

Yay, they showed JJ standing!

You're not missing much, Claire.

I'm with JJ. That's how boys saw me.

Go, Jimmy! Was that Dutch?

She thinks Ray got a girl pregnant? Ha, so far from the truth.

A lot of rage in one little person.

Excellent timing there, Dylan. Although, good for you, Maya. You were a good mom today.

Is Chivalry Dead?

I read romances. Yes, I admit it. Why should I be embarrassed? Just because there's a hot guy on the cover? Have you seen what passes for manly for the women in my generation? Ew.

He wears a scarf better than I ever could. And a man-purse?!

Give me him, any day. Air-brushing and all.

A lot of romance novels recently have had the female character surprised when the hero opens doors for her, says thank you, or generally acts like a man. Really? Should we as women be surprised by this? I'm all for women having equal rights in the workplace and at home, but I am a woman. I want to be seen as one. You see me coming behind you, your butt better open that door. 

Feminism, I think, ruined men. They got too afraid of us. If they do something for us that we could have done for ourselves, will we be mad? Are they taking our rights from us? I'm not saying that we should still be thought of as property, but a little pampering wouldn't go amiss. It's called politeness or etiquette.

So, men everywhere, pull out our chairs and open our doors. It's the right thing to do.

Stuntman or Actor?

I've been thinking about action movies and shows recently. I watch Arrow. I also love the Fast and Furious saga. I miss Paul Walker! Vin Diesel and the other actors have stated that they like to do their own stunts, up to a certain point. Other times, a movie will be in the news because the actor says they did all the stunt work himself. Shouldn't that be the case all the time, though? If you're not fit to do the movie yourself, don't audition for it.Yes, I understand some scenes might need an expert. And in this age of liability and suing for every little thing, it makes sense to have a stunt double on standby. But sometimes you can clearly see the stunt double's face in an action scene, instead of the actor they are portraying. Really? Like I can't tell that his face changed shape in five seconds? Studios should do a better job. Come on, it's 2016!

Stephen Amell and his stunt double Simon Burnett