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‘Regretting You’: Strong-Hearted Writing and Acting

Allison Williams and McKenna Grace in ‘Regretting You.’ Courtesy of IMDb.com and Paramount Pictures. On October 25, I had the pleasure of watching ‘ Regretting You ’, based on the book by ' It Ends with Us ' author Colleen Hoover . Screenwriter Susan McMartin wrote it well with dialogue that described real-life grief situations, and there was great acting from Allison Williams , McKenna Grace ,  Dave Franco and Mason Thames .  Williams played Morgan Grant, the mother of Clara, played by McKenna Grace. Morgan’s husband Chris, played by Scott Eastwood, and sister Jenny, played by Willa Fitzgerald, both die in a car crash, rocking Morgan, Clara, and Jenny’s husband Jonah, played by Dave Franco, to their cores. On the side, Clara is trying to gain independence from her controlling mother and figure out her plans for after high school and her romance with classmate Miller Adams, played by Mason Thames. The writing for ‘Regretting You’ should be praised because it reflected real-li...

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire-Not the Most Epic, But Still Pleasing

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire final poster. Courtesy of Sony Pictures. Though the Ectomobile looked fresh as it was speeding towards a crazy sewer dragon, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was not as fresh as Afterlife. It wasn’t too much fun for the most of the film with Phoebe Spengler ’s ( McKenna Grace ) dramatic change, but closer to the end, busting still made me feel good. The new Ghostbusters chase a sewer dragon in New York City in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire . Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures. Frozen Empire takes place 3 years after Afterlife . Walter Peck ( William Atherton ) is back and determined to put the Ghostbusters, both past and present, in the grave. Peck also gets Phoebe benched because she’s not legally old enough, and Phoebe’s mother Callie Spengler ( Carrie Coon ) and her former teacher Gary Grooberson ( Paul Rudd ) agree because they want her to have a normal teenage life instead of the burden of Ghostbusting. As Phoebe tires to fill her loneliness, some ancie...