The very short list of good things resulting from this pandemic are people making their own bread, more time to read, and the new adaptation of Emma being released to stream in your living room. Yes, dear reader, Universal has heard your cries for Jane Austen and if you didn’t see it the movie theatre before they closed, you don’t have to wait for this viral outbreak to be over to watch Emma. … [Read more...]
“Tolkien” Struggles to Explain the Magic that Tolkien Effortlessly Captured
In Tolkien, the new movie based on the early life of J. R. R. Tolkien, myth and romance are the antidote to war. Guest Review by Boze Herrington “To be caught in youth by 1914,” wrote English novelist J. R. R. Tolkien in a second-edition foreword to The Lord of the Rings, “was no less hideous an experience than to be involved in 1939 and the following years. By 1918 all but one of my close … [Read more...]
Fiddler on the Roof Bachelor Guide: Is Motel, Perchik, or Fyedka Right for You?
Sometimes I talk about things like faith, motherhood, suffering, and fear at Carrots. And sometimes I tackle the REALLY important questions like which Fiddler on the Roof bachelor is the dreamiest. I honestly don’t know what made me realize that this was a super important issue, but it popped into my head the other day and I realized that picking between the Motel the tailor, Perchik the … [Read more...]
Why Kurt Seyit ve Sura Should Be Your New Netflix Binge Watch
Every time I fall in love with a great period film or series and realize there's no more episodes left I always think, "That's it. I've seen them all. Nothing will ever be what (Downton Abbey, Poldark, fill-in-your-favorite-here) was to me!" But I'm usually wrong and there's a new favorite waiting to be discovered. Lovers of binge-worthy historical dramas, hear ye, hear ye: I have a new … [Read more...]
Three Movies I Loved in 2016 (and One I Didn’t)
Since I’ve been to see more movies this winter than I usually do in a year, I thought I’d share some thoughts! Let’s start with the one that (to my surprise) disappointed me: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Maybe I should have known that when Rowling branches out from the original canon, it doesn’t seem to go well (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child *cough cough*). But I really had high … [Read more...]
The Carrots Gilmore Girls Brain Dump
(Image c/o Netflix) Psst! DON'T READ THIS UNLESS YOU'VE FINISHED THE REVIVAL! Spoilers are EVERYWHERE. It’s only been a few days since Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life launched on Netflix and while I’d love to wait til everyone has a chance to catch up, I need to unload all these GG thoughts and I have an inkling a few of you need to debrief, too. This is basically a brain dump, so don’t … [Read more...]
The Unoriginal Awesomeness of Stranger Things
We're the sort of unpleasant people who assume that because everyone else likes something, we probably won’t. (We sound charming, don't we?) Anyhow, it it took us a little while to try out Stranger Things. At first I fell in love with the aesthetic, but we were surprised that it just didn't seem very original. The cop battling his inner demons, the nerdy middle schooler outcasts, the good girl … [Read more...]
Tim Burton’s Big Fish, Me Before You, and the Terrible Power of Story
Tim Burton’s film Big Fish, based on the novel by Daniel Wallace, is one of my top ten favorites of all time. I recently shared it with my kids who love everything Burton. Their favorite Christmas movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas which means I’m either really rocking this parenting thing or I’m raising warped little cynics. But I love Big Fish above all others. It has all the quirky, … [Read more...]
Do You Miss Downton Abbey? Watch Poldark. Just Trust Me.
Downton Abbey is wrapped up with a bow (perhaps a little too perfectly, but I’m not going to complain about how happy the series finale made me). Obviously we all need SOMETHING British with fancy gowns and drama to watch, yes? Let me assure you that Poldark is that something. Here's why it's worth watching: 1. The costuming. I am convinced that this is the era for me. Sure, there’s no … [Read more...]
Don Draper’s First Confession
**Spoilers ahead, folks. If you don't want any of the plot of Mad Men ruined for you, don't continue.** “The young man ringing the bell at a brothel is unconsciously looking for God.”-Bruce Marshall source: Justina Mintz/AMC Before I started watching Mad Men, I thought it was a show about an attractive guy name Don Draper with supporting characters Sex, Cocktails, and Cigarettes. And … [Read more...]
