Petite La Fleur

Synopsis:  A writer (Paul Rudd) retires after a personal tragedy and becomes a disabled teen's caregiver. When the two embark on an impromptu road trip, their ability to cope is tested as they start to understand the importance of hope and friendship. Director: Rob Burnett Distributed By: Netflix Cast: Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Ehle, Megan Ferguson, Fred Weller, Bobby Cannavale  Reflections: I'm going to preface this review with the fact that I hate the recent  romanticization  of illness in the media within the past few years. It is not beautiful to have cancer, mental illness, or any sort of physical illness.  This  very opinion is the reason I hated The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, other than the writing style not being of my taste, I found the effect of the novel  romanticized cancer to teenagers.  Obviously,  I also ended up hating the movie, even though there was only so much the act...

I would like to say I was on sabbatical... but this isn't a paid job. So, my lovely readers, here is a list of excuses as to why I have not really blogged since March-ish. Technically, I wrote my book reviews in April for my Media class and I posted some of my other classwork assignments, but really my last personal posts were around March and even those were limited. 1. Senior year took it's toll on me - with all the college things I had to do (applications, paperwork, switching from Knoxville to American), my school work, and just trying to enjoy my last year with my friends, I really did not prioritize blogging as much as I wanted to or should have. 2. Writer's block has been a total pain. I'll get these ideas and then debate with myself wether or not they are      a)relevant to post on social media      b)too personal to post on a blog I would like to show professionals one day (but let's face it, this blog has been a total bust these past f...