I’m happy that I’ve stayed consistent keeping track of what I’ve watched. Disney+ should really make a watch history feature – it’s long overdue! To avoid gatekeeping my favourite picks until the holiday season, I’m sharing a mid-year roundup of recommendations now.
Dying For Sex centres around Molly (Michelle Williams) pursuing her bucket list as a woman with stage four breast cancer. No matter how strange her sexual desires may seem, it’s satisfying to see her take control of how she spends her final days. Watching her character Jen Lindley die from a fatal heart condition in the Dawson’s Creek series finale was devastating. At least you’ll get to say goodbye this time.
I loved seeing Jenny Slate in the movies Obvious Child and Landline, as well as her special appearance at the Just For Laughs Festival. As a fan, I was excited to read about her motherhood journey in her latest book Lifeform. In Lifeform, she dramatizes mundane events through humour and barely mentions anything about her Hollywood career. This is simply a book about a woman who finds love and has a baby girl, which makes her relatable.
I’ve attended a couple great shows at Just for Laughs in Toronto, featuring Lena Dunham and Miranda Sings. I’m a huge fan of Jenny Slate’s acting chops, so I was thrilled to see she was part of the lineup for this year’s festival.
Yesterday I went to see a conversation with Jenny Slate at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and it was amazing. I knew I was going to like the event as soon as she said, “film sets are a lot like camp.”
There’s nothing like getting an abortion on Valentine’s Day. Or finding out that you’re unemployed. Or becoming pregnant from a one night stand. It officially sucks to be Donna Stern.
Donna (Jenny Slate) has worked in an independent bookstore for over five years, but she’s anything but nerdy. She wears lots of cardigans, but she’s hardly meek. She’s just an average 28-year-old Jewish comedian living paycheque to paycheque in Brooklyn. She would rather drink with friends than worry about her future—in a totally non-alcoholic way.