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"Heated Rivalry"
Drama
HBO Max
1 Season
Should You Watch? Yes
Rivals, teammates, friends and lovers oh my!
Vibes tingle as rookie sensations Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) enter the major hockey league and discover some hidden inhibitions towards each other.
Ilya pushes Shane’s buttons, both on and off the ice, as his sarcastic and seductive attitude drives shy, demure Shane insane.
The professional hockey players cross paths continuously throughout their regular seasons, Olympic play, and off season. Watch as the two’s sexual chemistry starts to blossom into a more loving one, all while trying to keep it secret in their macho-masculine athletic career.
Shane and Ilya are not the only ones keeping their personal lives secret though in the major hockey league, but that’s for you to find out.
“Heated Rivalry” has many twists and turns throughout the season and has launched as one of HBO Max’s biggest shows. It will also make you think just how relevant this could be in professional sports in general.
Heated Rivalry is very heavy with the sexual scenes, which does not make this appropriate for youngsters.
"Eleanor the Great"
Comedy/Drama
Movie
Should You Watch? Yes
“Eleanor the Great” was a pure delight.
Ninety-four year-old Eleanor struggles after the death of her best friend and roommate Bessie.
After the death of Bessie, Eleanor moves from Florida to New York to live with her daughter and grandson. To fill her time, Eleanor’s daughter takes her to a local Jewish Community Center. Instead of participating in the music group Eleanor’s daughter wanted her to partake in, she stumbles into a Jewish Holocaust survivors’ group where she takes on her best friend’s persona and shares the experience from the stories that Bessie shared with her.
Her fabricated stories draw the attention of Nina who is present at the group for a college writing project. The two quickly bond under Eleanor’s false identity as her best friend Bessie the holocaust survivor.
As the relation builds, so to does Eleanor’s stories and persona of her best friend Bessie.
This was a great story on many levels. Growing Old. Losing friends. Holocaust survivor stories and much more.
Eleanor’s quick wit and rebellious attitude was also refreshing to see from a senior citizen. Her strained but loving relationship towards her daughter was also well done throughout the course of the movie.
You can’t go wrong with “Eleanor the Great”.
"Avator: Fire and Ash"
Action/Drama
Movie
Should You Watch? No
Did you like the first two movies of Avatar? GREAT – go watch them again in “Avatar: Fire and Ash”.
Same story premise all over again from the first two movies. Humans suck. We like to destroy and take over everything. The Avatar people try to fight off the humans from destroying their peaceful livelihood.
With that said, Avatar: Fire and Ash is a stunning magical 3D experience to behold. The almost 3-hour movie is non-stop action and adventure that never slows down.
All-in-all though, it’s the same movie as the previous two with a few new characters, and some new beasts with you to become familiar with in the Avatar world.
Wait for this one to come to your streaming applications for free if you can.
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May 2025 - Daredevil Born Again, 1923 and The White Lotus
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