December 2024

James Franco is a renowned actor, writer, director, and teacher. He used to be everywhere. There was a time that we, the fans, couldn’t get enough of him, with hit movies like ‘Spiderman’, ‘127 Hours’, ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’, as well as his collaborative works with Seth Rogen. His fame and adoration nearly lasted two decades, but it all came crashing down in 2018 after 5 women sued him and accused him of fraud and sexual misconduct. He and his business partner settled the lawsuits for over $2 million. But with that being said, Franco’s career suffered a great deal as a result. By 2024, however, he made a comeback. As of the publishing of this blog post, he has 5(!) pending projects awaiting to be released. In October 2024, Franco admitted that his friendship with Seth Rogen, which lasted 20 years, as well his working with relationship with Rogen, was over following the sexual misconduct allegations that almost destroyed his career and reputation. They starred in movies such as ‘Pineapple Express’, ‘This Is The End’, and ‘The Interview’. Here, we break down Franco’s career, his personal life, and what his friendship breakup with Seth Rogen means to victims everywhere. We also discuss whether or not Franco is even deserving of a career comeback in the first place, even though none of us ever asked for it in the first place.

Lyle and Erik Menendez are known to the world as the two brothers who murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in cold blood in 1989. The legal system failed them in the 1990’s, which is why they’ve been serving their life sentences since then. And now, with brand new evidence being emerged that were dismissed and ignored in the previous two trials – the first ending in a mistrial and the second ending in two life sentences – as well as an entire new generation getting to know the case with much different perspective and views than the generation of the 1990’s after Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’ being released on Netflix, a brand new trial will be taking place in January 2025, which means that the Menendez brothers now have a chance of freedom after spending 35 years behind bars. Here, we break down their story of abuse to its entirety, examine what makes their case so intriguing, and argue why the brothers should, in fact, be freed. Let’s discuss…

Everyone knows that Eminem, aka Marshall Mathers, is father to his daughter Hailie Jade. What’s leader known is that he has two more adoptive children, Alaina Marie and Stevie, previously known as Whitney. He also raised his brother, Nate, and got him out of foster care. His children have been a big part of subject matters in his songs, most recently with singles ‘Somebody Save Me’ and ‘Temporary’. Eminem is considered to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. He even won an Oscar for his hit song, ‘Lose Yourself’ in the 2000’s. But even more so, he’s a better father than he is a rapper, and he always took his role of a father far more seriously than that of a rapper. He missed the Oscar ceremony that year because he was spending time with his daughter. He broke berries. He broke his family’s cycle. He’s what’s called, a cycle breaker. We give a full insight on how he broke barriers as a rapper, but even more so, as a father. We also define a cycle breaker, what it entails, and the best practices one needs to consider in order to break free from the past to provide a better future for the next generation – with Eminem as the primary example. Let’s discuss…

In November, Megan Fox announced that she was pregnant with her fourth child, her first with longtime boyfriend, Machine Gun Kelly, after she suffered a miscarriage back in 2023. All seemed blissful between the couple, finally, after a rocky couple of on-and-off years. A month after the pregnancy announcement, though, it was announced that Fox and MGK split yet again. Now, Fox is faced to be pregnant and raise her child on all her own. These new developments begged some questions such as: How much toxicity can a relationship survive? What causes a relationship to be toxic, how does this toxicity affect the children? And finally, when should you say, ‘enough is enough’? We break down and answer these questions through the eyes and lens of Megan Fox’s very toxic relationship and breakup(s) with Machine Gun Kelly, their respective exes, their respective children, and now, their unborn child. Are the twin flames, as they call each other to be, really meant to be or should they stay broken up, for good this time?

Christina Haack is a businesswoman, real estate agent, and a reality star while initially got her start while working with her first ex-husband, Tarek El Moussa. They started their reality series, ‘Flip Or Flop’ when they were still married and continued to work together after their divorce. After ending their run in their long running series, they reunited again professionally to start filming ‘The Flip Off’ with their new spouses, Heather El Moussa and Josh Hall. In July 2024, however, Haack announced her divorce from Hall, as well as his departure from the new show. This will be Haack’s third divorce. She was also previously married to Ant Anstead, who’s currently dating ‘Bridget Jones’ star, Renee Zellweger. So that begs the question: Does divorce, or multiple divorces in the case of Christina Haack, always have to be considered a failure? Here, we break down Haack’s relationship with Josh Hall, throughly explain the real reasons their marriage ended, and why being with an insecure partner who lacks emotional intelligence is never someone a woman strives to have in her life. Let’s discuss…

Emmy Rossum played the role of Fiona Gallagher for 9 of the 11 seasons of the hit series, ‘Shameless’. The perfect way to describe Fiona is as follows: ‘Fiona was there for everyone, but not everyone was there for Fiona.’ She became the mother figure and guardian of her siblings because their mother left the family when she was 9 and her father was a drunk and junkie, and didn’t care enough for the well-being of his children; in his drunken state, at least, which was almost always. In her official statement confirming her existence from the series, Rossum described Fiona as ‘mother lion’. And that’s true. She was a lion when it came to her 5 younger siblings. She was fearless. She was ruthless. She was bada**. Through the eyes of Fiona Gallagher, we break down parentification — ‘When a child takes on parental responsibilities for their siblings or parents, it’s called parentification. This can include caring for a sibling’s physical, mental, or emotional needs.’ We analyze Fiona’s characterization through the glass of parentigication, and what her leaving represented a positive change for her and the family.

If you’re a fan of Noah Centineo from the ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ movie franchise, or if you’re a fan of Shannon Purser of ‘Stranger Tings’, both streaming on Netflix, you probably know that the two of them previously made a movie together called ‘Sierra Burgess Is A Loser’. The 2018 Netflix teen romance was panned by critics and viewers alike, calling it transphobic and homophobic. The movie was also criticized for making fun of the disabled and promoting catfishing and sexual assault. It can’t be denied that the movie, particularly the main character, Sierra, is all of those things and more. She IS, in fact a loser, and that’s one thing the movie got right – the title. Here, we break down everything wrong with Sierra Burgess, we rewrite the script and come up with different ending the movie COULD’VE had to make it a more compelling story, AND we explore the reasons why Veronica, the antagonist, should’ve actually been the main protagonist instead of Sierra.

With the news of the second seasons of ‘XO Kitty’ and ‘The Recruit’ both being released in January 2025, I was reminded of the ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ movie trilogy, starring Lana Condor and Noah Centineo as Lara Jean and Peter, a co-starring Anna Cathcart as Kitty. The movies were based on the book series written by Jenny Han. When we think of Lara Jean and Peter’s relationship, we think of them as cute teens being in love and having the ‘perfect relationship. Or we think of Peter being a toxic boyfriend. It all depends on how you yourself as a fan look at it. As I analyzed their entire relationship more in depth, I realized that it was more than just a cute teen romance. Instead, it was a relationship that was defined by loss, grief, and parental neglect. It was a romance that was almost broken not because of long distance, but because of unresolved trauma. That begs the question: Could Lara Jean and Peter have survived their trials and tribulations in the real world? Let’s discuss…

‘Home For Christmas’ was a Norwegian Netflix original series that told the story of Johanne, a 32 year old single woman looking for a boyfriend to bring home for her annual family Christmas dinner. While on her 24 day mission, she meets a 19 year guy, Jonas. What was initially meant to be a one-night stand turns into an unexpected blossoming love story. Johanne is uneasy with her feelings because she doesn’t feel it’s right to be connected to a guy so young, and she cares a lot about what other people might think of her dating a man still in his teens. But there’s one little detail in the show that makes Johanne’s attraction to him make perfect sense, and it has to do with childhood emotional neglect and the effects it has on a person in adulthood. Here, we break down Johan’s relationship with Jonas, and analyze what exactly makes them good for each other, and why their future break up is inevitable. Let’s discuss…