This week in TV and movie news, "Virgin River" returns with Season 7, the two Oscar-nominated movies you should watch before the awards on Sunday, the best reactions to Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel, and more.

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If there is one show I would classify as my “guilty pleasure,” it would be Virgin River. I unapologetically love this show so much, so I am super excited it’s back this week. With its seventh season, Virgin River picks up after Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack’s (Martin Henderson) wedding, and it sounds like newlywed life will take a quick turn toward potential parenthood when they get the news that they might be able to adopt. Elsewhere in Virgin River, Doc (Tim Matheson) is dealing with the fallout of a medical investigation, Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale) adjusts to life as a new mom, and Brie (Zibby Allen) finds herself stuck between Brady (Ben Hollingsworth) and Mike (Marco Grazzini). 

Once again, this season is a whole lot of heart, some wild plot twists, and just more amazing chemistry from this cast, especially Breckenridge and Henderson. Again, if there’s one thing I’ll always fall for, it’s the “doctor moves to a small town and falls in love " trope (see: Everwood and Hart of Dixie).

Based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling book of the same name, Reminders of Him follows Kenna (Maika Monroe), who has just returned to her former town after getting out of prison for a car crash that killed her boyfriend Scotty (Rudy Pankow). Determined to get her life together in hopes of seeing their 5-year-old daughter, Kenna crosses paths with Ledger (Tyriq Withers), Scotty’s best friend. Now, as Kenna and Ledger begin to fall for each other, will their budding romance be enough to prove to Scotty’s parents (Lauren Graham and Bradley Whitford) that Kenna deserves to be in her daughter’s life?

I’ve honestly really missed the Nicholas Sparks movie era of the 2000s, and that’s what this movie harkens back to. It’s funny, it’s got a lot of heart, and Monroe and Withers have the perfect chemistry. It’s a perfect movie to go to with a bunch of your friends. Book clubs filled with moms everywhere should be attending, too. Like the success of The Housemaid, never underestimate the power of women to turn something into a box-office hit.

If any show was worth the three-year wait between seasons, it’s One Piece. The show returns with its long-awaited second season that is bigger, bolder, and more adventurous than the first. The show continues to expand on the world originally laid out in the beloved anime series in the best possible way. In One Piece Season 2, Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and the Straw Hats set sail for the extraordinary Grand Line, a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder lurk around every corner. As they journey through this unpredictable realm in search of a great treasure, they encounter bizarre islands and several formidable new enemies. 

There are a ton of new characters and cast members that help make this season memorable, namely Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran as Nefertari Vivi and the introduction of Tony Tony Chopper, who is voiced by Mikaela Hoover. And, don’t worry, I’ve built my TikTok FYP brick by brick, and I am already getting Nami (Emily Rudd) and Nefertari edits.

Since the Oscars are this Sunday, it only felt right to highlight two of the biggest contenders at this year’s awards show. So, first up is Sinners. Now, if you haven’t seen this movie yet, what are you waiting for? If you already have, I highly recommend a rewatch now that it’s streaming. Directed and written by Ryan Coogler, Sinners is set in the Mississippi Delta in 1932 and follows identical twins Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan), who return to their hometown to open up a juke joint. However, the opening night of their new place quickly turns horrific when they are confronted with a supernatural evil waiting to be let inside. 

The film is one of the greatest movies I’ve seen in the past decade. Its attention to detail still amazes me. Sinners is up for a record-breaking 16 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards, and it’s looking like it’ll win big. I’m personally pulling for Sinners to take home Best Picture, Michael B. Jordan to win Best Actor, and I would love Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo to walk away with Best Supporting Actress and Actor, too. While all of the potential winners still feel up in the air only a few days before the big day, I do think Coogler is locked to win Best Original Screenplay.

The second Oscar-nominated movie I’d recommend watching before this year’s awards is One Battle After Another. Directed and written by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film follows Pat Calhoun (Leonardo DiCaprio), a former member of a revolutionary group known as the French 75. Sixteen years later, living under the name Bob Ferguson, Calhoun is forced back into his old life after his daughter (Chase Infiniti) is taken by a corrupt military officer (Sean Penn). The cast and performances in this one are something I am still thinking about all of these months later, and I am still heartbroken that Infiniti didn’t manage to get nominated for an Oscar for her scene-stealing work in this one.

Nominated for 13 Oscars, One Battle After Another is definitely the biggest competition for Sinners, hence why I think you should watch this film before Sunday’s awards. As I mentioned above, the winners could go either way in so many categories, so One Battle After Another could pull out a Best Picture win. It’s an exciting awards season with so many unknowns, but I do hope PTA wins at least Best Adapted Screenplay. That man deserves to be known as “Academy Award winner Paul Thomas Anderson.”

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I’ve always been more of a TV lover than a movie lover, but ever since I got Letterboxd, I’ve been more and more into watching movies, especially older ones I haven’t seen yet. While I’ve watched a lot and checked off several classics that I’d somehow missed over the last few years, there are still so many I haven’t seen. I’m not afraid to admit that I’ve never seen… Pulp Fiction, 12 Angry Men, Shawshank Redemption, and Fight Club. I know. I KNOW. That’s a pretty big list of very important movies for many cinephiles. And I know I will (hopefully) enjoy them once I’ve seen them, but I just haven’t been in the mood to check them off lately. I’ll get there, I swear. 

So far this year, some movies I HAVE watched for the very first time are: Bringing Up Baby, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Robin Hood, Moonrise Kingdom, Misery, Waiting for Guffman, and Best in Show. So, I am making progress on my “to watch” list.

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