7/2022 – Before ambitious heiress Ellen Langford can inherit her father’s business, she must deliver a special Christmas card to her dad’s former partner in Snow Falls. When a snowstorm strands her at the town inn, she discovers the true gift of Christmas.
Q-tips say: Yes, see it. We thought this was the perfect sappy, hallmark type Christmas movie about getting back to your roots, and valuing people and community. I’m not sure why some reviews were so terrible? It’s not gonna win any awards but we liked it.
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Q-tips say: The Edgewater Beach Cafe is the restaurant in the big pink hotel at the end of Lake Shore Drive on Bryn Mawr and Sheridan. The real highlight is admiring the hotel surroundings.
We decided to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary dinner at EBC.
Starter: We shared the: Shrimp de Jonghe – Jumbo shrimp sautéed with garlic, onions, butter, and white wine; topped with breed crumbs and baked.
Entrees: Mrs. Q had: Roasted Rack of Lamb – Lamb pan-seared and served with garlic, rosemary, & olive oil. Couscous & cucumber salad. It was delicious.& plenty to share if you desire.
Mr. Q had: Broiled Salmon w/Lemon Pepper – he chose Couscous & cucumber salad as his sides.
We shared the Crème brulee for dessert.
Enjoyed the Drinks/Food/the quiet Ambiance of the Restaurant. We walked there but took Mrs. Q’s favorite bus back #147.
Hats off to the Lady in the Kitchen, “Good Cooking.”
6/24/22 – To escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle — and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns it.
Q-tips & adult kids say: Yes, see it!
A comfy cozy, non-challenging film that filled with great things to look at, the handsome leads, the idyllic rural village and its colorful citizens, loads of Christmas décor and a sweeping, winter landscape.
A Castle for Christmas does something totally underrated: It gives us exactly what we want during a holiday season or not a holiday season.
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6/23/22 -Unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
Q-tips say: For some strange reason, she did enjoy it. I believe it was the multi universe aspect of the movie. The other half said: Was ok to watch periodically but not all the time. The adult kids: liked it.
Mrs. Q says: It’s a movie that is going to service fans… but even if you aren’t a fan you can come into it and embrace it as a standalone film.
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JERRY & MARGE GO LARGE is inspired by the remarkable true story of retiree Jerry Selbee, who discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge, wins millions and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.
Q-tips say: Yes see it. Relaxing and charming film, where the conflicts are not too serious, the obstacles that Jerry and Marge have to face are not particularly complicated, and the protagonists are smart and good, and the antagonists are bad. However, Walter White; bland, unassuming, but up to some sneakiness he initially doesn’t tell his wife about. Only in “Jerry and Marge,” his wife and the whole town eventually get to be in on the fun.
Mrs. Q says: Jerry and Marge Go Large’ may not win awards or earn a fortune, but it made me smile—and I don’t take that for granted, especially nowadays.
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Chicago’s impressive architectural works- learned a lot.
Fri. 6/24/22 – A wonderful Tour with Tours & Boats. Our tour guide, Hillary, was wonderful, full of knowledge & had a great presentation with humor & kindness mixed in. We all enjoyed the tour. The boat was clean.
Q-tips say: Yes, do it. We have been on other boat tours in Chicago but never been one one that covered all channels of the River. The tour boats float by well-known structures such as the Merchandise Mart, Navy Pier and Willis Tower while passengers learn about the city’s famed architecture.
The Boat offers drinks, snacks and have a washrooms on the lower level.
Mrs. Q asks? Do you know the correct answers about Chi-Town?
Do you know how many movable bridges Chicago has? 52
What City produces the most Chocolate? Chicago & probably the Chicagoans eat the most Chocolate.
Did Oprah live in Lake Point Towers? NO. Oprah never lived at Lake Point Tower but was a regular visitor. Anthony Quinn, Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa and David Axelrod did live there.
After our Boat Tour we stopped at: Shaw’s Crab house for dinner.
PS: Please, people from all countries, when there is an emergency and the captain/or tour guide tells you to sit down, DO IT! Thank you.
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With his carefree life on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land.
Q-tips say: Yes, enjoyed it.
Mrs. Q says: A feel good movie. Holiday wine country romance has love, loss, language.
Absolutely nothing here that you haven’t seen before, but if what you’re looking for is a laidback romance that hits all the comforting notes you expect it to, then A California Christmas will definitely scratch that itch.
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6/13/22 – After losing a custody battle, perpetual teenager Wayne Stobierski steals his son away for one last father-son weekend to the city of their dreams — Milwaukee, Wisconsin. What’s supposed to be a light-hearted adventure, transforms into a journey of profound redemption.
Q-tips say: YES, see it!
A warm-hearted story of everyday life that’s easy to recommend for those who like films about people rather than portals and vortexes.
It’s a movie with its heart in the right place, and does both small town and big city Wisconsin proud.
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6/9/22- When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father’s approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.
Q-tips say: YES, see it. A total feel good movie with a very satisfying ending. Autism is difficult to portray accurately in media, and, Major knocked it out of the park. Mrs. Q says: Great movie that makes you want to cheer for Tyson!
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6/7/22 – To win over a major client, a go-getter LA wine executive signs on to work at an Australian sheep farm, where she sparks with a rugged and mysterious local.
Q-tips say: Yes, see it. Does just enough right as a Netflix, light and predictable, romantic comedy. Does exactly what a simple feel-good romance should do…The low-hanging-fruit jokes land, and the situations adorably embed Justice with amusing clichés. A Perfect Pairing, while cute, doesn’t stray from the romantic comedy genre beats and becomes very predictable and generic in spite of capable performances from Victoria Justice and Adam Demos. Mrs. Q says: Sometimes when some critics don’t like it it might mean the real population might find it enjoyable.
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