Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

There is hardly anything strange about this that is worth the admission price. Johnny Depp is reliably brilliant as Captain Jack Sparrow, but that's to be expected. That's not strange. I can't personally say the same about the rest of the film. This is lazy, by-the-books film-making that we have come to expect during this time of the year. And I had close to no expectations when I sat in the auditorium with those stupid 3D glasses on my face, but I still left with a bitter taste when I left the cinema to cycle back home.

Sex and the City 2 (2010)

I was devastated, hopeless, heartbroken and unsure where to turn to for help. When my boyfriend of three years broke up with me, the first call I made was to my best friend. When I finally got to see her face-to-face, we turned to another old friend to help me deal--vodka. When that didn't work for me, my bff pulled out a velvet, pink box set. It was every episode of Sex and the City ever made. She advised me to treat it as the bible and to return it once I feel better. I went through it, and disc-by-disc I watched every episode. She was right. When it comes to heartbreak and relationships, Sex and the City gets IT.

On one occasion, I watched an episode with another friend, who was rightfully tired of my moping around over a guy she rightfully thought was not worth the tears. Together we watched the episode when Miranda doesn't understand why Carrie is such a sap when it comes to Mr. Big. By the end of the episode, Miranda had a lot more sympathy for Carrie. As did my good friend, who reached out to me and told me to "take all the time I need to heal".

The effect that SatC has on women is not only unprecedented, but more importantly, it is positive and uplifting. For these, and so many other reasons, SatC has my heart and can do no wrong in my eyes. But at the same time, as the show has taught me, no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes.