festive cheer: a calm and cozy romance to ease into the new year

it's not terribly challenging... which might be a good thing right now

Blake Lively is Adaline, born on New Year’s Day in 1908… and she hasn’t aged since 1937. Eternally 29 years old, she has drifted through the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st alone, afraid to forge a connection with anyone, her immortality making her aloof. Until now, perhaps?

I’m not a huge fan of The Age of Adaline, but — as I called i…