Amari is the founder and head writer of Wherever-I-Look.com and has been writing reviews since 2010, with a focus on dramas and comedies.
Overview This is a very strange film to me. It is almost tedious to watch, mostly due to length, yet the performances and subject matter make it worth it. To the point that, despite me dragging my feet on finishing the movie, I’m glad I did. But whether or not such mixed emotions ultimately led…
Overview A splintered story in which the one or two interesting characters are drowned by mundane and boring stories. Director: Ryan Piers Williams Writer: Ryan Piers Williams Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Youth is about a gentleman, currently retired, being asked to feel and perform once more. However, there is something gone, lost during his youth, which has made such a task difficult. Almost as difficult as sitting through this movie for 2 hours.
Overview Zipper probably wants to be taken seriously with it showing a boy scout becoming corrupted, but it doesn’t really go into the depths needed to be considered compelling.
A young man promises to get out the drug game for his girlfriend but ends up back in so he can save her life.
Overview A man who has risen to prominence finds himself at a crossroad. One which he has the life of a potential drug cartel ahead of him, or becoming a successful, and legit, businessman. Review (with Spoilers) For those familiar with Skins season 1, I want you to consider Omari Hardwick to be the Nicholas…
Overview Despite the odd moments here and there, and over the top characters, there is some depth to this little show. Studio: Dogakobo Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview There is a new anti-hero on the block and he is a reformed preacher with a badass ex-girlfriend, an otherworldly new friend, and a promise he is trying to keep. That is, if between small town folk and assassins he survives. Rating: Stick Around Trigger Warning(s): Blood (gore) & Exposed Bones Characters Worth Noting…
Both Piper and Finding Dory are bound to drive you to tears and wish the theater had a 13+ viewing of the movie available.
Overview A movie which takes the serious issue of a young girl losing her sight and pairs it with a bumbling dad for a comic relief. Trigger Warning(s): Implied Violence Against Animals Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Aurora (Joey King) | Jonah (Jonas Chernick) | Tubby (Kevin Pollak)
Overview Imagine Brooklyn Nine-Nine the movie, with no one actually being legit police, and it starring the guys from New Girl. Review (with Spoilers) Consider this the film starring those who you would probably never think of when it comes to getting first billing. For while Jake Johnson has done well for himself with New…
Overview Sense8 makes a quick visit to remind us of its existence, recap the state of all the characters, and move the story just enough forward so that it can get you excited for when Season 2 really begins. Trigger Warning(s): Gun Violence | Needle Injections Review (with Spoilers)
Overview As this arc ends, it almost makes me sad that the next iteration of the series, Kizumonogatari, will be jumping back to when Araragi met Shinobu. Review (with Spoilers) It is a bittersweet end when it comes to our focus on Suruga. If just because as soon as you are really growing attached to…
Overview After Numachi finishes her story Suruga is given terrible news. Review (with Spoilers) An interesting combination of events happens this episode. Numachi explains how she came to inherit the devil’s leg; Karen reveals some news about Numachi, and then Koyomi shows up. Leaving me unable to guess at all, after all is said and…
Overview Rather than the story shifting to finding Numachi, we instead learn how she came to have 2 devil’s parts. Review (with Spoilers) Well, it seems Kaiki’s purpose has come and gone since Numachi shows up at Suruga’s school. Leading to the idea that whatever is to go down will get dramatically sped up due…
Overview The prequel to Dominion doesn’t do much to flesh out the series, but it makes for a decent movie. Review (with Spoilers) I watched Legion in hopes that some of the missing elements of Dominion, like how all the cities rose, among other topics, would be foretold. But, unfortunately, while we do get a…
Overview Between Suruga’s arm being free of the monkey paw, Numachi going missing, and Kaiki showing up, a lot goes. Review (with Spoilers) I’m very lost at to how Kaiki is still alive after Hitagi End: Part Six, but somehow he survived nearly bleeding out. Good thing too since, with Numachi disappearing, it seems Suruga…
Overview Learning to Drive is the type of melodrama which doesn’t demand your attention, and almost in a shallow manner asks for your sympathy but, there are still aspects of it that likely will keep you watching until the end.
Overview A robot assists in the grieving process, helping someone cope with the tragic death of a significant other. Review (with Spoilers) I found out about HAL randomly, watched the first few minutes, saw the cool art style, saw robots, and figured it should be worth reviewing. Now, after watching the OVA, I feel drained…
Overview As Suruga adjust to life without Araragi, Senjogahara, as well as Hanekawa, a new charm rumor arises which she decides to investigate. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to the first episode things begin on a rather boring note. For while Ougi appears, as a boy, and we meet some of Suruga’s old friends,…
Overview A couple goes to Paris for their 30th wedding anniversary and it becomes questionable if they may make it to their 31st. Trigger Warning: Emotional Abuse Review (with Spoilers) Since Moulin Rouge! I have found Jim Broadbent to be a fantastically odd actor. And while I will admit I haven’t seen every last film…
Overview The rise and fall of Gary Webb, all thanks to one exposé. Review (with Spoilers) With prominent names like Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Oliver Platt, Ray Liotta, Michael Sheen and Michael K. Williams, needless to say, the film is packed with stars. All of which, may I add, do a decent job in justifying…
Overview I Am Big Bird focuses just as much on Caroll Spinney, as it does Big Bird’s place in the illustrious history of Sesame Street. Director: Dave LaMattina & Chad N. Walker Writer: Dave LaMattina Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Just Before I Go is a formulaic indie movie which brings up a lot of interesting topics it could have explored, but seemingly the film rather just skim the surface of multiple topics and move on rather than present any sort of depth to any of the issues brought up. Trigger Warning(s): Conversations on…
Overview I know what you maybe thinking, but this movie isn’t bad. In fact, while the jokes may not be strong, and it isn’t the most insightful of movies, it is actually quite enjoyable. Hell, one character may even make you cry.
Overview Like the majority of comic book adaptations in the modern age, Jessica Jones is dark, brooding, and somber. Making it so perhaps the one unique trait the show may have is the fact it has a female lead.
Overview For those who missed the rise Farley, or want to understand the hype I Am Chris Farley won’t necessarily make you into a fan, for it doesn’t use any comedic moment he isn’t already famous for, but it will show he is definitely another genuinely good and funny guy who couldn’t handle his own…
Overview Love awakens a writer, while his love interest seeks to destroy and push away, everything he has. Review (with Spoilers) I should probably note, right off the bat, you mention any of the names in the film besides Allen Ginsberg and I will say “who?” And I note this because it seems very much…
Overview Hotel Noir may not be a movie you must see, but it is good enough to kill some time with. Review (with Spoilers) Those familiar with writer/ director Sebastian Gutierrez work know that probably the best thing about his films are the actors in them. This one contains his Carla Gugino, who has seemingly…
As one bad thing after another happens to one family, so comes the claim of witchcraft and the devil being the reason for their troubles.
Overview Javier is the focus of the episode as his family comes to town and reveals why he hasn’t seen them in 20 years. Trigger Warning(s): Head Shot Review (with Spoilers)
Overview It has been long established that the process to legally bring down a criminal is a long and expensive process, yet crossing Ts and dotting Is are part of many people’s jobs. For one agent, though, she grows weary of cleaning up the mess once it hits American soil and volunteers to take part…
Overview The poetic nature of Volume I leaves for a more raw, deviantly sexual viewing experience. Trigger Warning(s): Scenes of bondage Review (with Spoilers) I’m going to say off the bat that Volume I certainly was more enjoyable than volume II, and there are various reasons. Some being story/ aesthetics wise and another reason being…
Overview In a rather complicated, but poetic, journey one young woman speaks on her experiences with sex and intimacy, as erotic as it seems, only the simple would think that was the point. Review (with Spoilers) It is hard to say what drew me to this movie. Be it the suggestive poster, all the hoopla…
Overview Rather than be an ensemble movie about all those involved in the Selma to Montgomery March, this is but another film focused on the role of Black men as the women either play wives, girlfriends or just stay silent in the background. Trigger Warning(s): Police Brutality Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview To me, this film is all about showcasing Rosa Salazar’s talent and her potential to be a leading lady. For between the madness she exhibits, to likability and vulnerability, it is like she is giving you a taste of who she can be for whatever she is cast in. All the while, everyone else…
Overview After a rough breakup, a young comic has a one night stand with a nice boy. Thing is, with them not using condoms she ends up pregnant, and she is not looking to have a baby. Review (with Spoilers) After seeing Jenny Slate in House of Lies, and unfortunately in The Longest Week as…
While Now You See Me 2 does dive a bit further into the vendetta Dylan Rhodes had against Thaddeus Bradley, sometimes the film doesn’t feel worth losing 2 hours of your life.
Overview If you have seen a suspense thriller like this before, don’t expect anything new being done. Trigger Warning(s): Domestic Violence/ Violence Against Women Review (with Spoilers) When a movie gets delayed for a full year, usually that is a big warning sign when it comes to the quality of the film. Though also the…
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