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 A film which truly shows how much the power of a recognizable name can do for you. Review (with Spoilers) Around the time of the Tribeca Film Festival, there seemed to be a lot of buzz about this movie. Showings were sold out, James Franco was in trouble for hitting on a minor, and…
Overview After an earthquake destroys his habitat, Paddington is sent off to London in search of a home. Something which he thought would be easy, but becomes quite the task. Especially since he learns a home is much more than a roof over his head. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview This rural drama has all the ingredients to be good but ends up being a disappointment. Trigger Warning(s): Violence against Women & gun violence Review (with Spoilers) I have been seeing trailers for this for months and even saw Casey Affleck talk about it when he was on Real Time with Bill Maher but…
Overview How Koyomi met Shinobu, Oshino, and Hanekawa is the main focus of the movie and honestly, you may be left wondering why this, and the two movies to follow, weren’t just made into a season? Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Blood | Severed Limbs
Overview A girl seeking revenge for the death of her parents is guided on the path toward vengeance by her father’s former partner. Review (with Spoilers) Generally, I try to stay clear of live action anime adaptions, especially when they don’t seem to care to cast a single Asian person in any major role. However,…
Overview A veteran decides to pay back an old colleague by taking his son under his wing, in the hopes he could become the man his father couldn’t stay. Trigger Warning(s): Flinch worthy violence Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Plot Overview An 18-year-old who had a rough upbringing is trying to change his life around. However, his faith gets tested as some old friends from his past try to mess up the good thing he has going for him since he knows about the hiding place of a major score. Rating: TV Viewing Review…
In a movie which only represents a day, we witness a small page of an epic love story which not only succeeds in being cute, but a little thought-provoking.
I’ve never really considered myself to be a sports movie fan. After all, I don’t have much of an interest in actual sports. However, the rare opportunity of seeing a screening, without going to New York, presented itself and with Nightcrawler still fresh on my mind, I wanted to see if Jake Gyllenhaal could keep…
Overview If you watched episodes IV, V, and VI, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens may seem almost like a reboot featuring some of your favorite characters from the original franchise.
Overview With the season finale right around the corner, the show finally develops a sense of urgency, something to shake you up, and leaves you questioning what the future may hold. Trigger Warning(s): Blood Review (with Spoilers)
Though bullying is what brings them together, strength and a sort of interdependency is what holds two young person’s bond together.
Overview A new fantasy production begins and while nothing about it is revolutionary, in the least bit, it does seem like the type of show which could gain the same type of dedicated following of shows which are low rated, yet have ardent fans.
Overview Another political show featuring White House drama with the only change being two female leads. Review (with Spoilers) With all the shows out there about politics, ranging from Scandal to House of Cards, it is hard to find something which seems new or fresh. After all, even before the aforementioned shows, there was The…
Two young exorcists, both with slightly mysterious past, converge one day as demons begin to attack and they are pulled into action.
Overview A young possessed girl lives off the feign hope which a nearly insane doctor provides. Review (with Spoilers) I dropped this from my movie watching schedule when it first came out because the first reviews for it were bad. However, being that I like Olivia Cooke on Bates Motel, I thought it was worth…
Overview In a rather strange tale, you’ll watch an old man grieve as well as witness his time with a rather strange affluent family when he was a child. Review (with Spoilers) Between Bonnie Wright from After the Dark, and of course Harry Potter; Ciaran Hinds from Game of Thrones and Political Animals; and then…
The Riot Club is neither funny nor does it hold any sort of complexity to make it appealing. It is a bunch of generic looking white boys, with money, who do as they please and pay off whoever they can. That is if they can.
Three mental illness patients go on a road trip which pushes them to discover what it may take for them to take a few steps toward getting better.
Overview A destitute family finds a new home thanks to kindness and understanding. Trigger Warning(s): Tooth Extraction | Transphobia Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Ruthie (Stefania LaVie Owen) | Marty (Richard Kind) | Rita (Katie Holmes) | Peter Pam (Eve Lindley)
Overview Another period drama which will test your attention span with its melodrama. Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Tom (Michael Fassbender) | Isabel (Alicia Vikander) | Hannah (Rachel Weisz) | Lucy-Grace (Florence Clery)
Plot Overview Witness the sometimes trying life of Jane as she pursues not only getting out from under her parent’s roof but her first real taste of romance. All the while dealing with Asperger’s syndrome and the expectations from those around her who seemingly have long underestimated her capabilities. Rating: Worth Seeing Review Summary To…
Overview iZombie is an odd little pseudo-psychic TV show, with the nice twist of having a very likable zombie. Director: Rob Thomas Writer: Mike Allred and Chris Robertson (Comic Source) & Diane Ruggiero and Rob Thomas (Episode Script) Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview A romance film which pursues the idea that love can be eternal, possibly fate, but can still remain complicated. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview In this odd little animated love story, you watch one young boy’s journey from Edinburgh to France all for perhaps one kiss. Review (with Spoilers) It is rare to find English language animated films not done by Disney or Dreamworks, or have their label on it for American distribution, so imagine finding a film…
Overview Though Sacha Baron Cohen may have, as of late, taken over the shtick of playing pranks on innocent people, no one does it better than the Jackass crew. Review (with Spoilers) It has been years since we last saw a movie from the Jackass crew, and during those years a lot of acts have…
Overview A young girl, envious of her more experienced best friend, tries to win the love of a boy. Review (with Spoilers) Independent films often times are very odd motion pictures, if just because they usually try to tell a story which doesn’t feel like something you are used to seeing. With this though…
Overview In the pursuit of success in entertainment, two friends go to what they believe will be a nice quiet house to write a script. Unfortunately for them, all that happens is a lot of drama. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview An urban tale of a kid who took the wrong path for a long time then decides to get his life together. Review (with Spoilers) Whenever a film is based on a true story there are a few guarantees. The first being the story will likely be long so the writers can embellish where…
Overview From one scene to the next, this movie about a former dancer glides from beginning to end. Review (with Spoilers) This 79-minute film may not have any huge stars in it but, like many indie pictures, it makes up for that by getting your attention in other ways. Be it the music, the story,…
Overview After beating cancer, and maturing due to it, you’ll watch a young woman almost lost between the childhood lost too soon and the adulthood which is all but frightening. Trigger Warning(s): Cancer Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Introduction I won’t claim to be a huge Beach Boys fan, but I do love what would be considered their greatest hits like “God Only Knows,” “Kokomo,” and a handful of others. So, naturally, with there being a Brian Wilson biopic, in a sense, featuring their music, his genius, as well as his madness, it…
Overview In what seems like your general slice of life anime, there is a letter. A letter filled with ways to avoid regrets. But while it seems none of the regrets are anything major, there lurks the possibility of something dark on the horizon. Rating: Watch It
Plot Overview A 31-year-old woman finds her world slowly turning to poo, thus forcing her to spend more time than she wishes to with her family. A family which features a former crooner trying to get his 2nd chance and would-be perfect sister. All the while, the 31-year-old is a wannabe singer who doesn’t push…
Overview John Leguizamo seemingly uses his life story as inspiration for a mediocre movie. Review (with Spoilers) Recently I was listening to Sommore on The Breakfast Club talk about how people look at doing standup as a launching pad, rather than a career, and also I recently watched Whoopi Goldberg’s first Broadway special. The combination…
Overview Fresh Off The Boat, like Cristela, addresses a family which isn’t your usual odd white one. This time around, it is an Asian – Taiwanese to be specific, family which isn’t dysfunctional, but certainly eccentric. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Will Smith returns from a light 2014 to once again prove that he is one of the best in the business, and unlike his last major appearance, After Earth, he is giving you the Will Smith many have come to love. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview If the trajectory, and quality, of the urban dramas from the 90s continued into the 00s, and then into the 10s, Five Star would be one of the many classics showing that the complexity of the hood goes beyond gang violence and can include the topic of masculinity, love, and what a person’s absence…
Overview As noted in the show’s description, First is a Love Jones inspired program which is sure to either give you ideas, make you jealous, or make you feel lonely as hell. Review (with Spoilers) Across the web, you will find many web series done by people willing to beg, borrow, and go into debt…
The overall goal of Wherever I Look is to fill in that space between the average fan and critic and advise you on what’s worth experiencing.
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