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 With Araragi’s reflection gone, he enlists the aide of Shinobu, Ononoki, and Kagenui for guidance. Topic 1: I Need A 2nd Opinion – Araragi & Shinobu Topic 2: There is No Turning Back – Araragi, Ononoki, and Kagenui Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Episode one is a lot of talking and awkward moments. Trigger Warning(s): Family Incest Topic 1: What is Ononoki? – Shinobu & Araragi Topic 2: Bath Time – Araragi & Tsukihi Review (with Spoilers) – Below
What for almost half of the film seems like an action movie which uses gun fire as an alarm clock eventually evolves into a decent, if not sometimes mindless, action film.
Overview The return of El Presidente is a great triumph, but with perhaps one or two major flaws Review (with Spoilers) I started my interested in the series with Tropico 4 and spent hours building up my island while fending off factions seeking to impede my progress. With Tropico 5 my goals are no…
Overview A young man, with amnesia, finds himself in a foreign world where people with animal ears and tails live. But, being that this world has monsters, and isn’t a modern society, he finds himself reliant on his assumed guardian to survive.
Overview It Had To Be You reminds you of Cristin Milioti’s charm and makes you hope she’ll eventually have a starring role in a television series. Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Sonia (Cristin Milioti) | Chris (Dan Sofer) | Lara (Rachel York)
Overview As the rift grows between the synths who want to fight and who simply want peace, so comes into the equation the children synth. Review (with Spoilers)
Overview As the girls prep for prom, quite a few obstacles try to stand in their way. Topic 1: Saz’s Date – Saz Topic 2: Daddy’s Home/ The Prom – Holli, Amber, Viva, and Rocky Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview As Holli’s boy juggling storyline continues, it seems Saz may have a possible boyfriend. Topic 1: The Chelsea’s Lady – Amber Topic 2: Holli’s Boyfriend(s) Problem – Holli Topic 3: Who Rated Me A Ten?! – Saz and Viva Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview As Topaz, Amber’s sister, gets properly introduced, we learn of Mr. Jefferies personal issues. Topic 1: Mr. Jeffries’ Breakdown – Holli Topic 2: Meet Topaz (Bekka Bowling) – Viva & Amber Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview As the level to Amber and Holli’s intelligence gets explored, Viva continues to look for ways to get out of her engagement. Topic 1: Maths – Holli, Amber, and Saz Topic 2: Reverse Psychology – Viva Topic 3: We Need To Talk – Viva and Rocky Review (with Spoilers)
Overview As Viva deals with the weight of being the mature one, Holly’s issue is revealed. Review (with Spoilers) The girls go out to attend a festival and it seems to be all of their first ones. Though this isn’t any normal festival. For not only will there be music, drugs, and partying, but also…
Overview Some Girls returns with a lot of old issues revisited, and one new one for Viva to deal with. Review (with Spoilers) It has been more than a year since the last 6 episode season of Some Girls, and to be quite honest I was a bit shocked when the show returned. For while…
While probably written with good intentions, the execution of A Girl Like Grace is a bit off.
Love presents unfiltered passion, sex, intimacy, affection, and all that encompasses being in love with someone and f—ing it all up.
Overview Mad Max: Fury Road seems more about providing quality action, and a foundation for sequels, than a standalone movie which can stand the tests of time. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview A young woman is forced to become a drug mule, but when the drugs leak she is given the capability of using 100% of her brain function. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to actresses, Scarlett Johansson is probably one the most consistent. For whether she is in the Marvel blockbusters, films like Her,…
Overview Maggie is the type of film which reminds you that despite how many movies, TV series and video games focus on zombies, there are still ways to make stories involving them remain fresh enough to be enjoyable. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Mandela: Long Road to Freedom presents the story of a man’s journey and how his pursuit of freedom changed over a lifetime. Trigger Warning(s): Violence against women and children; racial triggers; Review (with Spoilers) After seeing Winnie, it was hard to not look forward to this take on Nelson Mandela. With Idris Elba championing…
Overview A man, who is a magician for a living, falls under the spell of a young girl while trying to debunk her claims of being a psychic medium. Review (with Spoilers) Though not a huge fan of Woody Allen’s classic films, such as Annie Hall, I do find myself interested in his more modern…
Overview The lives of one seriously messed up family, and one washed up actress, are explored as mental illness, and a bad attitude, ruins their careers. Review (with Spoilers) I cannot fully remember how I found out about this movie, so I can only assume I saw the name of it on IndieWire. With that…
Finding a girl even great detectives couldn’t find creates a lot of notoriety, one which Porter Wren strays from since he feels he only got lucky. But being that there is a video circulating that his employer and a girl he just met wants, he finds himself dragged into their madness and struggles to unravel…
Overview A rather slow film which explores the relationship between a man and daughter. The man being an accomplished jazz musician with a drug addiction, and the daughter seemingly aimless. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview It’s cute, it’s awkward, and there are one or two people of color in the whole show. So it must be a Manhattan Love Story. Review (with Spoilers) Let me just begin by saying, it seems so weird to me that in a city like New York, there seriously is such a huge focus…
Overview In the middle ages, a witch finds herself getting in the middle of things to protect people, and keep peace in her realm of influence. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview At worse, Marfa Girl is just another Larry Clark film featuring actors who look like teenagers, maybe are teenagers, having sex and odd conversations. Though, at best, it captures the peculiarities of living in a small town in which there is nothing to do so everyone is either having sex, getting high, or taking…
A Midwestern girl comes to New York for college and finds herself experiencing far more than she probably originally planned.
Overview The Best Man Holiday delivers a dramedy which reminds you why the 90s/ early 00s was a renaissance for Black films. Review (with Spoilers) I have probably watched the first movie, The Best Man, at least 5 to 6 times since it came out. It was funny, presented new angles for Black actors, and…
Overview While another example of how rape culture is infused in the romance genre, through stalking in this case, it is hard to deny that a piece of you wants to forget the beginning of the film’s romance to focus on its present and future. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview What begins as something interesting in which you expect an old man seeking redemption slowly spirals into the tale of a guilt-ridden drug addict with possible arrested development. Trigger Warning(s): Drug Addiction and Self-Harm (Cutting)
Plot Overview What starts as just a hookup becomes so much more, especially as dead bodies begin to be discovered. Rating: Skip It Trigger Warning(s): Dead Animals and Gunshots Review Summary My expectations for this film changed multiple times from finding out it existed to the discovery, mostly due to me not watching the trailer….
Overview If the dramas on ABC were allowed to be rated MA, due to sexual content, and were a little less overdramatic, then The Affair would certainly be on the Sunday night lineup. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to Showtime and other premium channels, pretty much what you pay for is a channel without…
While the opening acts bring about a sort of blemish to the show, Lizzo makes heading out to the Bowery Ballroom worth your time.
Overview Despite what the preview may lead you to believe, there is some development and touching moments in this holiday episode. Review (with Spoilers)
The turtles are back and while they remain comical as ever, they take being ninjas more seriously and are a bit more violent than past iterations.
What maybe perhaps one of the most boring movies I’ve ever seen.
When a young woman, fresh from prison, learns her boyfriend cheated on her, she goes all around town to find the woman he cheated on her with, and then him, and all the while her best friend watches the drama unfold.
Plot Overview Three separate stories, featuring two different kings and one queen, exhibit the extent of their madness and their attempts to either rule over their offspring or those who would dare deny their libido. Rating: Skip It Trigger Warning(s): Jump Scares, Blood, and Rape Review Summary Films like Tale of Tales are the main…
Overview A new action anime, with comedic moments, and some ecchi, is born! Though does it stand out when there are so many already in existence, and who knows how many coming out this season? Well… Rating: Stick Around Trigger Warning(s): Blood
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