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 Despite Pixar not being a primary contributor to the film, Big Hero 6 does seem like the love child of Pixar and Marvel. Review (with Spoilers) First, let me note, between the Annie trailer, the trailer for Inside Out, and then the short film Feast, your emotions will be wired and ready to be…
Overview A movie which deals with lack of understanding and the punishment one can receive for either wanting to be different, or being perceived as different. Review (with Spoilers) As opposed to Rudderless, which also covers a school shooting, before anything happens things are nipped in the bud in Blackbird. However, rather than focus the…
Overview Multiple actors, putting on a Broadway play, seek validation and relevance. Review (with Spoilers) Straight up, the only reason I saw this film was due to Emma Stone. For while I liked Michael Keaton as Batman and Betelgeuse, I can’t say he has the type of name which makes me want to go to…
Overview An Urban Gospel with spirit, but hardly any soul. Review (with Spoilers) First things first, I have never read the play this film is based on, but with so many top quality actors in the movie, as well as a mix of newcomers to film, I was interested. Unfortunately, though, in my mind, I…
Overview And so it comes to an end and while you may not fully get this feeling you got to know Taraji the person, you do feel you got to understand the actress. Trigger Warning(s) Review (with Spoilers) The book, as noted, is very much part of a marketing plan. Similar to presidential candidates releasing…
Overview What may be compared to Whitney Houston’s The Bodyguard far surpasses it to the point that the association is almost insulting. Review (with Spoilers) Between being a fan of Gugu Mbatha-Raw for years, and being an avid reader of the Black media website Shadow & Act, I have been anticipating this movie for months….
Overview In a film which seems to be just as much about Will Smith wanting an Oscar as it is about informing you about Dr. Omalu, Smith dons an accent, breaks down the troubling effects a football career can have, and places a new entry into one of his top 3 dramatic performances. With this…
Overview A young bi-racial girl, born illegitimate, is given the privilege of aristocratic life. But while this gift comes with a lot of perks, being an outsider with brown skin keeps her from experiencing her privilege to the fullest extent. Review (with Spoilers) Let me begin by saying there are a multitude of reasons to…
As a viewer, you always on the outside looking in, trying to guess what is going to happen, and sometimes being relieved when right or displeased you figured out the plot. Despite which side you fall on, one thing is for sure: you’ll definitely find something praiseworthy about The Whole Truth.
Overview Infinitely Polar Bear isn’t so much about the adults, but more so the children. It’s about them coming to terms, learning, and adapting to, a manic-depressive, bi-polar, or what have you, father, who tries his hardest but is constantly struggling. Trigger Warning(s): Depiction of Mental Illness (Manic-Depressive/ Bi-Polar – Mostly Positive and Balanced Portrayal)
Overview For the gains Issa gets at her job she has an equal amount of losses in her personal life. Review (with Spoilers)
Overview As some grow closer to the maze, you realize it isn’t just this mystical place in the park but it may just be the park itself. Review (with Spoilers) After watching this episode and not rushing into the recap/ review and just letting my thoughts simmer, I realize what my issue is with this…
Overview A young girl trying to escape the financial fate her mother has accepted gets involved with a local hoodlum in order to make money.
Overview There is a certain beauty to revealing yourself and your intentions. However, as shown in this episode, there are often consequences for doing so. Review (with Spoilers) If I was to be perfectly honest, I couldn’t tell you what is driving me to keep up with this show. There is a lack of urgency,…
Depending on how you look at it, either this is a show about trying to understand people and acceptance or how tolerance only goes so far as you are an asset, or convenient to those in power.
Overview Like many episodic games, it is truly the build to the ending which makes the series good. For once that climax is hit, it is all downhill from there. Now, as for Life Is Strange Episode 5, what you’ll get is a lot of recaps and then one major decision. Which, to me, wasn’t…
Overview Knight of Cups is without a doubt a niche film. One which, at worse, will seem inane, directionless, and so weird you could only imagine what it must have been like being stuck as part of the production. Yet, at best, it may speak to a state your life might be in when everything…
Overview Rachel’s fate is revealed, and the majority of your decisions seemingly will matter as the final moments come into play; however, you will be once again left with an ending which is a bit shocking. Trigger Warning(s): Disturbing Photographs
Overview If you are already a fan of Nirvana or Kurt Cobain, this documentary is a wish come true. However, if you are just vaguely interested, or simply curious, this documentary will feel like information overload. Trigger Warning: Suicide/ Suicidal Thoughts Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Among the many films pulled from the schedule, postponed, or just simply moved around, this was one of the few films I definitely wanted to watch. Though with watching it now, I do think, out of most of the films I watched, this one left me the most uncomfortable. Which is strange since it…
Overview How I Live Now, combines a weakly done romance with a World War III type background. Review (with Spoilers) To be completely honest the sole reason I saw this film was Saoirse Ronan. After Byzantium, I must admit I sort of saw her as perhaps one of the few actresses who didn’t really fit…
The T Word goes beyond what has been seen in scripted media and shows the current lives of Trans youth.
Overview Within 2 and a half hours, like in the last episode, you are left wondering if you made the right decisions as you drastically alter Max’s life forever. Developer: DONTNOD Play through Time: 2 Hours and 28 Minutes Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview The relationship is established and while at times there is a serious case of Beauty and the Beast going on, who knows if Letty may develop Stockholm syndrome. Review (with Spoilers)
Overview If you are looking for something weird, kind of trippy, but not good enough to tell your friends to watch, you may like Lost River. Director: Ryan Gosling Writer: Ryan Gosling Trigger Warning(s): Intent To Rape Depicted Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview As the story of Life is Strange continues, we see DONTNOD is certainly trying to give TellTale Games a bit of competition when it comes to episodic game releases with multiple choices on your journey. Developer: DONTNOD Play through Time: 2 Hours and 25 Minutes Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Preconceived Notions With the exception of The Host, I have always found Saoirse Ronan to have a stable, and reliable, film record. With this film, though, I found myself wondering if she really fell into some sort of love triangle story in which she was to pick between an American boy and an Irish one….
Overview Life Is Strange has the look and feel of a TellTale Games production, but the added bonus of getting to reverse time to change your decisions a quick and easy way. Trigger Warning(s): Attempted Date Rape story Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Best Of […] what I look for in a friend: Loyalty and trust. The challenge to be a better me. The space to be unapologetically rough, rugged, and raw. I’m not biting my tongue around them, and while I know they won’t judge, I can trust them not to tell me what they think I…
Overview Katy returns! But it is without Shawn. Add onto that, it is a slightly sappy episode with an eye roll inducing plot. Review (with Spoilers) Perhaps one of the unfortunate things about Girl Meets World isn’t so much it is on the Disney channel, but it never learned how to balance Disney Channel styled…
Overview Depending on how you look at it, a selfish girl gets a reality check or a girl who has long been just holding on is reminded that she isn’t the only person struggling. Review (with Spoilers) A part of me really wants to become a Hailee Steinfeld fan but her role choices are all…
Overview The importance of a connection with another human being, especially one which is dependable and trying to do right by you, is such a beautiful and strengthening thing. Though it isn’t always stable and with that comes fear. Review (with Spoilers) I honestly don’t think there has been an episode yet that hasn’t left…
At Terminal 5 the bass was heavy, floors vibrating and all, and while you could barely hear anyone singing, you could feel the instruments pulsating through the ground.
Overview When it comes to Marvel, rarely is anything overhyped and with Guardians of the Galaxy, they present a new franchise for movie fans to commit to. Review (with Spoilers) Truly, the testament of what makes Marvel films good is that they combine summer blockbuster action, the type of comedy you would expect to come…
Logan Lerman makes the case for himself that as much as he could be just another Hollywood heartthrob, he actually has the acting chops to perhaps follow in the footsteps of Leonardo DiCaprio with time. For alongside Sarah Gadon, who also has a bit of a breakout performance, they present two odd characters who fall…
Overview The friendship of two boys gets threatened by the bickering of their parents over an increase in rent. Review (with Spoilers) I don’t necessarily know what I was expecting. Two boys nearly being torn apart by their parents. In this world we live in, it is hard to know whether that is a setup…
Overview As the titles of the episode become the best way to summarize each one, so begins the need to side eye both Issa and Molly. Review (with Spoilers) Perhaps the most interesting thing to come out of this year’s quality Black television is the varied views and conversations which previously were rare occurrences. For…
Overview While most of the plot follows the trajectory you expect, then comes a truly shocking moment. Review (with Spoilers) Perhaps for the first time since this show started, I was honestly shocked by something. There was a moment, naturally toward the end, when you realized that a lot of things aren’t what they seem…
Overview Autonomy is a major focus on this episode of humans as Niska continues to and get human rights, Mia is questioning her place in Leo’s grounp, and Dr. Athena reveals some parts to herself. Parts which drive what she is living for. Review (with Spoilers) I must admit, a Sunday night seems like the…
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