Standing Up – Overview/ 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.
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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.
The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Chosen" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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.
State of Affairs: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
Sousei no Onmyouji (Twin Star Exorcists): Season 1/ Episode 1 "The Destined Two – Boy Meets Girl" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Two young exorcists, both with slightly mysterious past, converge one day as demons begin to attack and they are pulled into action.
The Quiet Ones – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
The Sea – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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.
The Road Within – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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.
All We Had – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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)
The Light Between Oceans – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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)
Jane Wants a Boyfriend – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
iZombie: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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
Love, Rosie – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A romance film which pursues the idea that love can be eternal, possibly fate, but can still remain complicated. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
It Felt Like Love – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
Loitering with Intent – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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
Jamesy Boy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
Love Tomorrow – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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,…
Lily – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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
Love and Mercy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
Orange: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Letter 01" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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
One More Time – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
Fugly! – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
Fresh Off The Boat: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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
Focus – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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
Five Star – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
First: Season 1/ Episode 1 "The First Date" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
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…
Good Behavior: Season 1/ Episode 5 "Beautiful Things Deserve Beautiful Things" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview While Letty and Christian get close, we are introduced to Javier’s sister. Review (with Spoilers)
The Prince – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A run of the mill action film featuring a “I can get shot at hundreds of times” hero, and a villain who has a worse bark than bite. Review (with Spoilers) When a drama or coming of age story comes out on VoD it makes sense. Mostly because they usually have limited releases, which…
The Perfect Match – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The Perfect Match largely follows the same old formula you may have seen in other romantic movies, but what makes this different is a predominately Black cast and a twist or two.
The Perfect Guy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Another September, another thriller starring Black actors who have been around forever. Question is, though: Is The Perfect Guy less predictable than No Good Deed? Much less, do the actors bring the sort of intrigue needed to possibly make up for such? Well, look below. Trigger Warning(s): Domestic Violence and Stalking
The Past – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview With an impending divorce and a new full-fledged relationship established, one woman is forced to deal with guilt, a sense of revenge, and the children involved in the situation. Review (with Spoilers) When I see a movie which is around 2 hours long it makes me wince, for like reading a book which is…
The November Man – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview What starts off as a generic Western Spies vs. the Russians movie, slightly evolves to include multiple betrayals and a few moderate twists. Review (with Spoilers) When Pierce Brosnan was James Bond, I was far more worried about the latest episode of Digimon or Yu-Gi-Oh to take note of his role as the legendary…
The Night Of: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Part 1: The Beach" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview You know how a movie builds, peaks and usually, ends just before you are sick and tired of it? Well, this episode is just like that and you can only hope future episodes have that same high to low or this is going to be a long journey. Rating: Stick Around Trigger Warning(s): Mutilated…
The Nice Guys – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
A colorful noir in which there is a lot of action, a slightly weak story, but the weak story is made up for by having the type of characters you would follow through a franchise.
The Muppets: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pig Girls Don’t Cry (Pilot)" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview While a lot of classic childhood favorites, such as The Looney Tunes, seem to remain true to their original premise, the Muppets try adapting to what are the expectations and standards of modern television. Question is, does The Muppets lead the brand into a renewed purpose, or will it just drive up sales of…
Sunshine on Leith – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Sunshine on Leith” will make you question if you are someone who likes musicals, even if you previously said you don’t.
Suisei no Gargantia: Meguru Kouro, Haruka – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a peaceful little fleet on the sea, problems arise as they try to rise a ship from the depths.
