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 The complexity of family is played on screen and throughout the film, you watch one do what it takes to be loved, as the other seems almost indifferent at times. Review (with Spoilers) After seeing Blue is the Warmest Color (or Colour) I thought I should look for other films Lea Seydoux did, and…
Overview A story, within a story, within a story, of a young man’s eccentric father figure who taught him everything he knows. Review (with Spoilers) Let it be noted I have only seen Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou when it comes to Wes Anderson’s movies and each one contains this weird…
Combining the romantic chemistry of young adult novels, lack of inhibition, a story which feels like a 600-page book you can’t put down, you get Blue is the Warmest Color.
Overview As the summer of 2014 comes to an end, one last coming of age story is released to top the season off. Review (with Spoilers) After Plush, I must admit the idea of Emily Browning playing the role of a musician wasn’t a horrible idea. Especially since Skins alumni Hannah Murrah and Olly Alexander…
Overview Though a strange movie, it is also one of the most compelling ones that I didn’t go to a theater to see. Review (with Spoilers) People often wonder why actors are paid millions of dollars for movies, and the reason is name recognition. This film I never heard of, but because Shia LaBeouf is…
Overview It’s a romance, it’s a gangster film, it slightly a comedy, all wrapped up in a film which is a tad bit too long, but still very much entertaining. Trigger Warning(s): Implied Rape & Domestic Violence
Overview Imagine a Cinderella/ Rapunzel inspired film in which there are no animal friends, or evil sisters, just a wicked mother, and a prince who helps turn the would-be princess’ life around. Trigger Warning(s): Mental Illness depictions Review (with Spoilers) Despite not reviewing a lot of Evan Rachel Wood productions, I must say that I…
Overview A period drama in which a woman decides between slightly boring but dependable, and a talented, slightly erratic, artist. Trigger Warning(s): Scene of attempted rape Review (with Spoilers) It has been almost a year since I have last seen an Emily Browning movie, and while I could have certainly watched Pompei, I didn’t want…
Strange Magic seems like the type of film that should have been a VOD/ Direct to DVD release but instead was released in theaters.
The draw of Plush is Emily Browning and Dawn Olivieri, from House of Lies. This is despite Emily Browning being more miss than hit with the most recent titles I’ve seen her in, and with me not being very familiar with Olivieri’s work outside her role in House of Lies. Still, a fan is there…
Overview Issa owns up to her end of her and Lawrence’s relationship problems, as Molly finally gets into “The League.” Also, Issa shows she is more than a token at work. Review (with Spoilers) I scream glory, glory hallelujah for while I can usually find a whole bunch of issues with a show to the…
Overview The threat of the hosts changing seems to no longer be the only thing the people of Westworld have to worry about as the threat of the board coming has now turned into a promise. Review (with Spoilers) At this point in the season, I’m just accepting that the hype was not met and…
Overview The young Sean Lockhart aka the famous Brent Corrigan goes from a nobody to one of the most recognizable names in gay porn. But, issues arise once he doesn’t feel like he is being paid what he is worth. Review (with Spoilers) To be honest, I’m kind of unsure why I decided to watch…
Overview As season 1 of Humans comes to an end, there are a few happy endings, some hints as to what the future holds, but nothing big or shocking.
Initial Thoughts With the discovery of who Karen actually is, combined with the majority of the synths reuniting, it leads to the question of what is to come? The goal is for more synths, especially if you ask Niska, but as someone claims themselves as an enemy, and with Hobbs always lurking, could our favorite…
Overview Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is not only less funny than the original Neighbors but loses a lot of its heart as it attempts to introduce new characters. Rating TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Vomiting Characters Worth Noting Mac Radner (Seth Rogen) | Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron) | Kelly Radner (Rose Byrne) | Shelby (Chloe Grace…
Initial Thoughts With Humans being an eight-episode order, it makes each action mean more for you know everything is so time limited. However, I must admit I was not expecting the ending for this episode that happened. For while I don’t believe that any show should fully commit to an absolute happy ending, it nonetheless…
Introduction As more people become aware that there is a possible sentient and murderous, synth on the loose, we begin to see humans give up on their relationships with one another, as well as synths begin to give up on each other.
Overview As with most Seth Rogen movies, the comedy is about the oddness of close male relationships, jackass style violence, and somewhere amongst that is character development. Review (with Spoilers) Whenever Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg come together, usually magic happens. The only exception being The Guilt Trip, and maybe The Watch as well. Otherwise,…
Introduction There are a handful of shocks and surprises in episode 4. Be it something physically done to Anita, which characters finally have their storylines converge with another, or perhaps who we learn is a possible sentient synth. More below. Trigger Warning(s): Attempted Sexual Assault
Overview Representation matters and as Viola Davis said, though more geared toward women of color, the only thing which separates people of color, or in this case Black people, from everyone else is opportunity. But in Floyd’s case what separates him from everyone else wasn’t just opportunity but hard work. Which, into his 80s, is…
Introduction Three episodes in and I am as curious, yet satisfied, as when I first started watching. For with Mia making a short appearance, alongside more oddness from Anita; Niska pretty much going rogue; alongside Laura’s family pretty much making her seem crazy, there is so much to love and I’m barely scraping the surface…
Introduction Humans continues to be quite an interesting series which almost reminds me of the early days of Orphan Black in terms of how interesting, and mysterious, its sci-fi elements are. And even with the series order only being 8 episodes, it seems the show isn’t neither going to race through all it needs to…
Overview Seth Rogen once again finds himself trying to find the proper balance between jokes and serious situations, with varying degrees of success. Review (with Spoilers) – Below Characters & Story Dave Skylark (James Franco) is one of the top media personalities around, however, his producer Aaron (Seth Rogen) looks around and while he is…
Introduction Humans dives into the familiar world of androids, called synths in the series, having human emotions and that being quite scary to the average human. Though, alongside the fear of what synths can become, there is also the constant subject of fearing what they can replace, which is humans. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Once again Seth Rogen stars in a film which redefines the term “coming of age” by representing the weird, and difficult, transition from just legally being an adult, to actually having all the responsibilities and expectations of an adult.
Overview The dream once was to stick a sausage between a soft bun, but then they learned after such bliss they would be eaten. This is the story of how food learned the truth of their fate and when they fought back. Characters Worth Noting Frank (Seth Rogen) | Brenda (Kristen Wiig)
Best of […] a paradox of psychiatry: mental illness is recognized by the patient’s distorted thoughts, but treatment is largely indifferent to their content. — Hurry Down Sunshine | Page – 104 […] the same words that her eyes could not decipher on the page, her tongue, freed from the fixed symbols of language, mastered…
Overview A council of sorts is created to debate how can Izetta play a role in the war at hand, much less if she is as capable as they need her to be. Review (with Spoilers) Perhaps one of the few positive things about the switch to WordPress is that there is a certain community…
A movie which captures the childhood, teen years, and adulthood of a young gay, or questioning, Black male growing up in poverty and tormented for most of his life.
Overview What surely may be this decade’s “The Notebook.” Review (with Spoilers) I read The Fault in Our Stars years ago without any idea of it becoming as big as it would. It was simply a recommended book on Amazon and I needed something to read to keep myself from going insane due to school…
A young girl’s mother disappears, seemingly without reason, and it haunts her for the next 2 years of her life.
When you’re in your 20s and the reality of adulthood hits hard, easy money is tempting. But rather than racking up the number of credit cards David has, he instead gets into arms dealing with a friend he hasn’t seen in over a decade.
Plot Overview Grow up, adapt, survive and if you’re lucky, try to thrive as well. That is what you can only hope to achieve in life, and that is what nearly every character tries to do in Get a Job. Rating: TV Viewing Review Summary With negative views already around, I was honestly expecting something…
A one night stand becomes two, and maybe the start of spending a lifetime together.
Overview While certainly less campy than the 2005 version, this film puts a smudge on the Marvel brand by lacking their usual comedic appeal, emotional complexity, or jaw-dropping action.
Overview Insurgent is all one could hope for in a sequel yet, unfortunately, is burdened by a familiar script due to the many other similar trilogies out there. Director: Robert Schwentke Writer: Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman and Mark Bomback (screenplay) | Veronica Roth (source material) Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview And so rises a new trilogy but, with this one, we get a more fleshed out hero to root for. Trigger Warning(s): Violence against women & short scene showing attempted rape Review (with Spoilers) Let me first state I did not read the books and what first drew me to this film was Zoe…
Three 20 something-year-old friends attempting to deal with finding “the one”
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