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 TellTale Games comes out with another Walking Dead video game and, to be honest, it leaves you with a been there, done that, type of feeling. Play Through Time: 1 Hour and 23 Minutes
Overview Madea is asked by Brian to watch his 17-year-old daughter Tiffany on Halloween so she won’t get in trouble and sneak out. But oh, this young girl may need to run with the attitude she gives Madea. Review (with Spoilers) I don’t know why I still watch Madea movies but even as Madea starts…
Overview What begins as another ho-hum TellTale Game gets series as you reach the final moments. Review (with Spoilers) With both The Walking Dead: Season 2 and The Wolf Among Us I felt there was this consistent issue that the freedom given to us during The Walking Dead: Season 1 was gone and the linear…
Overview As Clementine is faced with more and more adult decisions, which includes killing and making life or death decisions, you worry that too much weight is being put on her shoulders. Review (with Spoilers) With us only one episode away from the finale, once more you are faced with decisions which thin out your…
Overview As Clementine takes on a bigger role in decision making, you are left wondering what will matter for the episode, and what may affect the long term future? Review (with Spoilers) With Clementine being the character we control, naturally, she is to be forced into the forefront of nearly every situation. For, despite her…
Overview Just when things are starting to look up for Clementine, you are given the decision of how much worse they will become.
Overview The Walking Dead returns with Clementine as lead, with a whole new adventure.
A film in which one woman is given a second chance to physically be with her husband and get the closure she needs.
Overview With a handful of your decisions being accounted fully and judgment upon you, truly your actions speak louder than your words. Trigger Warning(s): Moments of gore Review (with Spoilers) After about an hour and 15 minutes, it was all over. I was left with some of my decisions haunting me, some leading to me…
Overview With my play through only being an hour and ten minutes, you may expect this episode to be a disappointment. In reality, though, it may only be the 2nd to the finale, if the finale is as good as it looks to be. Review (with Spoilers) After a very violent episode 3, we are…
Overview As one case comes to an end, questions of who really runs Fabletown begin to become prominent. Review (with Spoilers) Like episode 1, there is a bit of action in this episode, as well as choices which seemingly may have long term effects. Of course, some decisions lead to inevitable actions, like getting shot…
Overview A movie which relies more so on special effects than substance. Trigger Warning(s): Jump Scare depicting body frozen to death Review (with Spoilers) I saw this film out of curiosity since it made over half a billion dollars, and since I don’t think I have seen a film about someone drifting, or stuck, in…
*Couldn’t Find Episode 1 Review* Overview “Smoke and Mirrors” continues the pseudo-noir vibe of the series, and gives us our first big reveal
Overview When a person plans a revolution, it is always hard to estimate the amount of sacrifices there will be. Leading one to question: Is the future you’re fighting for worth the blood it will take to run the engine? Review (with Spoilers) I have delayed seeing this film for a few weeks now, and…
Overview A young girl on her way to being a nun decides to visit her family and try to reconcile with them after a three-year absence. Trigger Warning(s): Body Disfigurement
Overview One quick and easy way for an entertainer to make money is to go to the club. However, between the club owner and Alfred learning that he isn’t that big of a draw, the usual drama ensues.
Overview A rock star turned businessman tries to get away from what has made him miserable to contemplate what to do with his life. Trigger Warning(s): Drug Use
Who doesn’t want to experience love? Who doesn’t want to feel special? Who doesn’t want someone they can trust with their secrets, their dreams of the future, and have that person be just as vulnerable to share their own? This is the hope you walk into whenever a possible romance begins. What happens when those…
Overview The Good Dinosaur doesn’t seem like a movie which should have been a theatrical release, but rather a Disney channel, or ABC, special. Characters & Story (with Commentary) Little Arlo (Raymond Ochoa/ Jack McGraw) is the smallest of three dinosaurs. All of which, with Poppa (Jeffrey Wright) and Momma (Frances McDormand), run a farm….
Anita Hill, after being silent for 10 years, comes forward within a week of Clarence Thomas becoming a member of the Supreme Court and is crucified in political theater.
Overview The Hunger Games continue and while the supporting characters aren’t as interesting as in the first film, Jennifer Lawrence maintains her ability to lead. Review (with Spoilers) First, let me put it out there I have not read the books but have seen the first movie. With that said, perhaps the sole driving force…
Though not the best vampire film out there, remember the sub-genre still is in recovery thanks to all the young adult novel adaptations.
Overview Further proof that there are many reasons to invest in young actors of color. Trigger Warning(s): Scenes of Drug Use & Violence against children Review (with Spoilers) 2013 contained a huge amount of films focusing on Black characters and the amount of diversity was quite good. But, naturally, some fell through the cracks….
Overview Despite living in separate worlds, in which one world fears the inhabitants of another, a mouse and a bear find themselves developing an almost parent/ child friendship. Review (with Spoilers) This was an academy award nominee amongst The Wind Rises, and the overrated Frozen, and unfortunately wasn’t available to me around the time of…
Overview In a movie which seems like it should have been a mini-series, we follow a relationship, which grows into a family, over the course of 20 years in Nigeria. Review (with Spoilers) After Chiwetel Ejiofor’s work in 12 Years a Slave, I wanted to see whether his career would be interesting enough to follow…
Overview In what feels like the final episode, almost everything is resolved with a blast, a bullet, and one look toward the sky. Review (with Spoilers) I have mixed feelings about this possible ending, if just because it seems so quickly wrapped up that it leaves little in the way of closure. For while it…
Overview Five finally gets a face to face with Kokonoe after he turns himself in. Review (with Spoilers) With Kokonoe turning himself in, a very surprising move, it helps keep the series interesting. Especially since, after many episodes of her trying to get a moment alone with Kokonoe, Five finally gets what she seemingly wanted…
Overview As Nine (Kokonoe) rushes to finish the final attack and Twelve (Hisami) tries to save Lisa from Five, Shibazaki gives us almost all the information you could want about the Athena Plan. Review (with Spoilers) Assuming Zankyou no Terror goes on for 12 episodes, I think we seriously need one episode dedicated to the…
Overview With Shibazaki damn near getting fired, Hisami wanting to tap out, and then Five still trying to draw the boys out, the beginning of the end is here. Review (with Spoilers) As retribution for Shibazaki’s interference in the investigation, he is put on an indefinite suspension. However, with him having this insatiable thirst for…
Overview As Nine (Kokonoe) and Five play a possibly deadly game of chess, Lisa is introduced as Sphinx #3. Review (with Spoilers) Things are getting really interesting as Five starts to take on the villain role in the show. But, with her becoming the villain, there is a need to questions her motives. After…
Overview As Five seeks to draw out her old friends, there is a slight fear she may do so by any means necessary. Review (with Spoilers) Needless to say, Five’s inclusion in the series gives it new life as she becomes a definitive villain which not only brings a new challenge to the members of…
Overview Kokonoe’s (Nine) past comes to haunt him and brings some new intrigue into the show Review (with Spoilers) One constant complaint I usually have for shows is that they don’t seem to find ways to either up or maintain, the ante. They start with interesting characters, and premises, but then rely on first impressions…
Overview Dating is hard, especially when it seems the end result of any date, even the first one, seems to just be guys wanting to get laid. So does Issa really want to return to that world? The one which lacks commitment, or will she stay with her bum of a boyfriend? Much less, she…
Overview With a new bomb and riddle, the cat and mouse game between Sphinx and Shibaski continues as the lonely Lisa roams the streets. Review (with Spoilers) Thankfully, after the last episode, Hisami and Kokonoe are back to having a prominent role! Though what especially is interesting is that with Lisa wandering the streets, Hisami…
Overview With Shibazaki living up to his legend, it further pushes you to question what Sphinx’s ultimate goal is and will they get it? Review (with Spoilers) To be honest, I found the episode dull. For with Hisami not playing a large role, nor Kokonoe, we are left with watching Shibazaki solve the latest puzzle…
Overview As a new attack gets executed, a bit more is revealed about Lisa, Shibazaki, and hints are dropped about VON. Review (with Spoilers) Though I enjoy watching Hisami play a mad sidekick to Kokonoe, I increasingly find myself wondering what their background is and wanting to fully understand why they are terrorist. Be it…
Overview Two young men, for reasons currently unknown, perform terrorist attacks. Trigger Warning(s): Terrorist Attack Review (with Spoilers) I originally was just going to watch this and not review it, but it is just too good to comment on. For between Toji (aka Sphinx 2/ Twelve) who comes off like the Joker to me, and…
Overview Crafting Teddy’s backstory is the focus of an episode dealing with change. Especially the changes the host are still going through.
In this odd little gem, a father raises his kids not only off the grid but without exposure to most material things. Leaving them with only time to focus on what he finds important, leading to significant rifts especially as one thing happens after another.
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