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.
“Real, and uncensored, aren’t exactly the same thing.” — Hunter – “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car.” Red Band Society “I can handle harsh, what I can’t handle is condescending and rude.” — “There’s No Place Like Homecoming.” Red Band Society “Luck isn’t getting what you want, it’s surviving what you don’t want.”…
Season 4 Treatments do not mean a cure. — “The Redesign of Natural Objects.” Orphan Black Season 1 “Whenever somebody talks about the future I always say ‘show, don’t tell.’” — “Variations Under Domestication.” Orphan Black “Count your blessings, then move on to your worries.” — “Unconscious Selection.” Orphan Black“
Best Of “Do you know what it means when there ain’t nobody out there punishing the evil doers? It means there ain’t nobody giving out prizes for the good ones, neither.” — “Fool Me Once.“ Orange is the New Black “You gotta hit rock bottom before you know which direction to go in.” — “WAC…
Best of Is any of it real? […] Synthetic emotions in the form of pills, psychological warfare in the form of advertising, mind-altering chemicals in the form of food, brainwashing seminars in the form of media, controlled isolated bubbles in the form of social networks. Real? You want to talk about reality? We haven’t lived…
Collected quotes from the Monogatari series.
Best Of “I never got to be that. Dumb, maybe, but never a kid. They called me ‘The Little Grown-Up.’ I was so proud of that, being good and following the rules. Anything to be the teacher’s pet. But then you grow up and there’s no teacher to please, just some idea of what people…
Best Of “The pain you feel isn’t because of what you are, it’s the life you’ve had. But life can change, you can become better.” — “Episode 7.” Humans
Best Of “Discussions are not the same as commitment.” — “Chapter 29.” House of Cards “You’re thinking about where we are instead of where we’re headed.” — “Chapter 25.” House of Cards “Pay attention to the fine print, it’s far more important than the selling price.” — “Chapter 16.” House of Cards “Decisions based on…
“Therapy only works when we have a genuine desire to know ourselves as we are, not as we would like to be.” — “Shiizakana.” Hannibal “Memory gives moments immortality, but forgetfulness promotes a happy mind.” — “Shiizakana.” Hannibal “You’ve spent a lot of time building walls […], it’s natural to see if someone is clever…
Best Of Only you get to decide when you quit. No well intended friend, no parent who’s only trying to protect you, and no teacher who’s supposed to bring out the best in you, can make you turn your back on something you’re passionate about. — “Girl Meets Rah Rah.” Girl Meets World “We cannot…
“In this world, when you face forward, that’s the future; When you look back, it’s a memory; and if you clip part of it out, that becomes a story. This is no more than a snippet of that story.” — “Vox in Box.” Grisaia no Kajitsu “At this point, no matter how I change, the…
The Best of Game of Thrones “I’ve had an exciting life, I want my death to be boring.” — “The Sons of the Harpy.” Game of Thrones I have been a cynic for as long as I can remember. Everyone is always asking me to believe in things: Family, gods, kings, myself… It was often…
Best Of “Not all of us are like you with a relentless need to process things the very second they happen. Some of us need a little more time to figure out how we feel.” — “Don’t Let Go.” The Fosters “You’re the reason I can’t be with you […]. You don’t know what you…
Best Of A problem shared is a problem halved, or doubled. — “Season 6/ Episode 1.″ “The presence of strangers is our only guarantee of good behavior.” — “Christmas Special – Season 5.“ “A lack of compassion can be as vulgar as an excess of tears” — “Season 5/ Episode…
Best Of “You’re an adult now. It’s okay to let some relationships be superficial.” — “Locks of Love.” “Being blunt is just my coping mechanism.” — “Death Becomes Her.” “Religion is separate from God. It’s one way to connect with God, but religion, it’s a whole way of life. It’s sort of a long term…
Best Of “This is my story, or at least it’s as close to it as I’m currently willing to share.” — “Pulling The Trigger.” Being Mary Jane “I don’t want to talk about sisterhood. I know there are a lot of professional women here, but I want to talk to the younger girls. You’re in…
Every disappointment could seem like the end of the world, and conversely, every victory felt like an ascension. — “The Graduates.” Awkward “If he can’t be civil to you at lunch, or make plans with you rather than showing up whenever he feels like it, then you’re his f-buddy not his friend.”— “Touched by an…
Best Of “I think all of that doting and hand-holding makes the healing process that much slower.” — “And Baby Makes…” Wendy’s Got The Heat (Page 184) – Wendy Williams
Best Of “I’ll never forget it, and even if I tried to, the scars, let alone the same, wouldn’t let me.” — “Bride.” God Help The Child – Page 29 “[…] my sex life became sort of like Diet Coke – deceptively sweet minus nutrition.” — “Bride.” God Help The Child – Page 36 “[…]…
“He had been reared in a family proud of its academic accomplishments and its mixed blood-in fact, they believed the former was based on the latter. […] With the confidence born of a conviction of superiority, they performed well at schools. They were industrious, orderly, and energetic, hoping to prove beyond a doubt De Gobineau’s…
No matter what I do now, there are certain doors I have already closed, certain opportunities I’ll never get back. […] It is what it is. — “Part 5/ Chapter 4.” Recovery Road – Page 209 It’s not perfect. […] Which is different than not right. — “Part 5/ Chapter 7.” Recovery Road – Page…
[…] tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me, And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not…
Best of I don’t need to understand every last thing about you. We could be together for as long as you have lived thus far, and I still wouldn’t know everything. All I need to understand is my place in your life and in return let you understand your place in mine. — Amari Sali…
Overview Perception is everything. It is what allows a person to trust another and it determines how we are going to handle another person. Especially when it comes to our secrets, as well as our time. Yet looks can be deceiving so even at our best mistakes can be made. As seen in this episode.
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty retraces love lost, or which may have never existed, in the most artistic of ways.
Overview American Ultra may appear like a simple Stoner Action/ Comedy film, but it does progressively get complex as time wears on.
Overview A film in which we see how far patriotism, and military culture, can take one man seemingly willing to risk it all at the cost of quite a few lives. Trigger Warning(s): Shooting of Children, 9/11 Imagery, and Dismembered Bodies Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview And so we return to Gotham and TellTale has upped the possibilities of you dying, and allowed you to choose more decisions which will lead the fate of the Wayne name, as well as Batman’s, down a winding road. Trigger Warning(s) Body Horror & Gun Wounds Play Through Time Approximately 1 Hour and 40…
If you want something a little different in comparison to most romantic movies out there, but isn’t so different it is weird or off-putting, you may want to check Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong.
Overview If you have seen the recent Maze Runner films, then The Divergent Series: Allegiant may seem a bit too familiar and certainly not the standout amongst the young adult novel adaptations of recent memory. Trigger Warning(s): Blood and guns
Overview A con is played featuring politicians, mobsters, the FBI and two people with a complicated relationship. Review (with Spoilers) After Silver Linings Playbook, it is hard to not be curious about David O. Russell’s new production featuring the stars of his last movie. Mind you, Jennifer Lawrence is in a smaller role, and Robert…
Overview A young man, dealing with the death of his father, finds himself many misfits to bond and spend time with. Leading to him uncovering what has led him down this path we see him on. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Age of Ultron maybe one of the first of Marvel’s films to show why making each film part of one long arcing story may not be the best ideas. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview When a woman tries to reinvigorate her life by temporarily adopting a stripper, she gets more than she bargained for.
Within a Philosophy classroom, containing exemplary students, a game of “what if” is played to test the students beyond the subject of Philosophy.
Overview In a largely Vanessa focused episode, we see the struggles she is going through compared to her friends, and partly thanks to Earn.
Overview A woman from a man’s past, long since a memory but not forgotten, returns after 15 years and so begins the questioning of why she left and where she went? Trigger Warning(s): Animal Carcass
Overview Adult World I won’t necessarily call a coming of age film, but more so a wake-up call. Review (with Spoilers) Adult World is one of the many films I wanted to see at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival that I was unable to. But, in Adult World’s case, it wasn’t a timing issue, but…
Overview When a woman finds her husband unable to please her like she wants, she ventures out to find some men who can. Trigger Warning: Rape scene Review (with Spoilers) Before 50 Shades of Grey was synonymous with mainstream erotica, there was the author Zane. Someone who wrote erotic books featuring Black characters and even…
The overall goal of Wherever I Look is to fill in that space between the average fan and critic and advise you on what’s worth experiencing.
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