Disfluency (2025) Review – Navigating PTSD In A World That Wants To Know ‘What Happened?”
“Disfluency” delivers a nuanced take on a devastating life event in ways that remind you there is no one way you must handle things.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
Grafted (2025) Review – A Body Horror Film Heavily Reliant On Visuals
While “Grafted” has a body horror element that appeals to subgenre fans, it lacks anything else that will captivate them.
I Feel Fine (2025) Review – A Heartbreaking Portrayal A Young Man’s Struggle With Mental Illness
“I Feel Fine” lulls you into the sense that this will be like any other coming-of-age movie, leading to the gut punch of realizing this is a film that may not have a happy ending.
Inheritance (2025) Review – Phoebe Dynevor Further Etches A Reputable Filmography
While sometimes feeling like it lacks the expected payoff, “Inheritance” helps Phoebe Dynevor seem like a safe bet if she’s associated with a production.
Marked Men: Rule + Shaw – Review | Bland Despite Its Potential To Be More
“Marked Men” is made for a specific audience, and to capture that audience, it contains everything that could be interesting about this film.
The Colors Within Review: A Sweet Slice Of Life Movie, With Replay Worthy Music At The Tail End
“The Colors Within” creates what feels like a coming of age tale that doesn’t have overdone characters, struggles, or triumphs.
Wish You Were Here (2025): Review and Summary | A Romance With Good Intentions But Iffy Execution
While Isabelle Fuhrman creates a connection with viewers, her connection with Mena Massoud is tainted too early in “Wish You Were Here” to remain in love with the idea of these two.
Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare (2025): Review and Summary | A Blend Of Pennywise and Heath Ledger’s Joker Creates A Fright
With Martin Portlock switching between Pennywise and Joker, and the surprising LGBT+ themes make “Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare” shocking in more ways than one.
One Of Them Days (2024): Review and Summary | Keke Palmer Pushes The Idea “One Of Them Days” Should Become One Of Her Latest Hits
“One Of Them Days” is the kind of comedy that you can see become a single outing or a franchise in Issa Rae and Keke Palmer’s filmographies – depending on how well it does.
The Last Showgirl (2024): Review and Summary | Pamela Anderson Sets The Bar Higher, But The Film Misses Opportunities For Others To Shine
While Pamela Anderson reinvents herself, it sometimes seems at the cost of giving the spotlight to her peers, with perhaps as much to prove.
Good Side of Bad (2025): Review and Summary | A Mundane Take On Mental Illness
With mixed results, “Good Side of Bad” seeks a less embellished version of experiencing a mental illness or supporting someone that does.
Blended Christmas (2024): Review | The Ex Gets Invited To Christmas
“Blended Christmas” shows the challenges of a family which includes bonus children, an ex-spouse, and the effort for everyone to come together during Christmas.
Bloody Axe Wound (2024): Review | The Father/Daughter Horror Movie You Wasn’t Expecting
“Bloody Axe Wound” achieves the rare balance of being funny, heartfelt, romantic, and bloody.
Babygirl: Review and Summary | The Ecstasy Of Vulnerability and Risk
“Babygirl” is the rare example where the story deserves more attention than the performances.
Nosferatu (2024): Review and Summary | The Original Vampire Fails To Retake Its Crown
“Nosferatu” doesn’t justify bringing back the dead, even with Robert Eggers’ brand of visuals and eccentric performances to expendable characters.
The Fire Inside (2024): Review and Summary | The Black Girl Coming Of Age Story You’ve Been Waiting On
Beyond being an inspirational story focused on Claressa Sheilds, “The Fire Inside” is a coming-of-age story you rarely see Black girls have on the big screen.
F Mary Kill (2024): Review and Summary
“F Mary Kill” presents a lighter and comical version of “Cat Person ” regarding what women may fear when dating men.
A Season To Remember (2024): Review and Summary
OWN For The Holidays returns, and as it becomes one of the last instances when OWN releases scripted content, this tame but likable film is not the best way to start the season.
Y2K (2024): Review and Summary
While “Y2K” may bug anyone born in the 1990s and before, it could be a fun film for those who only know the time through Tumblr aesthetics and unearned nostalgia.
Werewolves (2024): Review and Summary
“Werewolves” reminds you why the werewolf trend hasn’t revived like vampires despite multiple movies in a year with no true revival in sight.
Brewster’s Millions: Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
“Brewster’s Millions Christmas,” like many movies using name recognition for a boost, feels like it didn’t and shouldn’t have used its predecessor as a crutch, for this one could have stood on its own.
Allswell In New York (2024): Review and Summary
“Allswell In New York” will likely become a movie you badly wish was at least a mini-series, for while a completed film, it feels like such a tease.
The Day Before Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
“The Day Before Christmas” gives you a corny but likable romance building around Christmas.
Sweethearts (2024): Review and Summary
While much of what is to be expected is given with “Sweethearts,” at least the gay character, who feels obligatory/formulaic for films like this, is given a much better storyline than expected.
Style Me For Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
While it is always wonderful to see Raven Goodwin in a starring role, “Style Me For Christmas,” focusing on a talented woman’s desirability to an R&B superstar does lead to a tightrope walk between problematic and aspirational.
The Fix (2024): Review and Summary
“The Fix” is a reminder that sci-fi productions don’t always need a major backer to look good and hold something compelling.
Gladiator 2 (2024): Review and Summary
Like most sequels, decades separated from the first movie, “Gladiator 2” doesn’t justify its existence, though Denzel Washington does act as a silver lining.
A Wesley South African Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
BET+’s staple holiday franchise returns with the Wesley family heading to South Africa as Todd and Chris’ company tries to close a deal with a major South African tech firm and family.
An Almost Christmas Story (2024): Review and Summary
“An Almost Christmas Story” is the perfect way to start the season, especially if you have little ones.
Albany Road (2024): Review and Summary
A cast of familiar faces, ranging from Lynn Whitfield to J. Alphonse Nicholson, delivers a holiday movie that is dramatic but a bit more serious than your usual fare.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024): Review and Summary
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is a tear-inducing movie that reminds us that it really only takes one person, giving grace and kindness, to change the hearts of many.
Heretic (2024): Review and Summary
“Heretic” uses the hook of horror as an entry point for a deeper conversation about the role and purpose of religion in society.
Aftermath (2024): Review and Summary
Dylan Sprouse stars as a veteran who is caught in a terrorist attack on American soil, trying to keep his little sister from being killed in action.
Here (2024): Review and Summary
In “Here,” we watch as likable people live on this one plot of land for hundreds of years in a narrative that jumps around a bit much.
Time Cut (2024): Review and Summary
“Time Cut” feels so middle of the road, to appeal to maybe too many segments, that it just feels like a poor imitation of a better product.
Gazer (2024): Review and Summary
“Gazer,” thanks to its writing and lead, Ariella Mastroianni, keeps you engaged through its nearly two-hour mystery/investigation as a multitude of questions pop up.
On Becoming A Guinea Fowl (2024): Review and Summary
“On Becoming A Guinea Fowl” does well in world-building, highlighting a part of Zambia’s less tourist-focused culture, as a family secret gets smothered due to a funeral, rather than getting you into its characters.
Hard Truths (2024): Review and Summary
“Hard Truths” crafts a brilliant love-to-hate lead, but the limitations of movies will make you badly wish this was a miniseries.
Your Monster (2024): Review and Summary
It’s a romance, it’s a revenge tale, it is Melissa Barrera proving she doesn’t need “Scream” to be a movie star.
