My Dead Friend Zoe (2025) Review
“My Dead Friend Zoe” is a tear inducing towards the end and primarily held together by Sonequa Martin-Green’s performance.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
I Love You Forever (2025) Review
“I Love You Forever” joins a growing group of movies that exhibit how abuse begins from even the most unlikely of people, specifically men.
Sugar Baby (2025) Review
“Sugar Baby” is strangely not as explicit as the TV-MA rating would lead you to believe and fits the mold of being too tame despite its subject matter.
The Monkey (2025) Review
“The Monkey” with being inspired by a short story by Stephen King, and slight “Final Destination” vibes, gives you a horror movie that will hit the spot.
Ragamuffin (2025): Review and Summary
“Ragamuffin” with a focus on a burgeoning queer girl raised in a southern motorcross world, creates the type of story that, with being based on its creator’s life, hopefully becomes a long term passion project.
Almost Certainly False (2025): Review and Summary
“Almost Certainly False” feels like a preview to a movie you could love as it presents a slightly different take on the refugee experience.
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams: Review and Summary
“Hoops, Hopes & Dreams,” alongside presenting how President Obama used Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s playbook, also presents MLK in the most engaging way you’ve ever seen.
Remember Me: Review and Summary
“Remember Me” feels like the pitch for an odd, but lovable and relatable show.
Full Month: Review and Summary
A trip home doesn’t always mean a safe nor happy place, but you learn to make the best of it for the silver lining of what family could be.
Como Si La Tierra Se Las Hubiera Tragado: Review
“Como Si La Tierra Se Las Hubiera Tragado” reminds you of one of the many stories that continue, even when they aren’t the latest headline.
Luz Diabla: Review and Summary
Tina decides to go out partying alone in “Luz Diabla” and learns why there is strength in numbers.
Parthenope (2025) Review
“Parthenope” is made for those who use the word cinema as it seeks out to appear like a modern adaptation of a literary classic.
Love Hurts (2025) Review
“Love Hurts” may present interesting action sequences, but it falters, maybe even fails, regarding everything else it is expected to deliver.
Heart Eyes (2025) Review
“Heart Eyes” delivers decent laughs and an acceptable level of brutality, but lacks the writing needed to make the Heart Eyes Killer into an icon.
Inkwo for When the Starving Return (2025): Review and Summary
“Inkwo for When the Starving Return” has the makings of an anime that could aspire to the levels of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”
Ricky (Sundance 2025) Review – It Takes A Village To Raise A Child But Where Is The Village Once They’ve Become Grown?
“Ricky” begins as a rarely seen point of view about post-incarceration, follows a recidivisim storyline that is all too familiar.
Sorry, Baby (Sundance 2025) Review – Imagine If Empathy & Understanding Were Offered Throughout Your Life
“Sorry, Baby” is proof that being subtle can work if you know how to craft interesting characters and relationships.
Virgin of the Quarry Lake (Sundance 2025) Review – Hell Hath No Fury Like A Scorned Teenager
“Virgin of the Quarry Lake” is a surprisingly bloody coming of age story, focused on a girl looking to have just one thing after a life filled with abandonment.
Love, Brooklyn (Sundance 2025) Review – Stuck Between Those Hard Conversations & The Need To Move On
“Love, Brooklyn” has the makings of a classic that evolves as its initial audience watches it over and over throughout their lifetime.
Bunnylovr (Sundance 2025) Review – Is It Wrong To Judge Someone By Their Kinks?
“Bunnylovr” presents subtle and tame in ways that indeed are not for everyone.
Companion (2025) Review – Just Acknowledge Sophie Thatcher Is The Scream Queen Right Now
“Companion” pushes Sophie Thatcher to the point of showing not only is she the top scream queen out there, but she could conquer the drama genre next.
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.
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.
