Until We Meet Again (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Until We Meet Again is a little bit all over the place. Mainly due to how it plays with the different genres it pursues.
Indie
Films that either received a limited release or are released digitally, but not as part of a major streaming distributor.
Training Wheels (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this awkward comedy, a socially inept woman decides to call on an escort to help her understand what
Chilly & Milly (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this tearjerker, a son talks to his mom about the love of her life, his father.
Appendage (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this gross-out horror, our lead’s insecurities grow into an appendage hell-bent on destroying its host.
Stop-Zemlia (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In Stop-Zemlia, it feels like you learn so much yet so little, but considering the constant shifts in friendships and self-image as a teenager, it is almost fitting.
The Free Fall (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
At times confusing, but often disturbing, The Free Fall is a horror movie best watched at night and alone.
Licorice Pizza (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Licorice Pizza uses every ounce of charm it can in an attempt to have you forget the lead characters have a 10+ year age difference, with one being a 15-year-old minor.
A Holiday Chance (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While A Holiday Chance may seem like a video on demand release rather than a theatrical one, this one is for you for those who like holiday family drama.
For The Love Of Money (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
For The Love Of Money may not stand out amongst crime dramas, but the storyline and performances keep you from getting bored.
C’mon C’mon (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
C’mon, C’mon might be seen as Joaquin Phoenix’s next big awards contender, but what it really does is set up Woody Norman to walk in Phoenix’s footsteps.
Reasons (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The voice presented in Reasons pulls you between wanting a full-length movie focused on Mercy’s story and/or a series.
Prayers For The Stolen (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Prayers For The Stolen presents the fears involved when a lurking presence can, at any moment, rob you of your autonomy and joy.
Therapy (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Therapy is the kind of short that just starts getting good when it ends.
The Little Death (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Little Death chronicles the heartbreaking story of one couple trying to get pregnant and the test it presents for their marriage.
The Last Days (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Despite a rather interesting premise, The Last Days devolves into a simple poem that acts as a reminder of racial injustice for Black people in the UK.
Noor & Layla (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A chance encounter leads to an unexpected relationship as faith creates an instant bond, but what’s to happen once the fun is over?
Pink & Blue (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A couple learns they are pregnant and deals with the difficulty of maintaining a non-binary ideal in a world that doesn’t honor that.
Girls & The Party (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
There is a level of intimacy in our daily lives that we take for granted, but things are slowed down in Girls & The Party, and what usually is a forgettable series of moments are embraced.
More Happiness (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
More Happiness is a bit strange and doesn’t really venture to demystify itself.
The First Time (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The First Time gives you webcomic-turned short web series vibes, but it is not long enough.
Carino (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this three-minute short, we get an innocent and adorable showing of the lengths someone will go through for a crush.
All Boys Aren’t Blue (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Throw three monologues, we recount how a young man named Matthew found strength in community, through his Grandmother and eventually, himself.
The Novice (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
I want you to imagine the intensity in Black Swan mixed with Whiplash, and in that volatile mix, you’ll get Isabelle Fuhrman in The Novice.
Under My Skin (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While Under My Skin may make you question “Where is this going” and “Why are four people playing one person?” you never get bored.
Sweetheart (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Sweetheart may not craft the best conflicts or resolutions, but it excels when it comes to teen romance and family dynamics.
Stigma, Style (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
As a young girl comes of age, she finds herself idolizing one of her friend’s older sister.
Be Good (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Be Good hyper focuses on the experience of having an eating disorder while making its character solely a vehicle for the depiction.
Americanized (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Americanized explores that longing for community, especially when you don’t perfectly fit in with any you identify with.
Swimsuit (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A young girl of Islamic faith has a growing interest in wearing a bikini to her swim meet and decides she isn’t going to ask her mother’s permission.
Footsteps On The Wind (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this music video, you get a sad, animated story that illuminates the lyrics of Sting’s “Inshallah.”
Death & Deathability (A Period Piece) (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Someone call Nickelodeon, Disney, some children’s network because they need to make Death & Deathability (A Period Piece) a series – STAT!
Wouldn’t Mean Nuthin’ (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Wouldn’t Mean Nuthin’ gives you the vibe Black & Sexy TV gave in the early 2010s.
Apart, Together (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Apart, Together is a touching story focused on a woman looking for the daughter she was forced to give up.
The Black Disquision (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
In The Black Disquisition, a young man recaps the moment his parents had to tell him what it means to be Black, and the journey to find Black to be beautiful
What She Said (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What She Said presents a broad focus on rape as it covers how the survivor feels, those who were there, and what should be done throughout the aftermath.
Time Is Up (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Time Is Up misuses its time with a story that is overdramatic and contains lukewarm dialog and performances.
Zone 414 (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Zone 414 may have all the fixtures of an intriguing sci-fi mystery, but it fails to live up to its potential.
It Takes Three (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Charming at times, while sometimes making the mute button necessary, It Takes Three keeps you engaged despite knowing how it will likely end.
She Ball (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While the white girl jokes do get excessive, She Ball does make valuable points if you can get beyond its humor.
