Collide – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
A young man promises to get out the drug game for his girlfriend but ends up back in so he can save her life.
Mixed (Divisive)
Due to this movie having a few quirks, of which may work for some and for others be a problem, we believe your enjoyment of this movie will depend on your taste.
Let's Be Cops – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Imagine Brooklyn Nine-Nine the movie, with no one actually being legit police, and it starring the guys from New Girl. Review (with Spoilers) Consider this the film starring those who you would probably never think of when it comes to getting first billing. For while Jake Johnson has done well for himself with New…
Legion – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The prequel to Dominion doesn’t do much to flesh out the series, but it makes for a decent movie. Review (with Spoilers) I watched Legion in hopes that some of the missing elements of Dominion, like how all the cities rose, among other topics, would be foretold. But, unfortunately, while we do get a…
Learning to Drive – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Learning to Drive is the type of melodrama which doesn’t demand your attention, and almost in a shallow manner asks for your sympathy but, there are still aspects of it that likely will keep you watching until the end.
Le Week-End – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A couple goes to Paris for their 30th wedding anniversary and it becomes questionable if they may make it to their 31st. Trigger Warning: Emotional Abuse Review (with Spoilers) Since Moulin Rouge! I have found Jim Broadbent to be a fantastically odd actor. And while I will admit I haven’t seen every last film…
Kill The Messenger – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The rise and fall of Gary Webb, all thanks to one exposé. Review (with Spoilers) With prominent names like Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Oliver Platt, Ray Liotta, Michael Sheen and Michael K. Williams, needless to say, the film is packed with stars. All of which, may I add, do a decent job in justifying…
Just Before I Go – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Just Before I Go is a formulaic indie movie which brings up a lot of interesting topics it could have explored, but seemingly the film rather just skim the surface of multiple topics and move on rather than present any sort of depth to any of the issues brought up. Trigger Warning(s): Conversations on…
How To Be Single – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview I know what you maybe thinking, but this movie isn’t bad. In fact, while the jokes may not be strong, and it isn’t the most insightful of movies, it is actually quite enjoyable. Hell, one character may even make you cry.
I Am Chris Farley – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview For those who missed the rise Farley, or want to understand the hype I Am Chris Farley won’t necessarily make you into a fan, for it doesn’t use any comedic moment he isn’t already famous for, but it will show he is definitely another genuinely good and funny guy who couldn’t handle his own…
Hotel Noir – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Hotel Noir may not be a movie you must see, but it is good enough to kill some time with. Review (with Spoilers) Those familiar with writer/ director Sebastian Gutierrez work know that probably the best thing about his films are the actors in them. This one contains his Carla Gugino, who has seemingly…
Nymphomaniac (Volume II) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The poetic nature of Volume I leaves for a more raw, deviantly sexual viewing experience. Trigger Warning(s): Scenes of bondage Review (with Spoilers) I’m going to say off the bat that Volume I certainly was more enjoyable than volume II, and there are various reasons. Some being story/ aesthetics wise and another reason being…
Selma – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Rather than be an ensemble movie about all those involved in the Selma to Montgomery March, this is but another film focused on the role of Black men as the women either play wives, girlfriends or just stay silent in the background. Trigger Warning(s): Police Brutality Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Obvious Child – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview After a rough breakup, a young comic has a one night stand with a nice boy. Thing is, with them not using condoms she ends up pregnant, and she is not looking to have a baby. Review (with Spoilers) After seeing Jenny Slate in House of Lies, and unfortunately in The Longest Week as…
Now You See Me 2 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Now You See Me 2 does dive a bit further into the vendetta Dylan Rhodes had against Thaddeus Bradley, sometimes the film doesn’t feel worth losing 2 hours of your life.
No Good Deed – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview If you have seen a suspense thriller like this before, don’t expect anything new being done. Trigger Warning(s): Domestic Violence/ Violence Against Women Review (with Spoilers) When a movie gets delayed for a full year, usually that is a big warning sign when it comes to the quality of the film. Though also the…
One Direction (This Is Us) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview An overview of the rise, and current members, of One Direction. Review (with Spoilers) Back when I used to watch the original X-Factor these guys were on, but being that boy bands are more miss than hit, at least with my music taste, I would skip their performances. A few years later, after them…
Pee-Wee's Big Holiday – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview In a world in which comedic movies are often fueled by drug references and sexual innuendo, Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday may seem tame, outdated, and strictly made to appease those who need their nostalgia fix. But, if anything, it serves to show that those often neglected because their funny bone isn’t tickled by vulgarity can…
Partisan – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview What begins as an odd sort of, “I raise assassins for a living” becomes an almost coming of age tale about a boy realizing the difference between right and wrong. Which, strangely enough, all begins with a weird boy and him standing up for a chicken.
Parts Per Billion – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The type of film which spreads its focus so thin that it becomes hard to get into the story or attached to the characters. Review (with Spoilers) With the familiar faces of Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley, Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, as well as Frank Langella, you must admit this seems like an interesting…
Straight Outta Compton – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Straight Outta Compton doesn’t seem like the type of film which should have just been released on VH1 or BET as a TV movie, it does lack the emotional jab you’d expect as it goes into the trials and tribulations of both the professional and personal lives of the NWA alumni.
Sister Code – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Sister Code is in no way a classic, but you can tell there was an effort made to make this film funny, about the importance of sisterhood, and about working hard for the things you want and deserve.
Sleeping With Other People – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Preconceived Notions Let me right off the bat admit, I really thought I wasn’t going to like this movie. First off, the poster makes both Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis seem like buttholes, and the synopsis just made things seem so much worse. But, being that the blog is bound to hit a dry spell…
Stretch – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between a crazy billionaire, a beautiful dispatcher, a crazy eastern European family, and one sort of failed actor, Stretch covers one crazy night.
Stock Option – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Stock Option has a strange title and takes some conventional routes as a romantic comedy, it has this odd charm which makes it likable.
Straight Outta Tompkins – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Question Posed Is: What Do You Want To Do With Your Life? Something Eugene constantly finds himself trying to answer throughout the film as he has a scholarship as one option and drug dealing as another.
The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Maze Runner: Scorch Trials picks up right where the first movie left off and, as before, Thomas’ curiosity is what changes the fate of our heroes. For with everyone desperate for a reason to have hope, for themselves, as well as others, they place their faith Thomas and hope his leadership doesn’t lead to…
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (Them) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview After the loss of a child, the relationship between a man and a woman unravels to the point they feel the need to reevaluate who they are as both individuals and as a couple. Review (with Spoilers)
The Meddler – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between “Hello, My Name is Dorris,” “The Face of Love,” and “Grandma,” women heading into their golden age have been finding the most interesting of roles. This film starring Susan Sarandon is a nice addition to the list. It doesn’t top the aforementioned, but it is something to see.
Grandma – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview While Grandma might not be worth the travel costs, while it remains in limited release, Tomlin and company still deliver the type of performances worth eventually checking out.
Lila & Eve – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Initial Thoughts Honestly, one of the original draws for this movie was the idea of Viola Davis working alongside Jennifer Lopez. For while J. Lo has shown, through Enough, among other movies, she isn’t just another entertainment figure turned actress, it is rather difficult to picture her in the same movie as Mrs. Davis. Add…
Ride Along 2 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s been nearly two years exactly since the last Ride Along, and it seems a lot of the reasons the first one was criticized were handled. But that doesn’t mean new problems didn’t pop up along the way.
The Counselor – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The Counselor plays out very much like watching a group counseling session featuring a bunch of people who like to hear themselves talk. Review (with Spoilers) With Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, and Javier Bardem sharing a movie, you expect quite the performances. Add in Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender, who did quite a job…
Repentance – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Imagine a Misery inspired movie in which the author was a psychiatrist and the crazed fan was someone who deeply needed their help with grief.
The Boy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The phrase “An Idle Mind Is The Devil’s Playground” would perhaps be the best tagline for a film like this. One which shows what happens when a boy is allowed to explore his small world unattended, not get the opportunity to socialize with people his age, and seemingly is left with nothing to amuse…
Gimme Shelter – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A young girl struggling to gain stability finds it in one woman’s home. Review (with Spoilers) Like most people, when I think of any Disney Princess I think some bubblegum pop image of someone who seems marketable, but certainly isn’t a dramatic actress. However, Vanessa Hudgens seemingly is trying to break this trend by…
Respire (Breathe) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
The new girl in town finds herself attracted to the resident demure girl, and through their friendship, they learn, and reveal, a lot about each other. Especially in terms of how far they will go to keep up appearances until the façade cannot be held up anymore.
The Boy Who Smells Like Fish (Treading Water) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A love story made a bit too overcomplicated by a mother’s possible obsession and a boy who reeks of fish. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Get On Up – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview While most biopics seek to both educate and entertain you, as well as show you the soul of an icon, this film strangely skips out on giving you soul and solely focuses on the entertainment part of Brown’s life, with a sprinkle of his triumph and demons. Review (with Spoilers) James Brown has been…
Collateral Beauty – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Will Smith continues to try to explore life past the Fresh Prince persona and finds himself starting to tap back into that well that made The Pursuit of Happiness perhaps one of his best films. Trigger Warning(s): Conversations about Death of a Child Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Howard (Will Smith) | Whit (Edward…
