The To Do List – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
If Comedy Central produced original movies, The To Do List would be that awkward first venture.
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.
The Theory of Everything – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this dramatized account of Stephen Hawking’s life, much focus is given to the effects of his disease, his relationship with his wife, and the humor he kept despite his diagnosis.
The Signal – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Two young people chase after a hacker which nearly ruined their lives, only to discover the hacker is more advanced than them in a multitude of ways. Review (with Spoilers) Despite how horrible The Quiet Ones was, and how I honestly thought it would turn me off from watching Olivia Cooke in any movie…
Good Night – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A small indie film with a keen focus on one 28 year old’s final birthday. Review (with Spoilers) Let it be known, this is a straight up indie film. There are no famous names, acting nor producing, and it seems very much like a labor of love. With that comes a lot of constraints…
Good Kill – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Good Kill is almost like a more reflective American Sniper. For with a moral compass being presented, when it comes to the US’s war on terror, we aren’t presented a one-sided narrative which seems drowned in patriotism and lacking heart. Director/ Writer: Andrew Niccol Trigger Warning(s): Rape Scene Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Girlhood (Bande de filles) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Girlhood goes beyond simply being a coming of age film featuring Black girls and tries to explore what it means to be coming of age past losing your virginity, falling in love, and dealing with heartbreak. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Goodbye World – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A Post-Apocalyptic drama set in a rural part of California and focused on a small group of close friends with troubled relationships. Review (with Spoilers) It feels very rare to find a post-apocalyptic movie not set in the city, much less not focused on the years since the apocalypse started. Making Goodbye World, at…
Safelight – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Initial Thoughts While Juno Temple, the main reason I decided to watch this, isn’t what you would call consistent in choosing good movies to be in, nonetheless, she does choose the most interesting ones.
I'm In Love With A Church Girl – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview An urban gospel romantic drama, which isn’t as bad as you’d think it would be. Review (with Spoilers) Like many people, when I saw this film I was cautious because it had all the signs of being bad. A rapper turned actor; a Baldwin brother; Michael Madsen; and then former Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon….
I Origins – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
A film which seeks to explore the relationship between the eyes and the soul, all the while presenting a love story.
Kicks – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview After hustling for a little while, a kid gets a nice pair of kicks which are stolen by a local hoodlum. Leading to a journey to get them back. Trigger Warning(s): Gun Shots and Blood Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Brandon (Jahking Guillory) | Albert (Christopher Jordan Wallace) | Rico (Christopher Meyer) | Flaco…
Frank and Lola – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A young girl falls for an older man, a stable man, and she tries to adapt to such a life after living with instability for years. Trigger Warning(s): Conversations about Rape Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Lola (Imogen Poots) | Frank (Michael Shannon)
Pan – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Preconceived Notions Being that the story of Peter Pan has been done many times, most famously by Disney and the late Robin Williams, so comes the question of should there have been another interpretation? Which is something I asked myself when I saw the first trailer, but then I realized that between white Native Americans,…
Paddington – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview After an earthquake destroys his habitat, Paddington is sent off to London in search of a home. Something which he thought would be easy, but becomes quite the task. Especially since he learns a home is much more than a roof over his head. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Out of the Furnace – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview This rural drama has all the ingredients to be good but ends up being a disappointment. Trigger Warning(s): Violence against Women & gun violence Review (with Spoilers) I have been seeing trailers for this for months and even saw Casey Affleck talk about it when he was on Real Time with Bill Maher but…
Kizumonogatari (Part 1: Tekketsu) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview How Koyomi met Shinobu, Oshino, and Hanekawa is the main focus of the movie and honestly, you may be left wondering why this, and the two movies to follow, weren’t just made into a season? Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Blood | Severed Limbs
King's Faith – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Plot Overview An 18-year-old who had a rough upbringing is trying to change his life around. However, his faith gets tested as some old friends from his past try to mess up the good thing he has going for him since he knows about the hiding place of a major score. Rating: TV Viewing Review…
Standing Up – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Though bullying is what brings them together, strength and a sort of interdependency is what holds two young person’s bond together.
The Quiet Ones – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A young possessed girl lives off the feign hope which a nearly insane doctor provides. Review (with Spoilers) I dropped this from my movie watching schedule when it first came out because the first reviews for it were bad. However, being that I like Olivia Cooke on Bates Motel, I thought it was worth…
The Sea – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview In a rather strange tale, you’ll watch an old man grieve as well as witness his time with a rather strange affluent family when he was a child. Review (with Spoilers) Between Bonnie Wright from After the Dark, and of course Harry Potter; Ciaran Hinds from Game of Thrones and Political Animals; and then…
The Road Within – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Three mental illness patients go on a road trip which pushes them to discover what it may take for them to take a few steps toward getting better.
All We Had – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A destitute family finds a new home thanks to kindness and understanding. Trigger Warning(s): Tooth Extraction | Transphobia Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Ruthie (Stefania LaVie Owen) | Marty (Richard Kind) | Rita (Katie Holmes) | Peter Pam (Eve Lindley)
The Light Between Oceans – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Another period drama which will test your attention span with its melodrama. Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Tom (Michael Fassbender) | Isabel (Alicia Vikander) | Hannah (Rachel Weisz) | Lucy-Grace (Florence Clery)
Love, Rosie – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A romance film which pursues the idea that love can be eternal, possibly fate, but can still remain complicated. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview In this odd little animated love story, you watch one young boy’s journey from Edinburgh to France all for perhaps one kiss. Review (with Spoilers) It is rare to find English language animated films not done by Disney or Dreamworks, or have their label on it for American distribution, so imagine finding a film…
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Though Sacha Baron Cohen may have, as of late, taken over the shtick of playing pranks on innocent people, no one does it better than the Jackass crew. Review (with Spoilers) It has been years since we last saw a movie from the Jackass crew, and during those years a lot of acts have…
It Felt Like Love – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A young girl, envious of her more experienced best friend, tries to win the love of a boy. Review (with Spoilers) Independent films often times are very odd motion pictures, if just because they usually try to tell a story which doesn’t feel like something you are used to seeing. With this though…
Love Tomorrow – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview From one scene to the next, this movie about a former dancer glides from beginning to end. Review (with Spoilers) This 79-minute film may not have any huge stars in it but, like many indie pictures, it makes up for that by getting your attention in other ways. Be it the music, the story,…
One More Time – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Plot Overview A 31-year-old woman finds her world slowly turning to poo, thus forcing her to spend more time than she wishes to with her family. A family which features a former crooner trying to get his 2nd chance and would-be perfect sister. All the while, the 31-year-old is a wannabe singer who doesn’t push…
The Perfect Match – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The Perfect Match largely follows the same old formula you may have seen in other romantic movies, but what makes this different is a predominately Black cast and a twist or two.
The Perfect Guy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Another September, another thriller starring Black actors who have been around forever. Question is, though: Is The Perfect Guy less predictable than No Good Deed? Much less, do the actors bring the sort of intrigue needed to possibly make up for such? Well, look below. Trigger Warning(s): Domestic Violence and Stalking
The November Man – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview What starts off as a generic Western Spies vs. the Russians movie, slightly evolves to include multiple betrayals and a few moderate twists. Review (with Spoilers) When Pierce Brosnan was James Bond, I was far more worried about the latest episode of Digimon or Yu-Gi-Oh to take note of his role as the legendary…
The Nice Guys – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
A colorful noir in which there is a lot of action, a slightly weak story, but the weak story is made up for by having the type of characters you would follow through a franchise.
Suisei no Gargantia: Meguru Kouro, Haruka – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a peaceful little fleet on the sea, problems arise as they try to rise a ship from the depths.
Suicide Squad – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s a bit rushed, probably could have done better if some of the characters were introduced after the DC universe fully established itself, but as long as you don’t compare it to what Marvel offers, you’ll enjoy it.
Sugar – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Each of us have troubling things in our past and present but for some, it is better to run away. Even if it means being on the streets than face those troubles head on.
The Last Letter – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between a shallow view of people with mental illness and a shoddy story, The Last Letter seems like something needing to be re-written.
The Land – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A group of inner city kids, more so desiring a quick buck than a regular job, steal cars and happen to come across some Molly. This story is about the consequence that comes with stealing from a drug dealer and her crew. Trigger Warning(s): Attempted Rape | Gun Violence | Drug Use Characters Worth…
The Jungle Book – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Plot Overview Those familiar with the story of the human raised by wolves will largely be familiar with the plot, but with a stronger focus on those wolves, the threat of Shere Khan, and action, not everything will feel just the same. Rating: TV Viewing Review Summary Like many of Disney’s past live-action adaptations, what…
