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Overview A troubling relationship between a child and her stepfather goes ignored and we watch her means of coping. Trigger Warning(s): Pedophilia & Rape Characters Worth Noting Adar (Shira Haas) | Michael (Ori Pfeffer) | Alma (Keren Mor) | Alan (Adar Zohar-Hanetz)
Overview A privileged child learns his maternal figure may possibly leave him, leading to a shift in his character. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview While I won’t claim to be familiar with French cinema’s tropes, clichés, and what have you, based off what I have watched and perhaps reviewed here, I can definitely say that those familiar with French tragic romances will find little new here. Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Blackface Characters Worth Noting Paul (Quentin Dolmaire…
Overview Newlyweeds is a quick love story which finds an outsider, namely weed, being what brings two people together and what pushes them apart. Review (with Spoilers) This is one of those films which pop up on your radar and because it isn’t coming out anywhere close, or is too expensive where available in theaters,…
A man trying to turn his fantasies into reality is forced to face he may be on the wrong path to happiness.
Overview Once again a mutant with a superiority complex shall rise, and Magneto will be a part of it because he is forbidden from having a truly happy ending. Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Blood (gore) & Body Horror Characters Worth Noting Charles Xavier/ Professor X (James McAvoy) | Magneto/Erik (Michael Fassbender) | Jean Grey…
Mother aka Social Nightmare is one of those strange movies which with some tinkering could have been better than what you get.
Plot Overview A former special agent, who now kills people who put hits on others, find himself in New Orleans and falls in love. Problem is, besides you know people trying to kill him, he and this girl are crazy. Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Lots of blood and gunshots. Also violence against women. Review…
Overview A young semi-human being is seemingly glitching and with that comes the need to analyze if she is a failed project or not. Trigger Warning(s): Gun Violence | Blood | Flinch Worthy Violence
Initial Thoughts With Robert Downey Jr.’s version of Sherlock Holmes out there, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch, having another Holmes out there seems like over saturation. However, this Holmes is Sir Ian McKellen. Someone who, honestly, I don’t think I’ve seen in anything besides the X-Men films. So, needless to say, I found myself interested…
Overview Mother of George maybe beautifully shot and have an interesting story, but it may not hold your attention. Trigger Warning(s): Animal Death on Camera Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Introduction Every year we get a slew of coming of age stories in which, often, if you don’t live near a metropolitan area, you have to wait weeks, or months, for it to come to a theater near you. Now, with Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl I initially skipped seeing it during its opening…
Overview A movie which feels very much like a theatrical play in which Patrick Stewart, and company, put on such good performances that it helps remind you they aren’t just their most well-known roles. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview A young woman returns home to Amman with her being unsure of an impending marriage and a lot of family drama to deal with. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview An ensemble drama dealing with overbearing parents, porn addiction, marital issues, and abandonment. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to comedians like Adam Sandler, as I mentioned in the Hateship, Loveship review, often their dramatic roles, especially after they have peaked, are far superior to their comedic roles. If just because most comedians have…
Overview A love story in which the timeline of the relationship gets scrambled up and gives you the impression that what you see maybe reality or just all part of a very vivid dream. Review (with Spoilers)
Overview With a predictable story, lack of any real scares or thrills, and no inspiring monsters, Crimson Peak disappoints on a multitude of levels. Trigger Warning(s): Gore
Overview Copenhagen flips the familiar story of an older man utterly changing a young woman’s life by having her change his. Trigger Warning(s): Pedophilia Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview A woman, who seems like a twisted Disney princess, becomes one area’s local vigilante. Review (with Spoilers) I have never really been a Katie Holmes fan. I have seen two of her films, First Daughter, when I was a kid, and Batman Begins, but never watched Dawson’s Creek, nor really have looked into her…
Overview The Duff has an early 00s Disney Channel show appeal, but with less wholesomeness, more cursing, and the type of jokes Nickelodeon would try to get away with. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview An abrasive Japanese guy, and his cousin, go on a road trip to find the woman who left the cousin without notice. Review (with Spoilers) It is rather hard to find Asian comedies, or movies starring people of Asian descent period, especially if they aren’t martial arts films. However, Sake Bomb seems to want…
Overview What starts off as the type of film you wish was a series, becomes another movie about a love affair you know can’t work out. Review (with Spoilers) As you could probably tell based off the films and shows I watch, I have quite a fondness for media about people on the cusp of…
Overview While Sing may not be a classic in the making, it still makes for a good way to spend almost 2 hours. Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) | Ms. Crawly (Garth Jennings) | Johnny (Taron Egerton) | Mike (Seth MacFarlane) | Meena (Tori Kelly) | Meena’s Grandpa (Jay Pharoah) |…
Overview A cute love story tainted, slightly, by the grief and guilt of those affected. Review (with Spoilers) Like so many films I review, especially as of late, this is another film which likely you may not have heard about, but is perhaps worth seeing. For despite pretty much having no actor amongst the bunch…
Overview A love story about getting the girl, losing her and repeating the process a few times. Review (with Spoilers) Between Jessica Szohr, who disappeared from my radar since Gossip Girl went off, and Rose McIver who is on both Once Upon a Time and Masters of Sex that, for me, was the main draw…
Overview Imagine a supercut of a show like Boy Meets World, and you pretty much have Boyhood. Trigger Warning(s): Domestic Abuse & Homophobia Review (with Spoilers) It’s hard to ignore a film which is getting universal praise and is probably the first, or one of the few, to use the same actors across various time…
Overview A love story chronicled from both men’s beginning to one’s end. Review (with Spoilers) As the world goes from some sort of malice toward homosexuals to tolerance, movies like this remind you of how silly it is people can actively hate a group of people who do them no harm. But, thankfully, as much…
Overview A man who has been keeping one important fact about himself for over 40 years slowly comes to accept he cannot live a lie anymore.
Overview A love story. A love story featuring a musician trying to make a comeback and an actress just trying to make it. Though with him being a former heroin addict, one who thinks to tap into his talent he needs his drugs, can they survive? Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Drug Use (Needles &…
Overview A trippy story about a corrupt cop tumbling his way to rock bottom. Trigger Warning(s): Drug Abuse, homophobia, sex with a minor, and sexism Review (with Spoilers) Since Trainspotting, I have had an interest in Irvine Welsh’s films. From the drug abuse to the trippy scenes, and then the central characters who as out…
Introduction What begins as, in the words of one character, “verbal masturbation” turns into a very strange piece of work dealing with sex, philosophy, and murder. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Multiple actors, putting on a Broadway play, seek validation and relevance. Review (with Spoilers) Straight up, the only reason I saw this film was due to Emma Stone. For while I liked Michael Keaton as Batman and Betelgeuse, I can’t say he has the type of name which makes me want to go to…
Overview In a film which seems to be just as much about Will Smith wanting an Oscar as it is about informing you about Dr. Omalu, Smith dons an accent, breaks down the troubling effects a football career can have, and places a new entry into one of his top 3 dramatic performances. With this…
As a viewer, you always on the outside looking in, trying to guess what is going to happen, and sometimes being relieved when right or displeased you figured out the plot. Despite which side you fall on, one thing is for sure: you’ll definitely find something praiseworthy about The Whole Truth.
Overview Infinitely Polar Bear isn’t so much about the adults, but more so the children. It’s about them coming to terms, learning, and adapting to, a manic-depressive, bi-polar, or what have you, father, who tries his hardest but is constantly struggling. Trigger Warning(s): Depiction of Mental Illness (Manic-Depressive/ Bi-Polar – Mostly Positive and Balanced Portrayal)
Overview Knight of Cups is without a doubt a niche film. One which, at worse, will seem inane, directionless, and so weird you could only imagine what it must have been like being stuck as part of the production. Yet, at best, it may speak to a state your life might be in when everything…
Overview Among the many films pulled from the schedule, postponed, or just simply moved around, this was one of the few films I definitely wanted to watch. Though with watching it now, I do think, out of most of the films I watched, this one left me the most uncomfortable. Which is strange since it…
Overview How I Live Now, combines a weakly done romance with a World War III type background. Review (with Spoilers) To be completely honest the sole reason I saw this film was Saoirse Ronan. After Byzantium, I must admit I sort of saw her as perhaps one of the few actresses who didn’t really fit…
Overview Depending on how you look at it, a selfish girl gets a reality check or a girl who has long been just holding on is reminded that she isn’t the only person struggling. Review (with Spoilers) A part of me really wants to become a Hailee Steinfeld fan but her role choices are all…