Kemba – Movie Review and Summary
“Kemba” presents an important case highlighting how the NAACP, specifically the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), didn’t stop being assets after the 1960s.
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.
No Way Up (2024) – Review
“No Way Up” feels like a fine survival drama trapped in a B-movie shark thriller.
This Is Me… Now – Movie Review and Summary
Seemingly inspired by Jennifer Lopez’s own journey to find her forever love, “This Is Me… Now” encapsulates Lopez’s past in a way that could cause mixed feelings.
Double Blind (2024) – Review and Summary
“Double Blind” is an intriguing experiment for viewers, but it wavers between making you a thrilling participant and passive observer.
My Bloody Galentine – Movie Review and Summary
In this campy horror-comedy, a young woman who just immigrated to England, got dumped and, alongside her co-workers, decides to get playful revenge, but things turn deadly.
Float – Movie Review and Summary
Andrea Bang stars in “Float,” which puts a dry romance front and center over all the ways this could have been intriguing.
Played and Betrayed – Movie Review and Summary
“Played and Betrayed,” featuring “House of the Dragon” actress Savannah Steyn is in line with many of Tubi’s offerings, for better or worse.
Sex-Positive (2024) – Movie Review and Summary
Many films claim to be a sex comedy, but “Sex-Positive” truly lives up to its name and title of the subgenre.
Upgraded – Movie Review and Summary
While “Upgraded” is predictable and doesn’t pursue standing out, it is enjoyable if you allow it to be.
Calamity Jane (2024) – Review and Summary
“Calamity Jane” feels like 90 minutes of people doing cosplay.
Veni Vidi Vici (2024) – Review and Summary
Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann’s dark satire “Veni Vidi Vici” begins with an extreme premise and no where else to go afterwards.
Good One – Movie Review and Summary
In a movie that may have more scenes of landscapes and walking than dialog, viewers are pushed to notice the subtle shift in dynamics between a father, daughter, and the father’s odd friend.
Love Me – Movie Review and Summary
Like most Sci-Fi movies void of action or suspense, “Love Me” feels longer than it needs to be, leading to its highlights becoming muddled.
Trunk – Locked In: Movie Review and Summary
“Trunk – Locked In” reminds you of one of the many irrational fears a person can have, and why not prepping for the worst and hoping for the best can mean whether you live or die.
The Breaking Ice – Movie Review and Summary
“The Breaking Ice” may lack what you’d expect from a love triangle, but you can appreciate each character’s humanity in its subtlety.
Dutch II: Angel’s Revenge – Movie Review and Summary
With less characters to keep track of and the eponymous Angel taking lead, “Dutch II: Angel’s Revenge” is an improvement but follows familiar beats.
Lift (2024) – Movie Review
In what is another push to transform Kevin Hart from his “Big Little Man” persona into a legitimate action star, he leads a heist crew forced to work for Interpol.
Project Dorothy (2024) – Movie Review
An isolated AI finds themselves luckily being in the company of two criminals who can potentially give them freedom, if they are foolish enough to let them out.
Role Play (2024) – Movie Review
In this watch and forget you saw it type movie, we learn about a woman who is trying to end her contract killer so that, for the first time in her life, she can have normalcy.
Night Swim (2024) – Movie Review
“Night Swim” may scratch that itch for horror fans who need a jump scare, but it certainly won’t start off the year on a high note for Blumhouse like “M3GAN” did.
The Book of Clarence (2024) – Movie Review
While “The Book of Clarence” may seem potentially controversial because it contains Jesus of Nazareth, outside of some of the conversations it could start, it is tame to the point of being boring.
The Abandoned (2023) – Movie Review
As migrant workers increasingly disappear, a cop still mourning their partner finds the case to be just the distraction she needs.
The Pod Generation (2023) – Movie Review
“The Pod Generation” explores what childbearing and rearing might be like in a future where women don’t have to get pregnant.
Out of Hand (2023) – Review and Summary
Out of Hand, a Tubi original, feels like a porno without any porn.
Rebel Moon – Child of Fire (Part One) – Movie Review
“Rebel Moon —Part One: Child of Fire,” I’d love to say, was all visuals and no substance, but the visuals don’t necessarily leave you awestruck either.
Whatever It Takes (2023 – BET Plus) – Movie Review
In what may feel like a stuffed holiday movie, three women face romantic or platonic love, with reactions that remind you how challenging serious relationships can be.
A Christmas Intern (2023) – Review and Summary
Lifetime’s “A Christmas Intern” is a fine but forgettable holiday romance.
The Taste of Things (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
In a film heavily focused on the art of food, sometimes it makes the characters and story secondary.
Poor Things (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
“Poor Things” is a bizarre dark comedy featuring a coming-of-age story and the sexual awakening of a woman given a second chance at life.
Lord of Misrule (2023) – Review and Summary
“Lord of Misrule” excels at setting the tone for a frightening time, but after a while, the shadows and masks can be tiresome.
Santa Isn’t Real (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
In this Santa Claus horror film, you get blood, literal guts, and the type of scenes that aren’t noteworthy until they get particularly gruesome.
Abigail (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
In a rather simple horror-esque movie, a young man finds himself hesitant to befriend a new girl, and it seems he should have followed his instincts.
The Squad (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
Three women who spend nearly the entire movie in bikinis handle high-level drug deals in a film that straddles being corny and notably intriguing.
How I Learned to Fly (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
“How I Learned To Fly” is weighed down by focusing heavily on the struggles of its lead characters for too long before giving us a silver lining, levity, or some sign things are going to get better.
Monster (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
“Monster,” as it shifts perspectives from one character to the next, pushes you to ask who the real monster of this story is.
Family Switch (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
While “Family Switch” hits all the familiar beats of a body swap comedy, it still has enough heart to get you pass the expected results.
American Fiction (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
“American Fiction” may not have anything new to say with its social commentary about media, but it still is able to deliver laughs, touching moments, and a handful of frustration.
I Hate You To Death (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
Christopher B. Stokes, with Marques Houston, bring you another film in their wheelhouse focused on cheating, secrets, and revenge.
So Fly Christmas (2023) – Movie Review/Summary
“So Fly Christmas” doesn’t include that awkward gray between relationships, as it focuses on a friendship in which one half has been far more lucky in love than the other.
