While one or two elements kept us going until the end, unfortunately, we’re of the opinion this film never reached the potential it was marketed to have.
Overview Though we are used to seeing twins swap places, how about a twin swapping places after one dies? Review (with Spoilers) This was another film that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival a year ago that I just couldn’t get to. Which is unfortunate because it had Zoe Kazan in it, Jake Johnson, and…
Overview Despite Chloe Grace Moretz’s involvement, write this off as another book adaptation following all the familiar steps in hopes that you’ll make this the next big time movie franchise. Trigger Warning(s): Needles, Gun Violence, and Dead Bodies
Overview A boy whose childhood abuse drove him mad meets a girl from the suburbs bored with her life. He talks about killing Elvis, she is in love, so off to LA they go. Trigger Warning(s): Gun Violence Review (with Spoilers) As likely said before, being an Emily Browning fan is difficult. For with every…
Overview Like many productions which are rip-offs, Chocolate City hardly offers anything to distance itself from the more familiar property, with the exclusion of the amount of toned Black bodies. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
In this Freaky Friday-esque film, a brother and sister swap characteristics which lead to a better life for him and a more difficult one for her.
As more and more 90s R&B/ Hip-Hop stars have biopics released on cable, increasingly you are left wondering what is there to reveal? With the internet giving us every last facet of their lives, what can a biopic give us that we haven’t already known and seen for years? That was the question I had…
Living in Whitney’s Shadow: The Bobby Brown Story – That’s what the title of this film should have been.
Overview After 9 years the world is invited back into Sin City, and with very little having changed over 9 years, besides who is playing who, it makes for an odd viewing experience. Review (with Spoilers) When Sin City came out back in 2005, it was a major hit. It had a lot of the…
With Juno Temple, who has been in about three reviews now, and Amanda Seyfried in this film, I put aside my apprehension of watching a biopic about a porn actress and decided to watch this. Low and behold they weren’t the only recognizable faces for Peter Sarsgaard, who I remember solely for Garden State, but also…
Overview The Last Five Years is the type of film which doesn’t have broad mainstream appeal, but for those who love Broadway-styled musicals on the big screen, this film is certainly for you. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview After a bad breakup, a young woman goes to live with her brother in Chicago for a while. Review (with Spoilers) Not since Drinking Buddies (which I’m so mad I don’t have the review to anymore – I really liked the movie) have I seen an Anna Kendrick film and this saddens me in such…
Overview In this zombie comedy, a young man’s girlfriend comes back to life and while she at first seems normal, she degrades into a functional zombie. Review (with Spoilers) I can’t say exactly what is the appeal of Aubrey Plaza, and yet when I see her name attached to something it makes me want to…
The draw of Plush is Emily Browning and Dawn Olivieri, from House of Lies. This is despite Emily Browning being more miss than hit with the most recent titles I’ve seen her in, and with me not being very familiar with Olivieri’s work outside her role in House of Lies. Still, a fan is there…
A young girl’s mother disappears, seemingly without reason, and it haunts her for the next 2 years of her life.
Overview While certainly less campy than the 2005 version, this film puts a smudge on the Marvel brand by lacking their usual comedic appeal, emotional complexity, or jaw-dropping action.
Those who have seen the original Rocky Horror need not watch this remake and for those who haven’t seen the original, bless yourself with the one true Frank N’ Furter.
Overview The Good Dinosaur doesn’t seem like a movie which should have been a theatrical release, but rather a Disney channel, or ABC, special. Characters & Story (with Commentary) Little Arlo (Raymond Ochoa/ Jack McGraw) is the smallest of three dinosaurs. All of which, with Poppa (Jeffrey Wright) and Momma (Frances McDormand), run a farm….
Overview While the film is supposed to be about a murder which 37 people missed, it seems more about 3 children coping with the parents they were given. Trigger Warning(s): Sexual Assault & Child Abuse
Overview With the death of a girl’s mother comes multiple avenues, nearly all dealing with time and a psychological element, of her grieving process. Rating: Skip It Trigger Warning(s): Blood (gore) Characters Worth Noting Simone (Sophie Nelisse [13] & Mylene MacKay [25])
Overview Certain Women is pure indie. There is no drama, there is no comedy, it is just slices of people’s lives at which, to some, maybe their dullest moments.
Overview If you have seen the recent Maze Runner films, then The Divergent Series: Allegiant may seem a bit too familiar and certainly not the standout amongst the young adult novel adaptations of recent memory. Trigger Warning(s): Blood and guns
Overview When a woman tries to reinvigorate her life by temporarily adopting a stripper, she gets more than she bargained for.
Overview With one woman’s lie, one’s disappearance, and tensions high, you are presented a Muslim version of what seems like a familiar story. Director: Asghar Farhadi Writer: Asghar Farhadi (screenplay), Azad Jafarian, and Asghar Farhadi (story) Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Aaliyah’s rise to stardom is chronicled but without the essential things needed for a decent biopic. Review (with Spoilers) With all the negative press about the movie, I was certainly not expecting a film like CrazySexyCool. However, I was hoping it would perhaps at least be like Jimi: All Is By My Side and…
Overview It’s 1995 and somewhere in the Balkans a group of aid workers are looking for a rope to get a body out of a well. Pretty much, outside of some bickering between two people who used to mess around with each other, that’s the movie.
Plot Overview A young woman meets a rich man who demeans her verbally and physically, yet she keeps giving him chances for reasons never really explained. Rating: Skip It
Overview Whether you’ve read the book or became interested due to the trailer or the name Tim Burton, beware! For while you may be entertained enough to not notice the two-hour time length, you will be left feeling the time could have been better spent.
Overview If Hail, Caesar! was about any of the films we only see snippets of, it might have actually been enjoyable. That is, as opposed to the nonsense focused on.
Overview Barely Lethal is the type of movie which, due to gun violence, cursing, and mild sexuality, is just barely a little too risqué to be something you’d expect to see premiere on Nickelodeon or, at its mildest moments, the Disney Channel. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview Automata is similar to I, Robot, but without the charisma of Will Smith to help keep things interesting.
Overview An unlikely pairing forge a friendship, one which seemingly is only forged because one got sick and tired of telling the other to leave. Review (with Spoilers) With Orphan Black being one of my favorite shows, naturally I would want to see Tatiana Maslany be in something else between the seasons. And while she…
Overview If you enjoy Robin Williams showing that not only is he past his prime, but desperately trying to relive his glory days, watch this. Review (with Spoilers) I’m not exactly sure what happened to Robin Williams over the years which made him so difficult to watch. Have directors just stopped trying to do their…
The overall goal of Wherever I Look is to fill in that space between the average fan and critic and advise you on what’s worth experiencing.
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