Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Tick, Tick… Boom! is a love letter and a piece of encouragement to any creative who feels their youth is fleeting and their chance to make it alongside it.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
Clifford The Big Red Dog (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Funny, heartwarming, and potentially tear-inducing, Clifford The Big Red Dog not only brings back childhood memories but begins a lovable new story.
Reasons (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The voice presented in Reasons pulls you between wanting a full-length movie focused on Mercy’s story and/or a series.
Prayers For The Stolen (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Prayers For The Stolen presents the fears involved when a lurking presence can, at any moment, rob you of your autonomy and joy.
Therapy (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Therapy is the kind of short that just starts getting good when it ends.
The Little Death (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Little Death chronicles the heartbreaking story of one couple trying to get pregnant and the test it presents for their marriage.
Red Notice (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
For those who are fans of Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson’s shtick, Red Notice was made just for you.
The Last Days (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Despite a rather interesting premise, The Last Days devolves into a simple poem that acts as a reminder of racial injustice for Black people in the UK.
Antlers (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Antlers is notably gory but avoids its compelling storylines to deliver a forgettable horror movie.
Last Night In Soho (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
If there was ever a reason to go to the movies, it would be for Last Night In Soho just because it tries to do so much, and surprisingly gets it right.
Noor & Layla (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A chance encounter leads to an unexpected relationship as faith creates an instant bond, but what’s to happen once the fun is over?
Pink & Blue (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A couple learns they are pregnant and deals with the difficulty of maintaining a non-binary ideal in a world that doesn’t honor that.
Girls & The Party (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
There is a level of intimacy in our daily lives that we take for granted, but things are slowed down in Girls & The Party, and what usually is a forgettable series of moments are embraced.
More Happiness (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
More Happiness is a bit strange and doesn’t really venture to demystify itself.
The First Time (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The First Time gives you webcomic-turned short web series vibes, but it is not long enough.
Spencer (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While at times excruciatingly dull, Kristen Stewart’s transformation, paired with the psychological aspect of being a public figure who is isolated and controlled, saves Spencer.
Carino (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this three-minute short, we get an innocent and adorable showing of the lengths someone will go through for a crush.
All Boys Aren’t Blue (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Throw three monologues, we recount how a young man named Matthew found strength in community, through his Grandmother and eventually, himself.
The Harder They Fall (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Harder They Fall will remind you why westerns were once the most popular film genre and pushes Jeymes Samuel to potentially be this generation’s Quentin Tarintino.
The Novice (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
I want you to imagine the intensity in Black Swan mixed with Whiplash, and in that volatile mix, you’ll get Isabelle Fuhrman in The Novice.
Under My Skin (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While Under My Skin may make you question “Where is this going” and “Why are four people playing one person?” you never get bored.
Night Teeth (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Night Teeth might have a thin plot, but it makes up for that by having entertaining action and through the performance of Debby Ryan and Lucy Fry.
Sweetheart (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Sweetheart may not craft the best conflicts or resolutions, but it excels when it comes to teen romance and family dynamics.
Halsey: If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this pop epic, don’t expect much in the way of acting – it’s all about the visuals and music.
Stigma, Style (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
As a young girl comes of age, she finds herself idolizing one of her friend’s older sister.
Be Good (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Be Good hyper focuses on the experience of having an eating disorder while making its character solely a vehicle for the depiction.
Americanized (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Americanized explores that longing for community, especially when you don’t perfectly fit in with any you identify with.
Swimsuit (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A young girl of Islamic faith has a growing interest in wearing a bikini to her swim meet and decides she isn’t going to ask her mother’s permission.
Footsteps On The Wind (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this music video, you get a sad, animated story that illuminates the lyrics of Sting’s “Inshallah.”
Death & Deathability (A Period Piece) (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Someone call Nickelodeon, Disney, some children’s network because they need to make Death & Deathability (A Period Piece) a series – STAT!
Wouldn’t Mean Nuthin’ (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Wouldn’t Mean Nuthin’ gives you the vibe Black & Sexy TV gave in the early 2010s.
Apart, Together (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Apart, Together is a touching story focused on a woman looking for the daughter she was forced to give up.
The Black Disquision (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
In The Black Disquisition, a young man recaps the moment his parents had to tell him what it means to be Black, and the journey to find Black to be beautiful
What She Said (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What She Said presents a broad focus on rape as it covers how the survivor feels, those who were there, and what should be done throughout the aftermath.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye reminds you how those who seek money and power exploit and tarnish those who have faith in God.
The Voyeurs (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
With one shock after another, The Voyeurs deserves to be part of a group movie night so you and your friends can share your reactions in real-time.
Time Is Up (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Time Is Up misuses its time with a story that is overdramatic and contains lukewarm dialog and performances.
Kate (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
The main thing Kate has to offer is brutal action. As for the story and characters? Like a lot of action films, that is an end to a means.
Zone 414 (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Zone 414 may have all the fixtures of an intriguing sci-fi mystery, but it fails to live up to its potential.
