Tall Girl (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Tall Girl’s message gets lost due to the pursuit of validating its lead through the affections of a boy.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
The Weekend (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While The Weekend presents a unique character in Sasheer Zamata’s Zadie, you may struggle to connect with her, or the film as a whole.
The Goldfinch (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Goldfinch, while definitely longer than it needed to be, is far more enjoyable than some may say.
Hustlers (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Hustlers not only proves Constance Wu’s star power, but why Jennifer Lopez has been in the entertainment business for decades.
3 Days With Dad – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
3 Days With Dad may not be the gut punch you’d expect from a film about a dying father, but it makes for a decent coming of age tale – for a grown man.
68 Kill – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
68 Kill is a bloody, sometimes comical, all the time ridiculous film that will consistently lead you to wonder: How can they top that?
K-12: Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
K-12 takes the example of what a visual album should be up a notch by producing a musical which makes the visuals and music inseparable.
Just A Stranger (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Unlike most Filipino romance films, Just A Stranger has cursing, sensual intimate scenes, and despite the sin at the base of it, you push that aside.
I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story discussing what makes a boyband fan and their love for them affected their lives.
IT Chapter 2 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While IT: Chapter 2 delivers on jump scares, and Bill Hader with one-liners, the adult cast underwhelm when compared to their younger counterparts.
Hot Air (2019) – Review (with Spoilers)
Hot Air is a reminder that beyond the often toxic political dichotomy of American society, there are real people who, sometimes selfishly, just want better.
Seaside (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Seaside is dull, borderline frustrating, until the halfway point and then you are just trying to piece together the bombs dropped.
Tod@s Caen (Everybody Falls) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Tod@s Caen, while long as hell, has a certain charm, and comedic take on courtship, which will keep you from checking your watch.
Don’t Let Go (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Thanks to the performances of Storm Reid and David Oyelowo, Don’t Let Go will have you crying and your chest tight due to fear.
Falling Inn Love (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Simple, likable, a quick and easy watch. That’s the only way to explain Falling Inn Love.
Fanatic (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
A woman who, after a one night stand, is obsessed with the guy who has moved on from her and she feels slighted. Sound familiar?
Jacob’s Ladder (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Jacob’s Ladder has performances which make you feel there should have been more to this film than what was delivered.
The Girl Allergic To Wi-Fi (Ang babaeng allergic sa wifi) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While, like many Filipino movies which makes it stateside, The Girl Allergic To Wi-fi is a bit cheesy, there is no denying the cute relationship and that it’ll make you cry.
Ready or Not (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Ready or Not closes summer 2019 as one if the best films of the summer, and will likely be one of the top horrors of the year.
Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In many ways, Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus is but an epilogue to the show which does leave room for a reboot but makes for grand finale.
Sextuplets (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Sextuplets is made strictly for fans of the comedic style Marlon Wayans has had since the 90s. Which is in desperate need of an update.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Where’d You Go, Bernadette explores what it means to lack an outlet and not be surrounded by people who try to understand you but want you palatable.
Good Boys (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Good Boys is a hilarious take on what Gen-Z boys maybe going through, and may come off as exploitative of children as films vying for an Oscar nomination.
Woodstock or Bust (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In Woodstock Or Bust, you get a film which teeters from being carefree, sometimes juvenile, to tapping into the darkness of the Northwest in 1969.
The Art of Racing In The Rain (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Art of Racing In The Rain, gives us a more mature version of the dog movies which often are more so geared to kids and being cutesy.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
With a few quality jump scares, and two surprisingly emotional stories, driven by Zoe Margaret Colletti, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark gives you the expected and a surprise.
Out Of Bounds (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
A conspiracy, multiple murders, and gang life weighs over Travis’ head. Making dreams of getting into college, the NBA, the only thing which may keep him from becoming a statistic.
Otherhood (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While Otherhood’s exploration of mother/son relationships plays out too silly to be taken seriously, there remains enough heart to make it worth checking out.
Into The Dark: School Spirits – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Into The Dark: School Spirit is a perfect SVoD release for it’s not good enough for theaters, or to pay for on its own.
According To Her (2016) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
According To Her, with its soaring score and the performance of Irina Abraham, finds a way to make a gloomy drama difficult to turn away from
Running Out Of Time (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While the twist, and what comes after, in Running Out Of Time may leave you a little divisive, I’d submit Stokes and Houston are becoming better storytellers.
Share (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Share takes a different path when it comes to fleshing out its narrative and reminds you that you cannot own or narrate the story of someone else’s trauma.
The Farewell (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Farewell is a classic. An undeniable, this deserves any hype it gets, needs to be used as an example in film study classes, kind of classic.
Occurrence at Mills Creek (Short) [2019] – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The short for Occurrence at Mills Creek is perhaps one of the best marketing pieces for a full-length film seen in a long time.
Father The Flame (2019) – Summary, Review
Father the Flame is a documentary profiling Lee von Erck, a world-renowned American pipe maker, smoker, repairer, and collector, along with the men and women pipe-making artisans and collectors of pipes that he is associated with.
Chasing Perfect (2019) – Summary, Review
Chasing Perfect is a new documentary profiling internationally known automotive designer, Frank Stephenson.
Lying and Stealing (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Lying and Stealing is a quick film which may not leave a lasting impact but is a pleasant way to kill an hour and a half.
Manson: Music From An Unsound Mind (2019) – Summary, Review
Manson: Music From An Unsound Mind is a new documentary that follows Charles Manson as he pursues fame in the music industry.
Batman: Hush (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In Batman’s latest adventure, he flirts with the idea of normalcy as a new villain threatens to use his rogue gallery, allies even, against him.
