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.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
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.
Secret Obsession (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Secret Obsession doesn’t contain a single secret the trailer doesn’t reveal, or you couldn’t guess.
We Belong Together (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
We Belong Together, like most “That woman is crazy!” films, doesn’t make said woman a complicated figure but more so a generic replica of what you’re already familiar with.
Crawl (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
As long as you are looking for a bunch of jump scares and an exhibition of human endurance, when the adrenaline is pumping, you’ll love Crawl.
Summer Night (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While Summer Night may feel like it has one too many relationships going on sometimes, you’ll find yourself invested in the happiness of nearly every character.
Saving Zoe (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Saving Zoe is an emotionally stirring drama which goes beyond finding closure but reconciling with someone you allowed to be distant.
Point Blank (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Point Blank somehow has car chases, bullets, and corrupt cops yet doesn’t present much of a thrill despite all that.
Black & Privileged: Volume 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Black & Privileged: Volume 1, may have some campy performances, but it’s message outweighs what may make you divisive.
Stuber (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Stuber doesn’t have franchise potential, but Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista have enough chemistry to make it a good one-time collaboration.
Made In Malta (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Made In Malta shows why closure is so difficult to obtain and perhaps is best left to fiction and dreams.
Spiderman: Far From Home – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Spiderman: Far From Home feels like a shakeup to the MCU formula for its individual movies, and creates an awesome transition film for the next MCU phase.
Silent Panic (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Silent Panic may feel a bit like a bait and switch, but that doesn’t mean you won’t come to enjoy what you’re ultimately given.
Berlin, I Love You (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While many of the stories end at their peak, lack closure, and barely feel about Berlin, Berlin, I Love You, still reminds you why this long-running series continues.
Yesterday (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Yesterday harnesses the nostalgia which comes from listening to The Beatles to deliver a rather awkward, if not one-sided and uncomfortable love story.
Adolescence (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While it has a bit of a rough patch an hour in, for the most part, Adolescence is a touching drama with a good amount of heart.
Vs. (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Vs. is a surprisingly speedy drama which comes in, gets you emotional, shocks you with the rhymes the lead actor spits, and sends you on happy and satisfied.
Twist (Short) – Summary, Review (With Spoilers)
Twist is the type of film that presents to you a horror not presented enough: Being a young woman tasked with closing down their workplace at night.
Kinky (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Point blank: There is little to nothing freaky about Kinky and it doesn’t compensate being a soft R with its characters or storyline.
Hunting Season (Short) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Building tension, with a decent payoff, is not common. However, Shannon Kohli and Hannah Levien find a way to do it within 12 minutes.
