Booksmart (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Booksmart may make you feel representing characters like Amy and Molly isn’t enough anymore and that it doesn’t do justice to its supporting cast.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
A Dog’s Journey (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
A Dog’s Journey builds upon what was great about A Dog’s Purpose but now has it where the humans and dogs both have an emotionally impactful story.
The Sun Is Also A Star (2019) [Movie] – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Compared to the book, the film version of The Sun Is Also A Star loses what made Natasha such a great character and, plainly, is a disappointing adaptation.
Good Sam (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Good Sam is breezy, likable, avoids any controversial topics, and focuses on an ambitious young reporter trying to find if good people still exist.
Life Like (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Life Like may leave you with a handful of questions, but one character named Henry brings enough intrigue to forget every moment which makes you raise an eyebrow.
Premature (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Premature presents a touching love story which comes off so deeply personal it’ll lead you to question if it is an ode to the writers’ first love.
Wine Country (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Amy Poehler takes a page out of Adam Sandler’s book and has a vacation with her SNL friends, paid for by someone else and made just for her audience.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While there is a bit more innuendo than you may expect, Pokémon Detective Pikachu may just be the rare exception to video game/ card game crossovers.
The Hustle (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While comical at times, Rebel Wilson’s style and Anne Hathaway’s, when it comes to comedy, more so clashes than compliments one another.
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile maybe words to describe Ted Bundy, but what you mostly get is his charming side – until the end.
Shorts: WTF (Tribeca Film Festival 2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The WTF Shorts at Tribeca 2019 all live up to the collection’s title, but not all for the same reason.
Clementine (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Clementine, with its score and sometimes eerie characters strings you along to what might be an unsatisfying finish.
See You Yesterday (2019) – Summary, Review (With Spoilers)
See You Yesterday is one of those, “I wish this came out when I was growing up” kind of movies that represent there is true change in the entertainment industry.
Buffaloed (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Zoey Deutch kills it as Peg and leads you to question why doesn’t Buffaloed have a distribution deal yet? Particularly with Netflix.
Long Shot (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In a strange twist, Rogen ups his game to what you’d expect from Theron, and while he maintains his comedic style, he also veers towards being a more serious actor.
The Last Summer (2019) – Summer, Review (with Spoilers)
All of Netflix’s past teen romance films seemingly were all just a warm-up for The Last Summer.
The Intruder (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While The Intruder doesn’t seem like your yearly dose of generic Black thriller, that doesn’t mean it is necessarily good.
Lost Transmissions – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Lost Transmissions shows the line between proving yourself as a storyteller doesn’t always coincide with delivering the intended message.
The Short History of The Long Road – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Sabrina Carpenter proves herself to be more than a name to get financing but a performer worth the ticket price.
Good Posture – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Is a movie about a reclusive writer, with limited social skills, and a young woman, with limited life skills worth seeing? Read our review to know.
Avengers: Endgame – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
As Phase 3 comes to an end, both casual and hardcore fans are reminded of the power of the MCU and that this is, in fact, the Endgame.
See You Yesterday – Short (2017) | Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In preparation for the full-length Netflix release, we checked out the See You Yesterday short available on HBO until May 1st.
His Father’s Voice (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
His Father’s Voice is the rare ode to the influence a father’s love has on a person, as well as the richness of Indian culture.
Someone Great (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
One of two things comes from Someone Great: Wanting to call your best friends and say you love them, or wishing you have best friends you could call.
Thriller (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Thriller works better as a comedy than anything remotely close to a horror, and as long as you come in knowing that you should be fine.
Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While you can see each actor giving it their all, there is a bit of a disconnect which may not allow you to get as emotional as they get.
Guava Island (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
A beautiful love story mixes in with a political message to create the wonderful Guava Island.
After (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
After hopes between an English accent, a troubled boy, and a girl you could live vicariously through, it may be able to keep your attention.
The Perfect Date (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
If you liked Netflix’s previous teen rom-coms, The Perfect Date will be the perfect way to start your weekend with some butterflies.
Little (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While reimagining classic films usually deserve a side-eye, Little brings something completely new and leaves you feeling like it is long overdue.
Stuck (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Led by Giancarlo Esposito, the emotional, sometimes comical, Stuck shows what happens when people are forced to interact in a small space.
The Silence (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Remember how lucky/prepared the families were in Bird Box & A Quiet Place? Imagine a family who wasn’t as fortunate going through a similar apocalypse.
Native Son (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Native Son is the type of movie which will have you questioning its lead’s common sense throughout the whole damn movie.
Love, Death & Robots: The Dump – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Dump keeps up the weird vibe of the rest of the anthology but decides it wants to get a bit rustic, and not in a farm life kind of way.
Love, Death & Robots: Good Hunting – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Good Hunting will likely be one of your favorite shorts to come out of the Love, Death + Robots anthology.
Love, Death + Robots: Beyond the Aquilia Rift – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Beyond the Aquila Rift may feel like it cut the bulk of a larger story, but the way it makes you fiend for details is part of the sell.
Long Lost (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Long Lost will slowly, but surely, make you question what is happening as things for our lead, Seth, go from weird to you verbally saying “What the f***?”
Confessional (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Confessional has a sense of intimacy which allows each character to personally unfurl to you and deepen the mystery and reveal of the truth.
Shazam! (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Shazam! borrows from what you expect from Marvel, adds a touch of Deadpool, but then reminds you DC us the big brother Marvel has long borrowed from.
