Mirai – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mirai is a touching story about one boy learning to appreciate his family and, essentially, learning that he needs to stop being a brat.
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
Target (2018) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Target’s desire to be both a silly comedy and a mystery conflicts in ways which lead it to disappoint both genres.
The Truth About Christmas – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Truth About Christmas tries, it tries really hard. But I can’t firmly say it succeeds in everything it was trying to say or do.
PIMP (2018) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
PIMP is all about image and lacks the kind of complexity you want it to have to make it something easy to defend.
Robin Hood (2018) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Robin Hood (2018) seemingly just wants to take advantage of the hero’s name recognition and very little of the known story.
The Christmas Chronicles – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Netflix may have produced a Christmas classic with The Christmas Chronicles. The kind you’d watch with your family and/or friends for years to come.
Creed II – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like most boxing movies, when the actors are in the ring you’re flinching and engaged. However, once they leave the ring? Well, let’s just say you’ll be counting down to the next fight.
Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Ralph Breaks The Internet may have an excellent example of toxic behavior for a conversation starter, but outside of that it feels like a parade its leads get lost in.
Never Heard – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Never Heard does let a character’s potential fall through the cracks, it’s use of faith and the challenges of fatherhood give reason to check this out.
Jinn – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jinn gives us a rare kind of coming of age tale which is driven to greatness thanks to the writing of Nijla Mu’Min and performance of Zoe Renee.
Widows – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Widows pushes the need to question, what would it be like if those who made art house and Oscar-caliber films ventures outside their comfort zone – and succeeded.
Instant Family – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Instant Family offers it all. Vulgar comedy, touching moments that make you cry, and compelling viewpoints on fostering and adoption.
Cam – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Cam, as interesting as it is, leaves one thing out which may make or break the film for you.
The Princess Switch – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Princess Switch is a little cringey at times, in a comical way, and definitely is a must if you are into holiday movies.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Grindelwald’s reason for taking power away from humanity is revealed, the romance of the first movie expands and deepens.
The New Romantic – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The New Romantic solidifies Jessica Barden’s stardom as she begins to forge a path that will surely lead to others being compared to her.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them seems purely about milking Harry Potter love, without Harry Potter, there is just enough magic to get you through it.
Here and Now – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Here and Now is a slow-moving drama which all builds up to one reveal, and doesn’t really dive deep into the thereafter.
Christmas With A View – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Christmas With A View may lack magic and happenstance, but that’s what makes the romance a bit easier to get into.
Slapped!: The Movie – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Slapped! The Movie is ridiculous in ways where, if you fit the demographic it is going for, you will swear it is the best comedy you’ve seen in a long time.
Bodied – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While I won’t say Bodied is the best comedy of the year, it sure as hell is one of the most memorable in years.
The Holiday Calendar – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Holiday Calendar may not win over people who don’t like holiday/Christmas movies, but if you do? This is a good film to start the season.
Bohemian Rhapsody – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Bohemian Rhapsody is both a tear and chills-inducing film, all thanks to Rami Malek.
Beautiful Boy – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Beautiful Boy has wonderful performances that compensate for a story that didn’t translate well to the big screen.
Nobody’s Fool – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Nobody’s Fool shows Tiffany Haddish at her best and shows what Tyler Perry can do when he doesn’t limit his comedy style to PG-13 and below.
Jefe (The Boss) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jefe is comical, but as for the whole redemption that is part of Netflix’s synopsis? I don’t know about that.
Never Goin’ Back – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Never Goin’ Back holds itself back from the many things which could have made this either really funny, insightful, or heartfelt.
Mid90s – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mid90s has the rawness of Kids, but feels less about being provocative and more about trying to present characters you’d think were based off real people.
How To Get Over a Breakup – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
How To Get Over a Breakup does drag a bit at times but, depending on if you are going through a breakup, it might be just what you need.
Stella’s Last Weekend – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Stella’s Last Weekend may lead you to think the movie is about a dying dog, but it is really about two brothers relationship becoming stronger.
The Night Comes For Us – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
When it comes to the action, you’ll love The Night Comes For Us. However, in terms of story… well, the fight scenes compensate for that.
Look Away – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What begins as a lonely, unwell girl getting her deserved comeuppance, turns into a borderline ridiculous revenge plot.
Ride – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What starts off as a potentially cute love story, featuring a madman, devolves into you begging for one man to shut up.
I Still See You – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Still See You presents an interesting murder mystery that will intrigue you more than you might have expected.
After Everything – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After Everything is exhausting in the best way. For it really makes you passionate about the possibility of this couple making it and not ending up just a memory to one another.
When I’ve Wanted To Die – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
When I’ve Wanted To Die, feels like a visual summary, with an incremental update, of Anna Akana’s book released last year.
The Hate U Give (Movie) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While, like most book adaptations, in losing some of the fat the film loses some of what made the book great, what isn’t lost is the key message The Hate U Give pushed.
A Star Is Born (2018) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A Star Is Born starts strong and burns bright but, by the end, you’ll be burnt out as it sludges its way to the finish.
3rd Night – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
3rd Night lacks potential scares despite holding many elements most horror movies have to conjure up fear.