I Feel Pretty – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Feel Pretty is the follow-up to Trainwreck people were waiting for out of Amy Schumer.
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.
Daughter – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Daughter provides a bit of social commentary when it comes to respectability politics and whether women set themselves up to be raped or killed.
The Relationtrip – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Over the course of a weekend, two people, both dealing with issues that ruined past relationships, go through every stage of love in a brilliantly weird and comical way.
Gemini – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Zoe Kravitz remains a draw, this film may feel like a bait and switch if you are getting a ticket to see her.
Ready Player One – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Ready Player One may inspire Who Framed Roger Rabbit? nostalgia, and you’ll enjoy it, this won’t be something you’ll find yourself watching over and over.
First Match – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a complicated father/ daughter relationship, the one thing the dad needs from his daughter and could bring them together could potentially ruin her future.
Tyler Perry’s Acrimony – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While still containing Tyler Perry’s campy style, his experiment with the thriller genre may lead those who haven’t written him off to be impressed.
I Kill Giants – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Kill Giants will remind you of A Monster Calls, but now with our protagonist fighting the monster, while being a pompous child to everybody.
Unsane – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Unsane, as Claire Foy’s character unravels, turns into a mystery where you are questioning and investigating what is real and perhaps just the perception of a crazy person.
Roxanne Roxanne – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Roxanne Roxanne is a story which needed to be told, but there might be some who wished it was told better.
Midnight Sun – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Corny yet sweet, predictable but still a tear-jerker, Midnight Sun isn’t for everyone but for those this was meant for, they may love it.
Tomb Raider – Review (with Spoilers)
While you have to appreciate Vikander’s take on the legendary video game heroine, it completely misses the mark on what made Lara Croft a mainstay of her industry.
Prodigy (2018) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Prodigy, through simplicity in setup, allows young actress Savannah Liles to shine as she plays off veteran Richard Neil and give us a layered performance of a 9-year-old sociopath.
Love, Simon – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Love, Simon completely wastes its nearly perfect cast with the kind of adaptation which makes you wish it completely disassociated itself from the book.
A Wrinkle In Time – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While A Wrinkle In Time introduces the world to its saving grace, Deric McCabe, many may find the fantasy elements downplayed and certain themes taking time which would have been better used to craft a more faithful adaptation.
Thoroughbreds – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The play which evolved into a movie brings all you expect from its talented cast, as they pretty much stick to the type of characters they have become adept to playing and being surrounded by.
The Color of Time – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What maybe perhaps one of the most boring movies I’ve ever seen.
Hawking – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Hawking is excellent if curious, though it can be a bit overwhelming.
Curse of Chucky – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Setting aside the issues the film has with continuity, this direct to DVD sequel redeems the series after the horrible Seed of Chucky.
Baggage Claim – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Baggage Claim teeter totters between your usual romantic comedy and trying to stand out a bit. The end product though has it be the usual rom-com, but with a black cast.
U Want Me 2 Kill Him? – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Uwantme2killhim shows the danger of cyber relations in a world where the lonely can make too much of an investment in whoever the person is who is replying.
Blue Caprice – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Blue Caprice has all the pieces needed to be an action film with a decent amount of drama, but it loses you somewhere.
At Middleton – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Middleton is a silly movie which feels like it slightly suffers from the unofficial 90 minute minimum requirement for movies.
Red Sparrow – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Red Sparrow is further proof that sexual content and violence cannot compensate for a lack of intriguing characters or story.
The Kings of Summer – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Each summer is filled with coming of age movies and this one tries to to take things a little less seriously
Like Someone in Love – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like Someone in Love easily could be seen as a very confusing film, if you forget what the film’s title is.
Game Night – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Game Night isn’t the funniest comedy you’ve ever seen, but probably has one of the best storylines in recent memory.
World War Z – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Your usual Zombie film done on a grander scale.
Peeples – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Peeples wastes all its potential for the sake of bad jokes and situational comedy.
The Bachelors – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Touching, but perhaps a tad theatrical, The Bachelors’ sorrow will likely dampen your mood with its affecting performances.
Simon Killer – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
To be quite honest, I am not sure how I discovered this movie exactly. I was just searching about and found this despite not knowing a single actor, or anyone involved. Still, the trailer made it seem very interesting so I decided to give it a chance.
Annihilation – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Annihilation shows why the sci-fi genre is usually combined with the thriller or comedy genre, and not with artsy indie drama.
Newness – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Newness, while it has a certain charm emanating from its leads, struggles to maintain interest during its nearly 2-hour timespan.
Every Day – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While it is clear, when watching, this is a YA novel adaptation, between Angourie Rice and the writing, Every Day sidesteps a lot of expectations. Though not some which matter the most.
BPM (Beats Per Minute) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Not since Angels in America have I seen something which has combined the devastation of AIDS with the reminder that those HIV+ are still capable of living beautifully vibrant lives.
Golden Exits – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Golden Exits is a melancholy indie film which relies heavily on Emily Browning’s charm to get you through it.
ExPatriot – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
ExPatriot seems like an NBC mid-season replacement you didn’t know existed.
Irreplaceable You – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Honestly, I’m ready for Gugu Mbatha-Raw to star in the majority of Netflix’s movies for she finds a way to elevate them past their innate mediocrity.
Black Panther – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between having a sense of culture unlike the rest of the MCU, one of the best villains, female characters who are far beyond being simply love interests and so much more, Black Panther puts the rest of the universe on notice.