June – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In the civil rights era, and before, it is easy to forget it was more than a Black and white issue. There were also those who didn’t fit in either box. June gives a glimpse of their story.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
Boarding School – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As long as you don’t take Boarding School too seriously, and see it as more of a Bride of Chucky kind of horror than a straight up one, you’ll get a kick out of it.
The Laws of Thermodynamics (Las leyes de la termodinámica) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Laws of Thermodynamics goes so deep into the science of physics, that it makes the romances advertised feel like a bait and switch.
Kin – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Kin does have an ending which makes it seem a bit like a certain action franchise, it does leave you wanting more.
Jet Trash – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jet Trash is the kind of film where you feel like, if they just dialed it back a bit, it could have been much more satisfying.
Support The Girls – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Support The Girls is a tad strange, and lacks any real story, but Haley Lu Richardson and Shayna McHayle make it worth watching till the end.
A Love Undefined – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this short, a young woman toils over the idea of getting back with an abusive fiancé.
The After Party – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What The After Party does is give us the kind of hip-hop duo you’d love to see star in a sitcom together.
The Happytime Murders – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As long as you like your humor simple, cheap, and dirty, you are certain to get a kick out of The Happytime Murders.
Last Goodbye – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Last Goodbye spends its runtime wisely to make sure its ending packs a punch.
Retrospect – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Retrospect may mess you up a little as you watch a young man do anything to reconnect with his ex again.
Threesomething – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Strip away the sexual aside of having a threesome and focus on the awkwardness which comes before, during, and after, and you got Threesomething.
Tamala (Short) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Tamala cuts up what seems to be the big moments of a larger movie, into an 11 minute short.
Breaking & Exiting – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Breaking & Exiting, with a robber who falls in love with a girl who attempts suicide to get back at her ex, definitely is one of the most offbeat romances you may watch this summer.
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before will make you cry, laugh, and reminisce about the first time you found someone you connected with like no one else.
Down A Dark Hall – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Down a Dark Hall may contain an interesting, supernatural based, premise, but it leaves you feeling it could have given more.
Zion – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this inspiring tear-jerker, we meet a young man named Zion whose life got turned around thanks to two people providing him with stability and an outlet.
Elizabeth Harvest – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Elizabeth Harvest likely will play out how you expect it to, but it doesn’t make it any less entertaining to watch.
Dog Days – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dog Days is all you expect it to be. Simple, a bit emotional, comical, and good for when you have nothing better to do.
The Package – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
When it comes to teen sex comedies, most are weird and sort of funny. The Package is hilarious and goes beyond weird to sometimes cringe-worthy – in a good way.
Dead Envy – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dead Envy feels like a movie inspired by Eminem’s “Stan,” but taking things to the next level.
Crazy Rich Asians – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Crazy Rich Asians may have one of the dullest romances you have ever watched, but Awkwafina and Nico Santos save this film from being a bore.
Aardvark – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Aardvark is one of those movies which unfortunately doesn’t hone in on the interesting character or story but just makes them part of the dull lead’s life.
Flavors of Youth – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Flavors of Youth presents 3 stories which present the minimal needed for you to not close out your Netflix tab.
The Darkest Minds – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Outside of two moments in which the lead is sexually assaulted, and the protagonist being Black, The Darkest Minds is as generic as they come.
Christopher Robin – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The combination of modern technology with classic characters makes Christopher Robin feel like a true Disney classic vs. exploiting nostalgia.
Like Father – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Kind of sappy, with a little bit of humor, Like Father presents just enough to get in your feelings and be worth your time.
The Spy Who Dumped Me – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
If you enjoy the humor of past Mila Kunis movies, and the antics Kate McKinnon are known for, prepare for that plus a high-quality action movie.
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is a comical, and surprisingly musical, movie the finds its value by making fun of other superhero movies.
Extinction – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Extinction screams start of a franchise or series. For all it does is lay the foundation for a further development. Question is, is it something worth seeing?
Blindspotting – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Blindspotting helps illustrate the trauma many Black people have with cops, the double standard that exists between Black and white men, all while throwing in some Hamilton styled raps.
Hot Summer Nights – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this coming of age, crime story, you get a little bit of everything. Forbidden romance, kid way in over their head, and the question of who will survive and will there be a happy ending?
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
This prequel/ sequel to the first Mamma Mia thrives as new and old have a lively reunion and celebrate who Donna was and what she inspired.
The Equalizer 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Equalizer 2 lacks a compelling story, its action scenes, as well as Washington and Sanders’ chemistry, compensate for it.
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle may lack quality battles but it does present the issues between factions which will affect a post-Godzilla world.
Rosy – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Rosy is just too simple, with a male lead who seems misplaced, to match the assumed intention of the story.
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind chips away at you slowly as you reminisce and laugh, to the point you won’t realize how crushed and exposed you are by the end.
How It Ends – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
How It Ends not only doesn’t answer its title’s question but also makes for a terrible online release thanks to its writing, pacing, and maybe even acting.
Bag Man – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Bag Man will surely get you hyped up for Kin (Currently Scheduled for 8/31) even with the changes in the feature film.
