The Cloverfield Paradox – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Cloverfield Paradox doesn’t really live up to the hype the franchise has had, or seems worth how much Netflix likely paid, but can be enjoyable.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
The Maze Runner: The Death Cure – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure tries its hardest for an epic ending but ends up falling on its face with every attempt at an emotional moment.
The Misguided – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Misguided is a tale of two brothers who, despite their relationship complicated by a woman and drugs, may sometimes struggle to keep your attention.
Little Bitches – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Little Bitches has this quality to it which makes it seem like a failed MTV pilot was made into a movie covering what the first season would cover. Minus some essential details.
Paperback – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Paperback will have you questioning your beliefs on marriage and relationships as you laugh at and with its lead character.
The Open House – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Open House follows a different route than most thriller/horrors. Which you may love at first, until what happens in the ending.
Godzilla: Part 1 “Planet of the Monsters” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The legendary beast returns in Godzilla: Part 1 “Planet of the Monsters” and Netflix, arguably, gives the monster it’s just due.
Saturday Church – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Saturday Church may have hit or miss musical elements, but Luka Kain and company present a film which sets a precedent for the upcoming Pose to follow.
Freak Show – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Freak Show moves past your usual coming-out story and focuses on how to gain tolerance or acceptance, thus presenting a more interesting narrative than often seen in LGBT-focused films.
Proud Mary – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
If you’re a fan of Taraji P. Henson, you’ll enjoy Proud Mary, if not, this will not be the film to win you over.
The Commuter – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Commuter may just be the film which defies the idea January is a dumping ground for movies not bound for the Oscars.
Blame – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Though you can easily forgive Blame because the heart of the story is so good, once you start really taking note of all that is going on, you realize it might not be as good as it seems.
The Light of the Moon – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Light of the Moon presents a layered, multi-faceted look at the life of a rape survivor and how that assault changed nearly everything in her life.
Happy Death Day – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Happy Death Day is a surprisingly good horror movie, until the killer and their motive is revealed.
The Florida Project – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sean Baker shows himself as perhaps one of the few noteworthy director/writers who seriously have his own style you cannot quickly and easily compare.
I, Tonya – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I, Tonya may help build up Margot Robbie’s filmography, and get Alisson Janney major awards, but it’ll also may bore you senseless.
I Love You, Daddy – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Setting aside Louis C.K.’s public issues, arguably the film presents a rather interesting and timely conversation about women’s autonomy and consent.
Bright – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What Smith has brought to the action genre is mixed with Edgerton’s dramatic chops, making for a film which feels like a blockbuster oddly released online rather than in theaters.
Pitch Perfect 3 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Similar to the Fast and Furious franchise, Pitch Perfect’s latest sequel solely tries to appeal to old fans rather than collect new ones.
Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue (White as Milk, Red as Blood) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the film won’t leave you swooning due to the romance or even the lead actors, it’s a pleasant way to spend a little over an hour and forty minutes.
The Greatest Showman – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Greatest Showman is the type of musical which is worth repeat viewings and one you can see make an inevitable move to Broadway.
Christmas Inheritance – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Unlike A Christmas Prince, there isn’t anything really to redeem this Christmas movie.
The Shape of Water – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Shape of Water will remind you of the days when fantasy films weren’t made to set up trilogies but simply tell a stand alone, gorgeous story.
Star Wars: Episode VIII “The Last Jedi” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi brings hope not just to the characters in the universe but fans as the trilogy finds its own voice.
Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Todrick Hall’s Behind The Curtain, helps you understand what it means to take your career into your hands and be an independent artist. While dealing with multiple things working against you.
Kung Fu Yoga – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Indian and Chinese culture combine in Kung Fu Yoga to bring an action movie which has slightly more depth than most of the ones we see.
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle doesn’t really justify its creation, but attempts to make up for that with its comedic performances.
The Midnight Matinee – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As long as you see the works of The Midnight Matinee like student films, you’ll enjoy the potential of most of them.
Love Beats Rhymes – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In some ways, Love Beats Rhymes seems to be out to prove something. The main thing being, it isn’t smart to bet against Azealia Banks.
Dismissed – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dismissed for Dylan Sprouse will surely make him one of the few Disney Channel alumni whose talent deserves to be taken seriously.
Call Me By Your Name – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Call Me By Your Name is an exploitative, and full of regret, coming of age/ coming out story that focuses more on PG-13 sex than romance.
A Christmas Prince – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A Christmas Prince is a cute, yet predictable film which perhaps is more touching than expected.
Mudbound – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mudbound shows the muzzled pain that generations of Black folk have dealt with no matter what they say or do for and within the United States of America.
She’s Gotta Have It – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In preparation for the series premiering November 23rd, you need to see the original She’s Gotta Have It.
Almost Friends – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Almost Friends combines your usual young adult romance storyline with an interesting perspective when it comes to the female lead.
Wonder – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Wonder cuts the extra fat of the book with surgeon-like precision, leaving intact the heart and soul of the book.
Bedeviled – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Bedeviled has left me low-key traumatized and reminds me why I usually stay away from horror films.
Thumper – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Thumper gives away the one thing which could have made it interesting within the first 25 minutes and then it just coasts downhill.
Lady Bird – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Lady Bird seems like your yearly, usually released in the summer, coming of age tale that gets a lot of praise but is forgotten within months.
