War Machine – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
War Machine brings little to no nuance to the post-9/11 war sub-genre. It is a bloated film about one general’s ego and his belief the Afghan war wasn’t won yet because he wasn’t there.
Movies
Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.
Shelter – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Shelter has its moments. However, it wastes all of its potential by not properly developing its storyline or characters. Trigger Warning(s): Movie contains needle use and vomiting
November Rule – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
November Rule follows the usual formula romantic relationships do without a single twist or notable thing to make it fresh
Blame! – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Blame! Would lead you to believe that Netflix is testing out the possibility of expanding this to a series but wants to see their subscribers’ response is first.
Everything, Everything (Movie) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Everything, Everything may truly be one of the few book adaptations that cut what was necessary, added what was needed, and casts everyone nearly perfectly.
Two Lovers and a Bear – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
In Two Lovers and a Bear, Tatiana Maslany and Dane DeHaan continue to lead you to wonder if what you saw in them was a fluke or they just have had really bad taste in roles ever since.
The Bounce Back – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While not a very insightful romance movie, despite it starring some kind of “guru,” The Bounce Back is cute. Even if it follows the usual romance movie formula.
This Beautiful Fantastic – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While containing a likable lead with a few quirks, this odd tale about gardening, finding love, and a grumpy old man may just put you to sleep.
Lowriders – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Lowriders is likable, but in the pursuit of having emotional depth, it drowns in its own melodrama.
Get Me Roger Stone – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In Get Me Roger Stone, Roger Stone is presented beyond the level of the Koch Brothers or any non-politician political figure you may know. For truly, the way this documentary presents him, he should be in history books.
Snatched – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Snatched isn’t as bad as it may seem to some, but it certainly doesn’t redeem Amy Schumer after The Leather Special.
Vincent N Roxxy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Vincent n Roxxy is a bit all over the place and has many interesting aspects, or storylines rather, but none of them reach their full potential.
Gifted – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
For those of you who like sappy Lifetime movies, this will be right up your alley.
Only For One Night – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the story of Only For One Night is predictable and very cliché, the chemistry between the female and male lead are pleasant surprises.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s easy to forget that despite Marvel being known for its comic blockbusters, they can surprisingly bring you to tears. Just as Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 will do for you.
I Am Not Your Negro – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In many ways, I’m ashamed of myself. The name and works of James Baldwin are familiar in terms of title, but the person and characters within are foreign. Yet, no matter how many a Black artists or entertainers name drops him, or we see him pop up in the stories of others, I did not…
Sleight – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sleight may not deliver the Black superhero movie you might crave, but it is surely an appetizer for what is likely to come in the future.
The Circle – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Usually, when you think of a dystopian future, it is post-war or after humanity destroyed the environment. However, in The Circle, the dystopian future is when all privacy is lost and similar to a handful of Black Mirror episodes, no one is who they truly are.
Tramps – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Tramps as a romance film works but is pretty lackluster when it comes to everything else.
Sand Castle – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sand Castle doesn’t do anything new or thought-provoking with the war genre. It just reminds you of the trauma both sides go through.
In The Morning – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In The Morning is the type of film you have to give yourself time to process. For it forces you to think about what is said and makes you need time to deal with the thoughts and feelings it brings up in you. Especially since, when it is done, you can be just left overwhelmed…
Leap (Ballerina) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Despite your usual Weinstein Company delays, Leap or Ballerina is surprisingly touching and the only quip that can really be made deals with the music and villain.
Sandy Wexler – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
As comedians get older, usually they retreat into the dramatic fields and start exploring what else is out there for them. Yet, for Adam Sandler, thanks to a multi-movie Netflix deal, it seems he feels validated in sticking to his old ways and not making any changes to his formula. Hence, Sandy Wexler.
Little Boxes – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
If Get Out is the horror version of what Black folk fear they may go through in the suburbs, Little Boxes depicts what for some is the reality.
The Fate of the Furious – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While most franchises run out of gas by the 2nd sequel, The Fate of the Furious finds a way to push out another hit thanks to the reminder that, at the end of the day, it is all about family.
The Outcasts – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Outcasts is neither as bad as you think it may be, nor something you’ll be surprised by how much you like it.
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
For those who have followed WB Animation’s darker cartoon versions of the Batman franchise, especially dealing with Damien, this pretty much maintains previously established standards.
We Don’t Belong Here – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In one of Anton Yelchin’s final films, we are reminded not just of his brilliance, but how excellent the movies he decided to be a part of.
Carrie Pilby – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Carrie Pilby, unfortunately, is the type of film you could only imagine those in the indie hubs of NY/LA would enjoy while the rest of us feel bored out of our minds.
Ghost In The Shell (2017) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
You know, considering I watched the anime and, outside of maybe Pan, no movie with a whitewashing controversy has been good, I should have probably skipped this. Well, let me warn you so you don’t waste however much it costs in your area.
The Discovery – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
There was a time when I believed Netflix could do no wrong. Yes, some of their shows I didn’t appreciate, but they didn’t release anything which was crap. Now, I’m not saying this movie is crap but I do feel as much as Netflix is redefining what it means to be a VoD release[note]Formerly known…
Ali and Nino – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
As someone who primarily watches western media, the idea of a film which tells the history of a Muslim majority nation and shows its characters as lovers, the oppressed, and allowing us to see how they fought for their freedom, is rare. So rare I could not help myself and had to watch this. Though,…
Power Rangers – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Saban seems to have taken note of what made Marvel studios so effective with their properties and adapts their formula for the Power Rangers.
Personal Shopper – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
When it comes to limited release movies, there is always the question of if they are worth the extra cash required to see them. To go to NY to see a film like this, it almost costs as much as the actual ticket. But with it coming locally, and me being a Kristen Stewart fan,…
The Belko Experiment – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Belko Experiment takes the idea of going postal to the next level but, like the phrase, you’ll be left more with memories of the violence than the story behind the violence.
Beauty and the Beast – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Beauty and the Beast may not capture the magic of the original, but the melodrama added on to fill in the missing backstories of a few characters makes this live action remake just a tinsey bit worth it.
Burning Sands – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Burning Sands is everything GOAT was hyped up to be and more. To the point that putting them in the same sentence is damn near an insult.
The Other Half – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Maslany’s charm will keep you interested in her as an actress, it doesn’t necessarily lead you to take note of her character or the movie she is in.
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale is perhaps the ideal movie for those who have followed the series since 2012. It features past characters, introduces a handful of new ones who easily integrate into the overall story, and it ends without pleasing for a sequel. It is simply the send off you wish more…
