Movies

Discover our top picks and latest reviews spanning from blockbuster hits to indie films, shorts, and festival premieres across various platforms.

The Quiet Ones – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A young possessed girl lives off the feign hope which a nearly insane doctor provides. Review (with Spoilers) I dropped this from my movie watching schedule when it first came out because the first reviews for it were bad. However, being that I like Olivia Cooke on Bates Motel, I thought it was worth…

The Sea – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview In a rather strange tale, you’ll watch an old man grieve as well as witness his time with a rather strange affluent family when he was a child. Review (with Spoilers) Between Bonnie Wright from After the Dark, and of course Harry Potter; Ciaran Hinds from Game of Thrones and Political Animals; and then…

The Riot Club – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

The Riot Club is neither funny nor does it hold any sort of complexity to make it appealing. It is a bunch of generic looking white boys, with money, who do as they please and pay off whoever they can. That is if they can.

All We Had – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A destitute family finds a new home thanks to kindness and understanding. Trigger Warning(s): Tooth Extraction | Transphobia Review (with Spoilers) Noted Actor(s) Ruthie (Stefania LaVie Owen) | Marty (Richard Kind) | Rita (Katie Holmes) | Peter Pam (Eve Lindley)

Jane Wants a Boyfriend – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Plot Overview Witness the sometimes trying life of Jane as she pursues not only getting out from under her parent’s roof but her first real taste of romance. All the while dealing with Asperger’s syndrome and the expectations from those around her who seemingly have long underestimated her capabilities. Rating: Worth Seeing Review Summary To…

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview In this odd little animated love story, you watch one young boy’s journey from Edinburgh to France all for perhaps one kiss. Review (with Spoilers) It is rare to find English language animated films not done by Disney or Dreamworks, or have their label on it for American distribution, so imagine finding a film…

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Though Sacha Baron Cohen may have, as of late, taken over the shtick of playing pranks on innocent people, no one does it better than the Jackass crew. Review (with Spoilers) It has been years since we last saw a movie from the Jackass crew, and during those years a lot of acts have…

It Felt Like Love – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

  Overview A young girl, envious of her more experienced best friend, tries to win the love of a boy. Review (with Spoilers) Independent films often times are very odd motion pictures, if just because they usually try to tell a story which doesn’t feel like something you are used to seeing. With this though…

Jamesy Boy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview An urban tale of a kid who took the wrong path for a long time then decides to get his life together. Review (with Spoilers) Whenever a film is based on a true story there are a few guarantees. The first being the story will likely be long so the writers can embellish where…

Love Tomorrow – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview From one scene to the next, this movie about a former dancer glides from beginning to end. Review (with Spoilers) This 79-minute film may not have any huge stars in it but, like many indie pictures, it makes up for that by getting your attention in other ways. Be it the music, the story,…

Lily – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview After beating cancer, and maturing due to it, you’ll watch a young woman almost lost between the childhood lost too soon and the adulthood which is all but frightening. Trigger Warning(s): Cancer Review (with Spoilers) – Below

Love and Mercy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Introduction I won’t claim to be a huge Beach Boys fan, but I do love what would be considered their greatest hits like “God Only Knows,” “Kokomo,” and a handful of others. So, naturally, with there being a Brian Wilson biopic, in a sense, featuring their music, his genius, as well as his madness, it…

One More Time – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Plot Overview A 31-year-old woman finds her world slowly turning to poo, thus forcing her to spend more time than she wishes to with her family. A family which features a former crooner trying to get his 2nd chance and would-be perfect sister. All the while, the 31-year-old is a wannabe singer who doesn’t push…

Fugly! – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview John Leguizamo seemingly uses his life story as inspiration for a mediocre movie. Review (with Spoilers) Recently I was listening to Sommore on The Breakfast Club talk about how people look at doing standup as a launching pad, rather than a career, and also I recently watched Whoopi Goldberg’s first Broadway special. The combination…

Focus – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

  Overview Will Smith returns from a light 2014 to once again prove that he is one of the best in the business, and unlike his last major appearance, After Earth, he is giving you the Will Smith many have come to love. Review (with Spoilers) – Below

Five Star – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview If the trajectory, and quality, of the urban dramas from the 90s continued into the 00s, and then into the 10s, Five Star would be one of the many classics showing that the complexity of the hood goes beyond gang violence and can include the topic of masculinity, love, and what a person’s absence…

The Prince – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A run of the mill action film featuring a “I can get shot at hundreds of times” hero, and a villain who has a worse bark than bite. Review (with Spoilers) When a drama or coming of age story comes out on VoD it makes sense. Mostly because they usually have limited releases, which…

The Perfect Guy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Another September, another thriller starring Black actors who have been around forever. Question is, though: Is The Perfect Guy less predictable than No Good Deed? Much less, do the actors bring the sort of intrigue needed to possibly make up for such? Well, look below. Trigger Warning(s): Domestic Violence and Stalking

The Past – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview With an impending divorce and a new full-fledged relationship established, one woman is forced to deal with guilt, a sense of revenge, and the children involved in the situation. Review (with Spoilers) When I see a movie which is around 2 hours long it makes me wince, for like reading a book which is…

The November Man – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview What starts off as a generic Western Spies vs. the Russians movie, slightly evolves to include multiple betrayals and a few moderate twists. Review (with Spoilers) When Pierce Brosnan was James Bond, I was far more worried about the latest episode of Digimon or Yu-Gi-Oh to take note of his role as the legendary…

Suicide Squad – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

It’s a bit rushed, probably could have done better if some of the characters were introduced after the DC universe fully established itself, but as long as you don’t compare it to what Marvel offers, you’ll enjoy it.

Sugar – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Each of us have troubling things in our past and present but for some, it is better to run away. Even if it means being on the streets than face those troubles head on.

The Land – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A group of inner city kids, more so desiring a quick buck than a regular job, steal cars and happen to come across some Molly. This story is about the consequence that comes with stealing from a drug dealer and her crew. Trigger Warning(s): Attempted Rape | Gun Violence | Drug Use Characters Worth…

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Within The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is an insight into all that made Studio Ghibli what it is today. Be it the philosophy and work habits of Hayao Miyazaki, the production process of the studio, or the film giving props to integral members of the studio who not only helped give birth to…

The Kill Team – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview The Kill Team presents itself as almost an expose. One which highlights one, almost naïve, young man’s journey from going into the armed forces, thinking he’ll make a difference, to coming out a convicted murderer with the type of story which continues to make the armed forces of the US seem like a true…

The Jungle Book – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Plot Overview Those familiar with the story of the human raised by wolves will largely be familiar with the plot, but with a stronger focus on those wolves, the threat of Shere Khan, and action, not everything will feel just the same. Rating: TV Viewing Review Summary Like many of Disney’s past live-action adaptations, what…

Honeytrap – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

With Jessica Sula to soon have her own program with Recovery Road, naturally, I wanted to see if the Skins alumni could hold her own in a film. As for whether or not she did, look below.

Honey – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview An angel of death gets too close to one “patient” and it leads to her rethinking the path she set herself on. Trigger Warning(s): Suicide (Discussion) Review (with Spoilers) – Below