Tar – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
What maybe perhaps one of the most boring movies I’ve ever seen.
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Tangerine – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
When a young woman, fresh from prison, learns her boyfriend cheated on her, she goes all around town to find the woman he cheated on her with, and then him, and all the while her best friend watches the drama unfold.
Tale of Tales – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Plot Overview Three separate stories, featuring two different kings and one queen, exhibit the extent of their madness and their attempts to either rule over their offspring or those who would dare deny their libido. Rating: Skip It Trigger Warning(s): Jump Scares, Blood, and Rape Review Summary Films like Tale of Tales are the main…
Syrup – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Image, marketing and sex(ism). That pretty much that sums up Syrup. Review (with Spoilers) What drew me to this film was a .gif set I’ve been seeing on Tumblr for months dealing with the Amber Heard’s character giving advice to women on honing the various labels given to them and combining them to be…
Project Almanac (Welcome to Yesterday) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Project Almanac begins weak, but once the romance between David and Jessie picks up, you get some quality entertainment.
Princess – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A troubling relationship between a child and her stepfather goes ignored and we watch her means of coping. Trigger Warning(s): Pedophilia & Rape Characters Worth Noting Adar (Shira Haas) | Michael (Ori Pfeffer) | Alma (Keren Mor) | Alan (Adar Zohar-Hanetz)
My Other Mother – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview With a young woman knowing for decades she was adopted, she decides to finally take the time to meet her parents. Review (with Spoilers) To be quite honest, I was a bit hesitant to watch this since the movie premiered on a religious station and, to put it softly, I don’t find programs or…
Nebraska – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Picture a less dramatic August Osage County and you pretty much have Nebraska. Review (with Spoilers) The sole reason I looked into this movie was so that I could claim I saw all the movies nominated for best performance by an actor, and actress, in either a lead or supporting role. With that said,…
Night Has Settled – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A privileged child learns his maternal figure may possibly leave him, leading to a shift in his character. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Night Moves – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Three wannabe eco-activist decide to blow up a damn without thinking of the possible human consequences. Review (with Spoilers) In Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard’s second outing together this year, the first being Very Good Girls, the two of them are some form of eco-terrorists. Not on the level of Ellen Page and Alexander…
My Golden Days (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview While I won’t claim to be familiar with French cinema’s tropes, clichés, and what have you, based off what I have watched and perhaps reviewed here, I can definitely say that those familiar with French tragic romances will find little new here. Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Blackface Characters Worth Noting Paul (Quentin Dolmaire…
Newlyweeds – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Newlyweeds is a quick love story which finds an outsider, namely weed, being what brings two people together and what pushes them apart. Review (with Spoilers) This is one of those films which pop up on your radar and because it isn’t coming out anywhere close, or is too expensive where available in theaters,…
Nerve – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
If there were ever a movie to make a case for virtual reality being part of your big-screen experience, this would be it. In fact, I would say this movie has the potential to be a sleeper hit if marketed right.
Wish I Was Here – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
A man trying to turn his fantasies into reality is forced to face he may be on the wrong path to happiness.
X-Men: Apocalypse – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Once again a mutant with a superiority complex shall rise, and Magneto will be a part of it because he is forbidden from having a truly happy ending. Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Blood (gore) & Body Horror Characters Worth Noting Charles Xavier/ Professor X (James McAvoy) | Magneto/Erik (Michael Fassbender) | Jean Grey…
When The Bough Breaks – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Since 2014, maybe even before that, there has been a movie starring familiar Black actors dealing with someone crazy every September. No Good Deed started the trend and now When The Bough Breaks continues it. And just like the rest of those movies, unless you see it in a theater with folks giving commentary it…
Winnie Mandela – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Winnie Mandela seems to cover the facts of the activist’s life, but Hudson and company never embody the figures they portray.
When Marnie Was There – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
What may very well be the final film of Studio Ghibli reminds us of one of their many biggest claims to fame: Taking animation and making it something beyond what many would consider made for kids. For whether their films deal with such themes as the environment, war, or coming of age, there is a…
Mother (Social Nightmare) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mother aka Social Nightmare is one of those strange movies which with some tinkering could have been better than what you get.
Mr. Right – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Plot Overview A former special agent, who now kills people who put hits on others, find himself in New Orleans and falls in love. Problem is, besides you know people trying to kill him, he and this girl are crazy. Rating: TV Viewing Trigger Warning(s): Lots of blood and gunshots. Also violence against women. Review…
Mood Indigo – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A visually stunning film, which doesn’t have much of a story to pair with its visuals. Review (with Spoilers) The draw for me was seeing Audrey Tautou in this movie, but something about it didn’t push me to want to see it in limited release. Also, even when it came out on VoD, I…
Morgan – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A young semi-human being is seemingly glitching and with that comes the need to analyze if she is a failed project or not. Trigger Warning(s): Gun Violence | Blood | Flinch Worthy Violence
Mr. Holmes – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Initial Thoughts With Robert Downey Jr.’s version of Sherlock Holmes out there, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch, having another Holmes out there seems like over saturation. However, this Holmes is Sir Ian McKellen. Someone who, honestly, I don’t think I’ve seen in anything besides the X-Men films. So, needless to say, I found myself interested…
Mother of George – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Mother of George maybe beautifully shot and have an interesting story, but it may not hold your attention. Trigger Warning(s): Animal Death on Camera Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Introduction Every year we get a slew of coming of age stories in which, often, if you don’t live near a metropolitan area, you have to wait weeks, or months, for it to come to a theater near you. Now, with Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl I initially skipped seeing it during its opening…
Me Before You – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
What can a person do to inspire a man to live? You can smile, be attentive, make him laugh and give good conversation, but can that be enough? Can one person make someone’s life worth living? Well, that is the question posed in Me Before You.
Middle of Nowhere – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Middle of Nowhere has both the appeal of the 90s Black cinema classics, mixed with the vibe which has made Black web series so popular, and truly it makes you have hope for Black cinema’s future if Ava Duvernay and co. are involved. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Match – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A movie which feels very much like a theatrical play in which Patrick Stewart, and company, put on such good performances that it helps remind you they aren’t just their most well-known roles. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Minions – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Introduction Minions feels like the prequel no one asked for, and arguably does nothing for the franchise. However, if you have maintained the spirit and amusement of a little kid, or plan to go with one, perhaps you may enjoy this. As for everyone else? Well… Review (with Spoilers) – Below
May in The Summer – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A young woman returns home to Amman with her being unsure of an impending marriage and a lot of family drama to deal with. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Men, Women & Children – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview An ensemble drama dealing with overbearing parents, porn addiction, marital issues, and abandonment. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to comedians like Adam Sandler, as I mentioned in the Hateship, Loveship review, often their dramatic roles, especially after they have peaked, are far superior to their comedic roles. If just because most comedians have…
Meet The Patels – Overviews/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview If you ever found yourself interested in either learning about arranged marriages, some history of the Patels, or are just looking for solidarity in your struggle to date, and maybe make your parents happy, this is for you.
Comet – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A love story in which the timeline of the relationship gets scrambled up and gives you the impression that what you see maybe reality or just all part of a very vivid dream. Review (with Spoilers)
Crimson Peak – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview With a predictable story, lack of any real scares or thrills, and no inspiring monsters, Crimson Peak disappoints on a multitude of levels. Trigger Warning(s): Gore
Copenhagen – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Copenhagen flips the familiar story of an older man utterly changing a young woman’s life by having her change his. Trigger Warning(s): Pedophilia Review (with Spoilers) – Below
CrazySexyCool – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview After a Behind the Music episode, and the documentary featuring Left Eye’s final weeks in Honduras, TLC shares more of their story for their fans. Review (with Spoilers)
Creed – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Preconceived Notions After Southpaw I figured I was done with sports movies. After all, I don’t watch any in my own life and boxing, of all the great sports, seemed like the one I’m least likely to get into. Then there was Creed. A film I knew had Michael B. Jordan, who is likable and…
Miss Meadows – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A woman, who seems like a twisted Disney princess, becomes one area’s local vigilante. Review (with Spoilers) I have never really been a Katie Holmes fan. I have seen two of her films, First Daughter, when I was a kid, and Batman Begins, but never watched Dawson’s Creek, nor really have looked into her…
The Duff – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The Duff has an early 00s Disney Channel show appeal, but with less wholesomeness, more cursing, and the type of jokes Nickelodeon would try to get away with. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
