Companion (2025) Review – Just Acknowledge Sophie Thatcher Is The Scream Queen Right Now
“Companion” pushes Sophie Thatcher to the point of showing not only is she the top scream queen out there, but she could conquer the drama genre next.
Positive (Worth Seeing)
Whether you’ll have to go to the movies, download or stream, movies of this category are worth your time and money with few, if any, qualms from us.
Disfluency (2025) Review – Navigating PTSD In A World That Wants To Know ‘What Happened?”
“Disfluency” delivers a nuanced take on a devastating life event in ways that remind you there is no one way you must handle things.
I Feel Fine (2025) Review – A Heartbreaking Portrayal A Young Man’s Struggle With Mental Illness
“I Feel Fine” lulls you into the sense that this will be like any other coming-of-age movie, leading to the gut punch of realizing this is a film that may not have a happy ending.
Inheritance (2025) Review – Phoebe Dynevor Further Etches A Reputable Filmography
While sometimes feeling like it lacks the expected payoff, “Inheritance” helps Phoebe Dynevor seem like a safe bet if she’s associated with a production.
The Colors Within Review: A Sweet Slice Of Life Movie, With Replay Worthy Music At The Tail End
“The Colors Within” creates what feels like a coming of age tale that doesn’t have overdone characters, struggles, or triumphs.
Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare (2025): Review and Summary | A Blend Of Pennywise and Heath Ledger’s Joker Creates A Fright
With Martin Portlock switching between Pennywise and Joker, and the surprising LGBT+ themes make “Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare” shocking in more ways than one.
One Of Them Days (2024): Review and Summary | Keke Palmer Pushes The Idea “One Of Them Days” Should Become One Of Her Latest Hits
“One Of Them Days” is the kind of comedy that you can see become a single outing or a franchise in Issa Rae and Keke Palmer’s filmographies – depending on how well it does.
Bloody Axe Wound (2024): Review | The Father/Daughter Horror Movie You Wasn’t Expecting
“Bloody Axe Wound” achieves the rare balance of being funny, heartfelt, romantic, and bloody.
Babygirl: Review and Summary | The Ecstasy Of Vulnerability and Risk
“Babygirl” is the rare example where the story deserves more attention than the performances.
The Fire Inside (2024): Review and Summary | The Black Girl Coming Of Age Story You’ve Been Waiting On
Beyond being an inspirational story focused on Claressa Sheilds, “The Fire Inside” is a coming-of-age story you rarely see Black girls have on the big screen.
Allswell In New York (2024): Review and Summary
“Allswell In New York” will likely become a movie you badly wish was at least a mini-series, for while a completed film, it feels like such a tease.
The Day Before Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
“The Day Before Christmas” gives you a corny but likable romance building around Christmas.
The Fix (2024): Review and Summary
“The Fix” is a reminder that sci-fi productions don’t always need a major backer to look good and hold something compelling.
A Wesley South African Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
BET+’s staple holiday franchise returns with the Wesley family heading to South Africa as Todd and Chris’ company tries to close a deal with a major South African tech firm and family.
An Almost Christmas Story (2024): Review and Summary
“An Almost Christmas Story” is the perfect way to start the season, especially if you have little ones.
Albany Road (2024): Review and Summary
A cast of familiar faces, ranging from Lynn Whitfield to J. Alphonse Nicholson, delivers a holiday movie that is dramatic but a bit more serious than your usual fare.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024): Review and Summary
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is a tear-inducing movie that reminds us that it really only takes one person, giving grace and kindness, to change the hearts of many.
Time Cut (2024): Review and Summary
“Time Cut” feels so middle of the road, to appeal to maybe too many segments, that it just feels like a poor imitation of a better product.
Gazer (2024): Review and Summary
“Gazer,” thanks to its writing and lead, Ariella Mastroianni, keeps you engaged through its nearly two-hour mystery/investigation as a multitude of questions pop up.
Hard Truths (2024): Review and Summary
“Hard Truths” crafts a brilliant love-to-hate lead, but the limitations of movies will make you badly wish this was a miniseries.
Your Monster (2024): Review and Summary
It’s a romance, it’s a revenge tale, it is Melissa Barrera proving she doesn’t need “Scream” to be a movie star.
Anora (2024): Review and Summary
“Anora” is probably going to be one of the funniest sex comedies you’ve seen that are heavy on the sex and got released beyond a limited release in theaters.
Carnage For Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
“Carnage For Christmas” gives you a campy horror movie that may have notable visuals, but some may find it lacks substance.
Smile 2 (2024): Review and Summary
“Smile 2” presents the idea the franchise is perfecting a formula which should be able to get it through a few movies before getting stale.
Young Hearts (2024): Review and Summary
“Young Hearts” delivers the type of innocent, first love you rarely see since most LBTQ+ romances are about kids well into their teens who see the pinnacle of any potential relationship as having sex.
Rookie: Review and Summary
In “Rookie,” we watch a sports story which makes the leads’ attraction only part of the story.
We Live In Time (2024): Review and Summary
Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star in a romance movie made for those in their 30s, who have had significant relationships and aren’t scrambling with money or their career.
The Killer’s Game: Review & Summary
Dave Bautista takes advantage of his known action hero persona to push the idea he could also be the lead in romance movies in the future.
The Front Room: Review
“The Front Room” starring Brandy is the kind of film that needs to be seen with an audience that will make commentary throughout in order to have the best experience.
The Deliverance: Movie Review
“The Deliverance” mixes the family drama Lee Daniels has become known for with a supernatural horror element that, with Glenn Close’s performance, is a notable watch.
Afraid (2024) – Movie Review (Written)
“Afraid” compensates for not really tapping into the fear it could have consistently produced by giving you characters who deserve a better horror movie.
Strange Darling (2024) – Movie Review (Written)
Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner star in a violent film where it appears a man is hunting down a woman for reason you’d have to watch the movie to learn why.
It Ends With Us (2024) – Movie Review (Written)
Blake Lively stars in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s hit novel, which focuses on a woman with a traumatic childhood who is trying to secure her purpose, reciprocate love, and break generational trauma.
The Match (2024) – Written Review
Starring Brittany S. Hall, in this AllBlk release, she finds a potential love in a beautiful man played by Lanre Idewu who, like her, holds secrets that someone wants to use to make one of them into a killer.
Trap (2024) – Written Review
Josh Hartnett delivers a notable performance under M. Night Shyamalan’s direction and writing, but while the premise is good, things go downhill once it has to be more than a singular idea.
Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie (2024) – Written Review
Naturi Naughton and Tanyell Quian star in “Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie,” which explores a fictionalized story of a young woman who gets kidnapped.
Twin Lies (2024) – Written Review
Starring actual twins Nicole and Lauren Peters, the two perform in this quick-paced film where actor Shaun Benson plays an intense CEO falling for a lying escort.
Cat Burns – Early Twenties (the short film) (2024) – Written Review
In this short film starring India Amateifio of “Queen Charlotte,” Cat Burns’ music is used as inspiration to introduce us to a set of young adults, some of whom are going through it.
My Spy The Eternal City (2024) – Written Review
Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman return as their characters face new dynamics in their relationship that brings laughs, action, and some generic Russian villains.
