Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) – Movie Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Maleficent, once more, pushes you to wonder why doesn’t Disney reinvent its villains rather than lazily remake its classics?
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.
Little Monsters (2019) – Movie Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Little Monsters surprisingly will make you emotional, laugh, and sometimes believe one of the kids will probably get eaten by a zombie.
Jexi (2019) – Movie Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Jexi, while hilarious, may also make you want to set up boundaries with your AI assistant. Just as a precaution.
High Strung Free Dance (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
High Strung Free Dance has the performances and production values that will lead you to believe it is in step with Step Up and many classic dance films.
Joker (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In what feels like DC’s answer to Logan, Joker gets an origin story that reminds you why he is one of the top fictional villains of all time.
Bliss (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In the vein of Gaspar Noe, you get Joe Begos Bliss. A bloody, sometimes shocking, story about the pains a creative goes through to get a piece finished.
Sturgill Simpson Presents: Sound & Fury (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The highly political Sturgill Simpson Presents: Sound & Fury is probably one of the most compelling visual albums you may see for a while.
Abominable (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Abominable may appeal to kids more than adults, but there will be a handful of moments keeping you from using the movie to take a nap.
The Wedding Year (2019) – Review (with Spoilers)
Snatch up some tissues and get your favorite comfort food prepared, The Wedding Year is going to handle your romantic comedy fix.
Hustlers (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Hustlers not only proves Constance Wu’s star power, but why Jennifer Lopez has been in the entertainment business for decades.
68 Kill – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
68 Kill is a bloody, sometimes comical, all the time ridiculous film that will consistently lead you to wonder: How can they top that?
Just A Stranger (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Unlike most Filipino romance films, Just A Stranger has cursing, sensual intimate scenes, and despite the sin at the base of it, you push that aside.
I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story discussing what makes a boyband fan and their love for them affected their lives.
Hot Air (2019) – Review (with Spoilers)
Hot Air is a reminder that beyond the often toxic political dichotomy of American society, there are real people who, sometimes selfishly, just want better.
Don’t Let Go (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Thanks to the performances of Storm Reid and David Oyelowo, Don’t Let Go will have you crying and your chest tight due to fear.
Ready or Not (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Ready or Not closes summer 2019 as one if the best films of the summer, and will likely be one of the top horrors of the year.
Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In many ways, Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus is but an epilogue to the show which does leave room for a reboot but makes for grand finale.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Where’d You Go, Bernadette explores what it means to lack an outlet and not be surrounded by people who try to understand you but want you palatable.
Good Boys (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Good Boys is a hilarious take on what Gen-Z boys maybe going through, and may come off as exploitative of children as films vying for an Oscar nomination.
The Art of Racing In The Rain (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Art of Racing In The Rain, gives us a more mature version of the dog movies which often are more so geared to kids and being cutesy.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
With a few quality jump scares, and two surprisingly emotional stories, driven by Zoe Margaret Colletti, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark gives you the expected and a surprise.
Out Of Bounds (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
A conspiracy, multiple murders, and gang life weighs over Travis’ head. Making dreams of getting into college, the NBA, the only thing which may keep him from becoming a statistic.
Otherhood (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While Otherhood’s exploration of mother/son relationships plays out too silly to be taken seriously, there remains enough heart to make it worth checking out.
According To Her (2016) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
According To Her, with its soaring score and the performance of Irina Abraham, finds a way to make a gloomy drama difficult to turn away from
Share (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Share takes a different path when it comes to fleshing out its narrative and reminds you that you cannot own or narrate the story of someone else’s trauma.
The Farewell (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Farewell is a classic. An undeniable, this deserves any hype it gets, needs to be used as an example in film study classes, kind of classic.
Occurrence at Mills Creek (Short) [2019] – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The short for Occurrence at Mills Creek is perhaps one of the best marketing pieces for a full-length film seen in a long time.
Father The Flame (2019) – Summary, Review
Father the Flame is a documentary profiling Lee von Erck, a world-renowned American pipe maker, smoker, repairer, and collector, along with the men and women pipe-making artisans and collectors of pipes that he is associated with.
Chasing Perfect (2019) – Summary, Review
Chasing Perfect is a new documentary profiling internationally known automotive designer, Frank Stephenson.
Manson: Music From An Unsound Mind (2019) – Summary, Review
Manson: Music From An Unsound Mind is a new documentary that follows Charles Manson as he pursues fame in the music industry.
Summer Night (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While Summer Night may feel like it has one too many relationships going on sometimes, you’ll find yourself invested in the happiness of nearly every character.
Saving Zoe (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Saving Zoe is an emotionally stirring drama which goes beyond finding closure but reconciling with someone you allowed to be distant.
Stuber (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Stuber doesn’t have franchise potential, but Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista have enough chemistry to make it a good one-time collaboration.
Spiderman: Far From Home – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Spiderman: Far From Home feels like a shakeup to the MCU formula for its individual movies, and creates an awesome transition film for the next MCU phase.
Vs. (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Vs. is a surprisingly speedy drama which comes in, gets you emotional, shocks you with the rhymes the lead actor spits, and sends you on happy and satisfied.
Twist (Short) – Summary, Review (With Spoilers)
Twist is the type of film that presents to you a horror not presented enough: Being a young woman tasked with closing down their workplace at night.
Hunting Season (Short) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Building tension, with a decent payoff, is not common. However, Shannon Kohli and Hannah Levien find a way to do it within 12 minutes.
Whiteout (Short) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Despite seeming like a horror film, one which pushes you to expect the worst, Whiteout is surprisingly a really good comedy.
Momster (Short) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Featuring Trinkets star Brianna Hildebrand, Momster seems less like a short and more like an extended clip from a finished movie – in a good way.