O.G. – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
O.G. is a mixture of Oscar bait editing with the realness that comes from having its actor surrounding by real people doing time.
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.
Dude – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dude should have been a series – point blank. For between the writing and casting, this just being an hour and a half will make you feel cheated.
6 Balloons – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
6 Balloons may not become your favorite movie, but it will help you see Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson in a new light.
I Feel Pretty – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Feel Pretty is the follow-up to Trainwreck people were waiting for out of Amy Schumer.
Daughter – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Daughter provides a bit of social commentary when it comes to respectability politics and whether women set themselves up to be raped or killed.
The Relationtrip – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Over the course of a weekend, two people, both dealing with issues that ruined past relationships, go through every stage of love in a brilliantly weird and comical way.
First Match – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a complicated father/ daughter relationship, the one thing the dad needs from his daughter and could bring them together could potentially ruin her future.
Tyler Perry’s Acrimony – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While still containing Tyler Perry’s campy style, his experiment with the thriller genre may lead those who haven’t written him off to be impressed.
Unsane – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Unsane, as Claire Foy’s character unravels, turns into a mystery where you are questioning and investigating what is real and perhaps just the perception of a crazy person.
Prodigy (2018) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Prodigy, through simplicity in setup, allows young actress Savannah Liles to shine as she plays off veteran Richard Neil and give us a layered performance of a 9-year-old sociopath.
Hawking – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Hawking is excellent if curious, though it can be a bit overwhelming.
Like Someone in Love – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like Someone in Love easily could be seen as a very confusing film, if you forget what the film’s title is.
Game Night – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Game Night isn’t the funniest comedy you’ve ever seen, but probably has one of the best storylines in recent memory.
BPM (Beats Per Minute) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Not since Angels in America have I seen something which has combined the devastation of AIDS with the reminder that those HIV+ are still capable of living beautifully vibrant lives.
Black Panther – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between having a sense of culture unlike the rest of the MCU, one of the best villains, female characters who are far beyond being simply love interests and so much more, Black Panther puts the rest of the universe on notice.
Revolting Rhymes (Parts One & Two) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Revolting Rhymes may begin with a PBS Kids logo but more so is geared toward early teens who want a slightly darker version of childhood fairy tales.
The Female Brain – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Whitney Cummings proves that it isn’t just male comedians who find a second life and flourish by taking on a dramatic role.
Seeing Allred – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What Seeing Allred presents is that it isn’t just the court in a courthouse which matters, but the court of public opinion.
Paperback – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Paperback will have you questioning your beliefs on marriage and relationships as you laugh at and with its lead character.
Godzilla: Part 1 “Planet of the Monsters” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The legendary beast returns in Godzilla: Part 1 “Planet of the Monsters” and Netflix, arguably, gives the monster it’s just due.
Saturday Church – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Saturday Church may have hit or miss musical elements, but Luka Kain and company present a film which sets a precedent for the upcoming Pose to follow.
Freak Show – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Freak Show moves past your usual coming-out story and focuses on how to gain tolerance or acceptance, thus presenting a more interesting narrative than often seen in LGBT-focused films.
The Commuter – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Commuter may just be the film which defies the idea January is a dumping ground for movies not bound for the Oscars.
The Light of the Moon – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Light of the Moon presents a layered, multi-faceted look at the life of a rape survivor and how that assault changed nearly everything in her life.
Happy Death Day – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Happy Death Day is a surprisingly good horror movie, until the killer and their motive is revealed.
I Love You, Daddy – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Setting aside Louis C.K.’s public issues, arguably the film presents a rather interesting and timely conversation about women’s autonomy and consent.
Bright – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What Smith has brought to the action genre is mixed with Edgerton’s dramatic chops, making for a film which feels like a blockbuster oddly released online rather than in theaters.
The Greatest Showman – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Greatest Showman is the type of musical which is worth repeat viewings and one you can see make an inevitable move to Broadway.
The Shape of Water – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Shape of Water will remind you of the days when fantasy films weren’t made to set up trilogies but simply tell a stand alone, gorgeous story.
Star Wars: Episode VIII “The Last Jedi” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi brings hope not just to the characters in the universe but fans as the trilogy finds its own voice.
Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Todrick Hall’s Behind The Curtain, helps you understand what it means to take your career into your hands and be an independent artist. While dealing with multiple things working against you.
Dismissed – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dismissed for Dylan Sprouse will surely make him one of the few Disney Channel alumni whose talent deserves to be taken seriously.
Mudbound – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mudbound shows the muzzled pain that generations of Black folk have dealt with no matter what they say or do for and within the United States of America.
She’s Gotta Have It – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In preparation for the series premiering November 23rd, you need to see the original She’s Gotta Have It.
Wonder – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Wonder cuts the extra fat of the book with surgeon-like precision, leaving intact the heart and soul of the book.
Bedeviled – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Bedeviled has left me low-key traumatized and reminds me why I usually stay away from horror films.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is one huge redemption story. All of which has origins in the violent death of one girl.
The Inkwell – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Inkwell reminds you of how great of a time it was for Black audiences who truly wants diverse depictions of themselves on the big screen.
Columbus – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Haley Lu Richardson shines in Columbus and proves herself as one of the most underrated actresses in Hollywood.
