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.
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.
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
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.
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)
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…
Overview Saving Mr. Banks is a tear jerker dealing with one man’s promise to his daughters and one woman’s grief over her father. Review (with Spoilers) Being someone who has liked Emma Thompson since seeing Wit and Love Actually, I found it hard to not look forward to the film. And then when you add…
Overview The short which precedes The Good Dinosaur, arguably should have been the production which got to become a full-length movie.
Overview A look into the world’s future in which computers are more than programmed assistants to humans, but capable companions, lovers, and friends. Review (with Spoilers) I have to admit I was originally on the fence when it came to the movie since the concept, while not done too often, just seems odd. A man…
Overview The saying “Laugh to keep from crying” has been used for generations to explain how people get through what they get through but, as one character says, eventually you run out of punchlines. Something Blackbird displays for it brings the rare focus on non-white LGBT teens who struggle, become triumphant, but don’t necessarily make…
Though Pixar often is noted as one of the best-animated storytellers of the west, with the return of John Musker and Ron Clements, who made some of Disney’s classic tales, we are reminded why the House of Mouse has long been the pinnacle of animated storytelling.
Overview Despite Pixar not being a primary contributor to the film, Big Hero 6 does seem like the love child of Pixar and Marvel. Review (with Spoilers) First, let me note, between the Annie trailer, the trailer for Inside Out, and then the short film Feast, your emotions will be wired and ready to be…
Overview What may be compared to Whitney Houston’s The Bodyguard far surpasses it to the point that the association is almost insulting. Review (with Spoilers) Between being a fan of Gugu Mbatha-Raw for years, and being an avid reader of the Black media website Shadow & Act, I have been anticipating this movie for months….
Overview A young bi-racial girl, born illegitimate, is given the privilege of aristocratic life. But while this gift comes with a lot of perks, being an outsider with brown skin keeps her from experiencing her privilege to the fullest extent. Review (with Spoilers) Let me begin by saying there are a multitude of reasons to…
Overview A young girl trying to escape the financial fate her mother has accepted gets involved with a local hoodlum in order to make money.
Overview If you are already a fan of Nirvana or Kurt Cobain, this documentary is a wish come true. However, if you are just vaguely interested, or simply curious, this documentary will feel like information overload. Trigger Warning: Suicide/ Suicidal Thoughts Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Preconceived Notions With the exception of The Host, I have always found Saoirse Ronan to have a stable, and reliable, film record. With this film, though, I found myself wondering if she really fell into some sort of love triangle story in which she was to pick between an American boy and an Irish one….
Overview When it comes to Marvel, rarely is anything overhyped and with Guardians of the Galaxy, they present a new franchise for movie fans to commit to. Review (with Spoilers) Truly, the testament of what makes Marvel films good is that they combine summer blockbuster action, the type of comedy you would expect to come…
Logan Lerman makes the case for himself that as much as he could be just another Hollywood heartthrob, he actually has the acting chops to perhaps follow in the footsteps of Leonardo DiCaprio with time. For alongside Sarah Gadon, who also has a bit of a breakout performance, they present two odd characters who fall…
Amongst the many actors and actresses who I love seeing in films or television shows, is Chloe Moretz. Though mostly known for being the foul-mouthed Hit Girl in Kick Ass, and often being the little girl who seems more mature than how we usually picture 16-year-olds, in this film we are reminded that as much…
Overview Up the ante, up the violence, and up the hormones because while everything you love from the first returns and definitely outdoes itself, the repercussions from the first movie and decisions made in this movie lead to a whole lot of tears, fears, and tingly sensations. Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A man who has retired from working for the government finds his work family threatened, as well as this young woman who he tries to give a little faith to. Trigger Warning(s): Depictions of torture and up close murders Review (with Spoilers) It can be argued that when it comes to Black actors who…
Overview Chappie is the type of film you’d expect out of Marvel, yet with no human superhero, more diversity, a bit more vulgarity, and much more violence. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Overview With quite the beautiful special effects and a good enough story to spend a little more than 2 hours with, while it may lack the emotional punch of many Marvel films, it is undeniably entertaining. Review (with Spoilers) My love for the X-Men was not born due to the comics, or even the cartoons,…
Chris Rock dips his toe into a bit of a more serious role than we are used to, and it might be perhaps the best production he has ever done as the star.
We watch as boyhood dreams become part of reality during a time when reality is bleak and unrelenting.
The Wolf of Wall Street undoubtedly is one of Leo’s best performances and makes it seem that Oscar may finally be in his grasp.
In a town, which seemingly she barely fits into, a young girl finds solace in her ability to persevere.
Kevin Hart finally begins to break away from his “Big Little Man” persona, and with The Rock playing a very peculiar person, who you can never pin down whose side he is on, you strangely get one of the most intriguing spy movies in a while.
A very rich woman’s ex-lover sends her to jail forcing her to live with her former assistant. Someone who only reluctantly takes her in but, after tasting some of her brownies, decides the two of them can build an empire together. Now, as for whether that empire lasts or not, it all depends on the…
With Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy back together again, the ever so slight blemish in McCarthy’s record, Tammy, is quickly forgotten as McCarthy reclaims the crown of Queen of Comedy.
To be frank, I wasn’t initially keen on seeing this movie since I’m not a big action movie fan. But, with AMC having this trailer in damn near every movie and with me being a fan of Sandra Bullock’s movies, and someone who respects the physical comedy and the way Melissa McCarthy seems to embody…
A film about a disturbed young man who suffered trauma early in life, and lost almost everything that created a silver lining in his life.
Behind the cute animals dressed in clothes in their version of New York is a story about perseverance, prejudice, fear-mongering, and social commentary about the way our human world is.
XOXO is a cute love story with a backdrop of rave culture and is filled with so many lovable eccentric characters.
Between Louis’s persistence and madness, Jake Gyllenhaal has undoubtedly found himself a film which likely will be linked to his career as much a Donnie Darko and Brokeback Mountain.
Overview A mystery which truly leaves you unable to fully grasp what is going on, what may happen next, and who truly is manipulating who. Trigger Warning(s): Violence Against Women Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Initial Thoughts It is hard to ignore a film which has Charlize Theron once again paired with Nicolas Hoult and has alongside them, Christina Hendricks and Chloe Grace Moretz. For these actors, as a collective, alongside a synopsis about murder mystery, just leads you to wonder who plays who, who of them might be the…
Overview With a combination of dance, love, and politics, this film creates an odd mixture of the three which works perfectly. Review (with Spoilers) Though not a fan of Tom Cullen on Downton Abbey, I must admit I was curious about what happened to Freida Pinto after Slumdog Millionaire. For while I vaguely remember what…
If you’re tired of superhero movies being PG-13, meaning there is less violence and sex, and you want your hero to be an anti-hero, who is as vulgar as Seth Rogen and co., but a little less funny, this movie is for you.