Southside With You – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a movie which only represents a day, we witness a small page of an epic love story which not only succeeds in being cute, but a little thought-provoking.
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.
Southpaw – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
I’ve never really considered myself to be a sports movie fan. After all, I don’t have much of an interest in actual sports. However, the rare opportunity of seeing a screening, without going to New York, presented itself and with Nightcrawler still fresh on my mind, I wanted to see if Jake Gyllenhaal could keep…
Star Wars: Episode VII (The Force Awakens) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview If you watched episodes IV, V, and VI, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens may seem almost like a reboot featuring some of your favorite characters from the original franchise.
Jane Wants a Boyfriend – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Plot Overview Witness the sometimes trying life of Jane as she pursues not only getting out from under her parent’s roof but her first real taste of romance. All the while dealing with Asperger’s syndrome and the expectations from those around her who seemingly have long underestimated her capabilities. Rating: Worth Seeing Review Summary To…
Lily – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview After beating cancer, and maturing due to it, you’ll watch a young woman almost lost between the childhood lost too soon and the adulthood which is all but frightening. Trigger Warning(s): Cancer Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Love and Mercy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Introduction I won’t claim to be a huge Beach Boys fan, but I do love what would be considered their greatest hits like “God Only Knows,” “Kokomo,” and a handful of others. So, naturally, with there being a Brian Wilson biopic, in a sense, featuring their music, his genius, as well as his madness, it…
Focus – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Will Smith returns from a light 2014 to once again prove that he is one of the best in the business, and unlike his last major appearance, After Earth, he is giving you the Will Smith many have come to love. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Five Star – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview If the trajectory, and quality, of the urban dramas from the 90s continued into the 00s, and then into the 10s, Five Star would be one of the many classics showing that the complexity of the hood goes beyond gang violence and can include the topic of masculinity, love, and what a person’s absence…
The Past – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview With an impending divorce and a new full-fledged relationship established, one woman is forced to deal with guilt, a sense of revenge, and the children involved in the situation. Review (with Spoilers) When I see a movie which is around 2 hours long it makes me wince, for like reading a book which is…
Sunshine on Leith – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Sunshine on Leith” will make you question if you are someone who likes musicals, even if you previously said you don’t.
La La Land – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
A light-hearted drama which provides a reminder as to why musicals used to be a staple in Hollywood’s golden age.
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Within The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is an insight into all that made Studio Ghibli what it is today. Be it the philosophy and work habits of Hayao Miyazaki, the production process of the studio, or the film giving props to integral members of the studio who not only helped give birth to…
The Kill Team – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The Kill Team presents itself as almost an expose. One which highlights one, almost naïve, young man’s journey from going into the armed forces, thinking he’ll make a difference, to coming out a convicted murderer with the type of story which continues to make the armed forces of the US seem like a true…
Love – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Love presents unfiltered passion, sex, intimacy, affection, and all that encompasses being in love with someone and f—ing it all up.
Mad Max: Fury Road – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Mad Max: Fury Road seems more about providing quality action, and a foundation for sequels, than a standalone movie which can stand the tests of time. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Manhattan Night – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Finding a girl even great detectives couldn’t find creates a lot of notoriety, one which Porter Wren strays from since he feels he only got lucky. But being that there is a video circulating that his employer and a girl he just met wants, he finds himself dragged into their madness and struggles to unravel…
The Best Man Holiday – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The Best Man Holiday delivers a dramedy which reminds you why the 90s/ early 00s was a renaissance for Black films. Review (with Spoilers) I have probably watched the first movie, The Best Man, at least 5 to 6 times since it came out. It was funny, presented new angles for Black actors, and…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
The turtles are back and while they remain comical as ever, they take being ninjas more seriously and are a bit more violent than past iterations.
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.
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…
