Joy Ride (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
Alongside delivering the expected laughs, “Joy Ride” is an emotional story about culture, identity, and how friends can reaffirm who you are.
Recommended (Movies)
Some of the best-seen movies we have ever watched and mentioned to friends, family, and strangers as films that need to be seen.
Cold Copy (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
Tracee Ellis Ross continues to push beyond her comedy empire with the kind of role which deserves to be in awards contentions.
The Listener (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Listener,” focused on a peer crisis hotline worker, is a stirring, frustrating, and potentially tear-inducing film.
The Blackening (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Blackening” is one of the funniest films I’ve seen in years and has the makings of being a classic thank to being funny throughout the whole film, and not just a handful of scenes.
Book Club 2: The Next Chapter (2023) – Movie Review and Summary
“Book Club 2: The Next Chapter” is a light-hearted, funny, and beautiful portrait which uses Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist” as the catalyst for everything.
The Covenant (2023) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
An Army sergeant gathering intel on the taliban enlists the aid of an Afghan translator/interpreter who ends up saving his life through impossible odds.
Beau is Afraid (2023) – Movie Review w/ Spoilers
This nightmare comedy dives into your worst fears. You could love it and you can hate it, but you should really see Beau is Afraid.
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) – Review/Summary
In “John Wick: Chapter 4,” the sheer relentless craft in action will amaze you, exhaust you, then amaze you again.
RRR (2022) – Movie Review/Summary
RRR is an epic adventure tale showcasing the power of resilience, friendship, and Indian cinema.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) – Review/ Summary
The Last Wish adds emotional depth in a blast of color and fun antics throughout the film.
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023) – Review/ Summary
Beyond airing out his feelings about Will Smith, Chris Rock reminds you why he is one of the most revered comedians in comedy.
A Thousand and One (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
If Teyana Taylor is going to give up on her music career, the gift of her performance in “A Thousand And One” makes up for it.
The Persian Version (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this epic exploration of an Iranian Mother and her American-raised daughter’s relationship, you get a story that feels like a friend revealing a recent discovery of their family history to you.
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Little Richard: I Am Everything” is more than a documentary on the architect of Rock n’ Roll, but an Ivy League course, shrunk to a little over an hour and a half, about his social and musical impact.
Fair Play (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What starts as a cute love story set in the financial world becomes the type of film that will infuriate you and make you yell at the protagonist about what they need to do to win you back.
Missing (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Missing,” a pseudo-sequel to 2018’s “Searching,” is the kind of mystery/ thriller that gets your heart pumping and glued to the screen like a kid watching Cocomelon.
House Party (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While I don’t think anyone was asking for a “House Party” remake, you’ll be glad we got one.
A Man Called Otto (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“A Man Called Otto” is the perfect way to end 2022, especially if you need a good cry.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” will make you forget the countless TV movies that predates it.
In Her Hands (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“In Her Hands” is a draining, in the best way, documentary to watch as you come to understand how imperialism affects those subjugated.
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me,” we’re reminded how easily a celebrity becomes a product, as they are stripped of their humanity and spend their whole career trying to regain what it means to be a normal person.
Bros (2022) – Movie Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Bro” lives up to the hype and precedent it wants to set as one of the biggest gay romantic comedies, if not one of the best romantic comedies.
Don’t Worry Darling (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Don’t Worry Darling” solidifies Olivia Wilde’s name as someone who can be trusted when they’re noted as the director.
Not Okay (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Not Okay” may star Zoey Deutch and feature her on the poster, but Mia Isaac’s performance and character becomes the shining star.
Lilith and Eve (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this alternate take on what happened in the Garden of Eden, Lilith decides to illuminate Eve to the truth about Adam and who is the first woman.
Pete (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “Pete,” whether trans, non-binary, or simply Pete, we watch as a young kid and their mom pursue the joys of little league baseball.
Tehura (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
When your culture is commercialized and its history downplayed or erased, there are times you have to remind yourself and others that who you are isn’t for someone’s entertainment.
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Cha Cha Real Smooth” is an undisputable reason to dust off your Apple TV+ account or start a free trial.
Hoop Dreams (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In perhaps the cutest short you’ll ever see, we watch a little girl idolize her mother’s hoop earrings and question what powers they hold.
Hustle (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
With “Hustle,” Netflix has seemingly made a commitment not only to Adam Sandler’s career as a comedian but also as a notable dramatic actor.
Stargirl 2: Hollywood Stargirl (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Better than the first, Grace VanderWaal returns as Stargirl, but now in Los Angeles, and as she crafts a new community, she hopes her mom’s instability doesn’t ruin her new home.
Love Death + Robots: Mason’s Rats (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Vermin are invading forces, and Mason decides, with them escalating things, he is going to match their energy and surpass them.
Love Death + Robots: Swarm (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Swarm is one of the first from Volume III which pushes you to want a sequel if/when we get a volume IV.
Sneakerella (2022) – Review/ Summary
In the musical Sneakerella, you get an almost DCOM vibe from the latest Disney+ release.
Along For The Ride (2022) – Review/ Summary
Along For The Ride takes you on an emotional journey as you watch people heal, grow, experience many first-time moments, and get the strength to start a new chapter in their lives.
Pompo: The Cinephile – Review/ Summary
Pompo The Cinephile is an ode to anyone who has a dream who sacrificed for it, and were ready to settle when they thought their dream was soon to die.
As They Made Us (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
As They Made Us is an ode to children with complicated relationships with their parents, who stuck by them even when they knew, and were told they shouldn’t.
Moon Manor (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Moon Manor is a beautiful, quirky film that discusses the serious topic of death in a way that still manages to be lighthearted and comedic.
The Outfit (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
As it presents a wonderful mob who did it story, The Outfit puts all its weight behind Mark Rylance, who absolutely kills it!
