First Love (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)

“First Love” tricks you by focusing almost equally on the male lead’s parents as they do on the advertised relationship.

Jaime (Anwen O'Driscoll) and Marike (June Laporte) embrassing each other

Movies

You Can Live Forever (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)

In “You Can Live Forever,” faith conflicts with sexuality as a Jehovah’s Witness girl falls for another girl who is by no means questioning their sexuality.

Title Card - The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 1 Episode 1 Summer House [Premiere]

TV Shows

The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Summer House” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” presents you with everything you’d want and need to swoon, laugh, and engorge.

Max (John Cho) and Wally (Mia Isaac) as Wally is practicing driving

Movies | Mixed (Divisive)

Don’t Make Me Go (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)

What could work as a lovely coming-of-age film focused on a father/daughter relationship ends with a rather unnecessary twist.

Darth Vader watching Obi-Wan get away once again

TV Shows

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Season 1/ Episode 5 “Part V” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Darth Vader, once again, corners Obi-Wan, but you know how the story goes.

Movies | Positive (Worth Seeing)

The Black Phone (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)

“The Black Phone” avoids being a generic horror movie by having notable characters and and a story focused on more than jump scares and gore.

Andrew (Cooper Raiff) and Domino (Dakota Johnson) talking before she takes a shower

Movies | Positive (Worth Seeing) | Recommended (Movies)

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.

Momma (Torin Ashtun) with her earrings shining bright, as she does someone's hair

Shorts | Positive (Worth Seeing) | Recommended (Movies)

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.

Aleida (Svet Mena) and Humberto (Enrique Araoz) reading Aleida's mom's diary

Movies | Positive (Worth Seeing)

The Visitor (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)

The path to redemption has always been without explicit details, and for Humberto, he seems to feel his daughter’s life depends on him regaining his footing.

Jamie (Patrick Gibson) and Jane (Rain Spencer) in a pool together