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 Last Letter – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between a shallow view of people with mental illness and a shoddy story, The Last Letter seems like something needing to be re-written.
The Land – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A group of inner city kids, more so desiring a quick buck than a regular job, steal cars and happen to come across some Molly. This story is about the consequence that comes with stealing from a drug dealer and her crew. Trigger Warning(s): Attempted Rape | Gun Violence | Drug Use Characters Worth…
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…
The Jungle Book – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Plot Overview Those familiar with the story of the human raised by wolves will largely be familiar with the plot, but with a stronger focus on those wolves, the threat of Shere Khan, and action, not everything will feel just the same. Rating: TV Viewing Review Summary Like many of Disney’s past live-action adaptations, what…
Honeytrap – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
With Jessica Sula to soon have her own program with Recovery Road, naturally, I wanted to see if the Skins alumni could hold her own in a film. As for whether or not she did, look below.
Honey – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview An angel of death gets too close to one “patient” and it leads to her rethinking the path she set herself on. Trigger Warning(s): Suicide (Discussion) Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Home – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Home is a cute movie, with tear jerker moments but unfortunately, the music used throughout the film seems very misplaced. Director: Tim Johnson Writer: Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember (screenplay) | Adam Rex (Source Material “The True Meaning of Smekday”) Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Hit The Road: India – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Two men venture through India and give us stunning views, but sadly no culture. Review (with Spoilers) I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to see this film by the film studio handling distribution, Manana Films and what hooked me was the trailer. Seeing the stunning landscape of India, as well as…
Hit Team – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A very campy action/comedy which requires a perverted sense of humor. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Mariah’s World: Season 1/ Episode 1 "For Love of the Tour" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mariah’s World both confirms and dispels what is often thought of one of the most talented singers of a generation. While crafting a dramatic plot featuring her staff.
Westworld: Season 1/ Episode 10 "The Bicameral Mind" [Season Finale] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview And so the journey ends as all could have predicted, but it is never about finally arriving at point Z from A is it? It is about all the letters and details of the journey to that point. Review (with Spoilers)
Monogatari (Tsukimonogatari): Season 3/ Episode 4 “Yotsugi Doll, Part Four” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview As the season comes to an anti-climactic end, you wonder why this wasn’t packaged as part of a regular season vs. made a standalone. Topic 1: Tadatsuru’s Motive – Ononoki & Araragi Topic 2: Face to Face – Araragi Topic 3: An Anti-Climatic End – Araragi Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Monogatari (Tsukimonogatari): Season 3/ Episode 3 “Yotsugi Doll, Part Three” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Just as things have already gotten bad for Araragi, it gets worse due to a kidnapping. Topic 1: An Oath – Araragi & Kagenui Topic 2: Out Of Network Call – Araragi Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Monogatari (Tsukimonogatari): Season 3/ Episode 2 "Yotsugi Doll, Part Two" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview With Araragi’s reflection gone, he enlists the aide of Shinobu, Ononoki, and Kagenui for guidance. Topic 1: I Need A 2nd Opinion – Araragi & Shinobu Topic 2: There is No Turning Back – Araragi, Ononoki, and Kagenui Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Monogatari (Tsukimonogatari): Season 3/ Episode 1 "Yotsugi Doll, Part One" [Season Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Episode one is a lot of talking and awkward moments. Trigger Warning(s): Family Incest Topic 1: What is Ononoki? – Shinobu & Araragi Topic 2: Bath Time – Araragi & Tsukihi Review (with Spoilers) – Below
Triple 9 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
What for almost half of the film seems like an action movie which uses gun fire as an alarm clock eventually evolves into a decent, if not sometimes mindless, action film.
Tropico 5 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The return of El Presidente is a great triumph, but with perhaps one or two major flaws Review (with Spoilers) I started my interested in the series with Tropico 4 and spent hours building up my island while fending off factions seeking to impede my progress. With Tropico 5 my goals are no…
Utawarerumono (The False Faces): Season 1/ Episode 1 "Curse" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A young man, with amnesia, finds himself in a foreign world where people with animal ears and tails live. But, being that this world has monsters, and isn’t a modern society, he finds himself reliant on his assumed guardian to survive.
