Love Is: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Nuri and Yasir” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Love Is won’t just renew your faith in the possibility of finding blissful love, but also your faith in what television can offer.
Comedy
The Swap – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Swap may not have “Classic” appeal but it does surprisingly make for an entertaining movie – even if you grew up on 90s/00s Disney.
Leah on the Offbeat (Book) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Leah on the Offbeat fills in a lot of the gaps and questions about Simon’s best friend Leah, as well as bring readers some bi-sexual representation.
Set It Up – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
You know how in school, or at work, someone said “That person needs to get laid” as if that would fix everything? That’s the premise behind Set It Up.
Alex Strangelove – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Alex Strangelove is a frustrating movie for while you want to support the message and journey, then you think about the collateral damage.
Ocean’s 8 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Oceans’s 8, while enjoyable, pushes the idea that Hollywood still doesn’t trust women’s box office abilities, no matter the talent involved, so they’d rather gender bend long-dormant properties.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Brilliantly weird, comical and touching, somehow How to Talk to Girls at Parties taps into something absurd without getting lost in its own madness.
Deadpool 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Deadpool 2 reminds you of what the comic book world was like before creating cinematic universes killed the fun and excitement.
Book Club – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Book Club, thanks to the veteran actresses who take lead, is touching, comical, and something you have to question: why is it so rare?
The Kissing Booth – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
On one hand, The Kissing Booth can be seen as a conversation on a young woman’s autonomy. On the other, it is a simple, sweet, and kind of cheesy romantic comedy.
Tully – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Tully is an ode to mothers who found a way to survive child rearing one way or another, even if it was by allowing themselves to go a little crazy.
Leah On The Offbeat: Chapters 1 to 3 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
It has been roughly a year since the events of the first book and now Leah is in the spotlight. Which may not be awkward for you but it is kind of awkward for her.
I Am Not An Easy Man (Je ne suis pas un homme facile) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Am Not An Easy Man takes the less worn route of the idea of the primary genders swapping to quite pleasing results.
Candy Jar – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Thanks to the chemistry of its leads and message about the pressure kids are under to get into college, Candy Jar sidesteps being just another quantity over quality Netflix film.
The Week Of – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Adam Sandler seemingly tries to combine his style of comedy with his more appreciated dramatic works, we get the very rough The Week Of.
29 to Life – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
29 to Life may feature one of the most unbelievable romances (not in a good way), but the charm of its female lead might just be strong enough for you to stick around.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post excels as a comedy but, at best, is average in terms of its coming of age drama element.
Dude – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dude should have been a series – point blank. For between the writing and casting, this just being an hour and a half will make you feel cheated.
The Misandrists – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Depending on whether you stick to what is presented on the surface, or go deeper, that will ultimately decide whether you allow yourself to enjoy The Misandrist.
Krystal – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
This odd coming of age comedy may be a bit weak in terms of story, but it still makes for a pleasant experience.
Blockers – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While funny at times, there is something about Blockers which makes you feel you’ve seen other movies do its joke and story better.
I Feel Pretty – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Feel Pretty is the follow-up to Trainwreck people were waiting for out of Amy Schumer.
The Relationtrip – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Over the course of a weekend, two people, both dealing with issues that ruined past relationships, go through every stage of love in a brilliantly weird and comical way.
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Summer: The Donna Summer Musical has a bit of an odd timeline for its narrative, it reminds you that the queen of disco’s reign has yet to end.
Game Night – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Game Night isn’t the funniest comedy you’ve ever seen, but probably has one of the best storylines in recent memory.
Black Panther – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between having a sense of culture unlike the rest of the MCU, one of the best villains, female characters who are far beyond being simply love interests and so much more, Black Panther puts the rest of the universe on notice.
Chris Rock: Tamborine – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Chris Rock, thankfully, brings a comedy special light on Trump and while it delves into his personal philosophies, he doesn’t turn his standup into a college lecture.
Where’s The Money? – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With Where’s The Money? I think it is time to evaluate whether many a Black urban comedy can qualify as being “camp” in style.
The Female Brain – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Whitney Cummings proves that it isn’t just male comedians who find a second life and flourish by taking on a dramatic role.
Little Bitches – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Little Bitches has this quality to it which makes it seem like a failed MTV pilot was made into a movie covering what the first season would cover. Minus some essential details.
Paperback – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Paperback will have you questioning your beliefs on marriage and relationships as you laugh at and with its lead character.
Harith Iskander: I Told You So – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Harith Iskander’s “I Told You So” is the kind of comedy special which makes you hope Netflix snatches Iskander up and offers him more than additional special, but perhaps a show.
Katt Williams: Great America – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Katt Williams: Great America won’t make you think Katt Williams hasn’t missed a step since his height in 2008/2009, but his set will bring enough nostalgia to see you through till the end.
Freak Show – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Freak Show moves past your usual coming-out story and focuses on how to gain tolerance or acceptance, thus presenting a more interesting narrative than often seen in LGBT-focused films.
Familiar – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While I don’t see plays often, I figure why not crack open another section as I try to get out more. Now, focusing on Familiar, as with past Danai Gurira plays, like Eclipse, the focus is strongly about being totally African, yet there is this small desire to look at what American has and does….
Kinky Boots (Musical) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Depending on how you look at it, either this is a show about trying to understand people and acceptance or how tolerance only goes so far as you are an asset, or convenient to those in power.
