Firestarter (2022) – Review/ Summary
In this remake of Firestarter, you get what purely feels like an origin story left on a frustrating ellipsis to set up a sequel.
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Ozark: Season 4 – Summary/ Review
Ozark’s last season at times feels formulaic, and seemingly recognizing that you can see dramatic decisions were made in an attempt to shake things up.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) – Review/ Summary
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness works as not only a sequel to Dr. Strange’s first movie but also a sequel to Wandavision.
Bubble (2022) – Review/ Summary
Bubble is an absolutely beautiful movie to look at, with a very simple plot and set of characters.
365 Days: This Day (365 DNI: Ten Dzien) – Review/ Summary
Once again a toxic and tumultuous romance is mixed in with a weak mob story to deliver what, at best, is like the soft-core porn HBO and Cinemax show late at night.
The Man Who Fell To Earth: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Hallo Spaceboy” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While it doesn’t start off great, as it ventures into the bizarre, The Man Who Fell To Earth will capture your attention.
The Northman (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Blood, honor, love, and betrayal keep you engaged for over 2 hours in this epic revenge tale.
Choose or Die (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Choose or Die is the kind of pseudo-horror that has a better story buried beneath what it gives you.
Dual (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Dual is a bizarre dark comedy with the kind of dry humor that will either make you laugh or go “What the f***?” if not both!
Spy X Family: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Mission 1: Operation Strix” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With a nearly perfect balance of comedy, action, and emotional moments, Spy x Family is more than meets the eye.
Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Executioner” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road focuses not on the special individual from our world but the person who is tasked with killing them.
The Devil You Know (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
For nearly two hours, you are left with not only the mystery of who did what, but who will pay for the crime?
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Between depression, various “What if?” scenarios, and relationships in disrepair, it is all presented in the sometimes overwhelming Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Expired (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Expired will likely be one of the most dreary films you could ever see that didn’t involve watching someone be traumatized.
The Lost City (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this action/adventure comedy, Sandra Bullock finds someone new to play the fool to her straight man character, as she goes from novelist to adventurer.
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!
The Adam Project (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What might be sold as a sci-fi action-adventure, with Ryan Reynolds™ styled comedy, is really a tear-inducing family drama.
The Batman (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Once again, Batman has been rebooted but rather than waste time on Bruce’s origin story, it focuses on who you’re really here for – the villains.
No Exit (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Utilizing its small cast, No Exit is an often intense film to watch, which leaves you to wonder who may make it out alive.
Don’t Kill Me (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Don’t Kill Me is sparse on details to the point of wondering if something was lost in translation.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
If you love bloody, disgusting, gory, just straight-up violent horror movies? Netflix’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has you covered.
Fistful of Vengeance (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Even if you didn’t watch Wu Assassin in 2019, you could easily pick up what Fistful of Vengeance wants you to get – a whole lot of stylized fight scenes.
Heart Shot (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Heart Shot feels like a cruel tease of a show or film Netflix should have financed already.
Student Body (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Student Body is bloody, vulgar, and ridiculous. But whether or not it is in the best way? That’s hard to say.
Moonfall (2022) – Recap/Review (with Spoilers)
Moonfall is a popcorn film full of dumb fun – the moon falls (and that’s not even the craziest part), things get spectacularly destroyed, and the US tries to nuke the moon (of course they do).
Jackass Forever (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Like a horror movie, Jackass Forever allows you a safe, vicarious experience that makes you wince, gag a little, but be so glad it’s not you in the scenario.
Swallow The Universe (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Swallow The Universe is pure “What The F***” as it tells the story about a young person fighting off gods and animals who want their face.
Leonor Will Never Die (2022) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Leonor Reyes is a retired action film director who finds herself inside the dangerous world of her new screenplay.
Emily The Criminal (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Aubrey Plaza reminds of her versatility as she takes on a woman desperate to make money and avoid being exploited.
Maika (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Maika is probably one of the most entertaining sci-fi action films, aimed at kids, I have either ever seen.
Scattered (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While Scattered is a straightforward thriller, which gives everything away in the trailer, it is nonetheless entertaining.
Scream (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Despite a level of self-awareness that all may not enjoy, Scream does act as an excellent reminder on why only the horror genre can get away with “requels.”
See For Me (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
See For Me gives you a quality, one-location thriller that forces you to have complicated feelings about the lead, despite them being legally blind.
Tokyo Twenty Fourth Ward: Season 1/ Episode 1 “RGB” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With the rare 40+ minute pilot, Tokyo 24th Ward seems to want to set a difficult precedent for other anime to follow in 2022.
The 355 (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Unfortunately, The 355 is a run-of-the-mill action movie with meek attempts at building notable relationships between its stars.
The Cleaning Lady: Season 1/ Episode 1 “TNT” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between a violent cartel, a mother doing what it takes for her son, the immigrant experience, and more, The Cleaning Lady has everything it needs to be a hit.
The Book of Boba Fett: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the premiere feels formulaic, it does present itself as an entertaining new entry into the Star Wars franchise.
Hightown: Season 2 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 feels like the end of a significant chapter in the show, and the start of a new one which could potentially revitalize the show.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Season 1 (Part 2) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jobless Reincarnation is the epitome of a show being so good, you’ll excuse the one thing that would tank any other show.