Smallfoot – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Smallfoot may give some adults pause with topics dealing with questioning authority and religion, it’s message of unity kind of compensates for that.
Comedy
Nappily Ever After – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the message is clear and strong in Nappily Ever After, the story, by comparison, is a tad weak.
I Feel Bad: Season 1/ Episode 1 “I Don’t Want to Turn into My Mother” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Feel Bad feels like a mashup between a South Asian family comedy, that isn’t too culturally specific, and a rejected comedy about video game nerds.
Forever: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Together Forever” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Forever seems to tone down Maya Rudolph, and the style you likely know her for, and have her perform more within Fred Armisen’s comfort zone. Leaving you with a show which comes off very niche.
A Simple Favor – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I want you to imagine the mystery aspect of Gone Girl, mixed with the comedy of Bad Moms. An imperfect union of the two would equal A Simple Favor.
Slice – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I’m doing my best to just see Slice as a campy comedy, but even with that in mind – I struggle to find a means to spin this into a positive light.
Destination Wedding – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A man’s half-brother and ex, two miserable people, find themselves roomed and sitting next to each other and finding a strange, yet overdue, connection.
Rel: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Rel may not be consistently hilarious or have poignant conversations, but it does work as a good vehicle for DC Young Fly and Jessica Moore to shine.
The Bobby Brown Story (Part 2) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Bobby Brown Story seemingly had two goals in mind: Demystify his relationship to Whitney Houston and show how much better he is now.
Boarding School – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As long as you don’t take Boarding School too seriously, and see it as more of a Bride of Chucky kind of horror than a straight up one, you’ll get a kick out of it.
Support The Girls – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Support The Girls is a tad strange, and lacks any real story, but Haley Lu Richardson and Shayna McHayle make it worth watching till the end.
The After Party – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What The After Party does is give us the kind of hip-hop duo you’d love to see star in a sitcom together.
The Happytime Murders – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As long as you like your humor simple, cheap, and dirty, you are certain to get a kick out of The Happytime Murders.
Breaking & Exiting – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Breaking & Exiting, with a robber who falls in love with a girl who attempts suicide to get back at her ex, definitely is one of the most offbeat romances you may watch this summer.
Dog Days – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dog Days is all you expect it to be. Simple, a bit emotional, comical, and good for when you have nothing better to do.
Insatiable: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Insatiable’s pilot really does show that we live in a time that lacks trust and takes to being offended easily, simply off a headline.
Crazy Rich Asians – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Crazy Rich Asians may have one of the dullest romances you have ever watched, but Awkwafina and Nico Santos save this film from being a bore.
Smart, Funny, and Black (The Lituation 101 Tour) – Recap/ Review
Smart, Funny, and Black, the brainchild of multihyphenate Amanda Seales, has such appeal that it makes you wish there was a Black network that would make this into a staple series.
Christopher Robin – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The combination of modern technology with classic characters makes Christopher Robin feel like a true Disney classic vs. exploiting nostalgia.
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is a comical, and surprisingly musical, movie the finds its value by making fun of other superhero movies.
Blindspotting – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Blindspotting helps illustrate the trauma many Black people have with cops, the double standard that exists between Black and white men, all while throwing in some Hamilton styled raps.
Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Elder Millennial has the vibe of a YouTube video. It isn’t hilarious but the way things are talked about are comical and insightful enough to make you want to subscribe for more.
Sorry To Bother You – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sorry To Bother You will probably be the most bizarre film you watch that doesn’t make you want to leave the theater or turn off your screen.
Samantha!: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Samantha! doesn’t necessarily begin with a bang but you can definitely see potential for this odd Brazilian comedy.
Uncle Drew – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Uncle Drew, despite its comedic leads and sports stars, doesn’t deliver strong laughs or even play up what seemingly was supposed to be a touching story.
Kathy Griffin: Laugh Your Head Off World Tour (6/25 – Radio City Music Hall) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After dealing with being considered a terrorist, having the full weight of the government pin her down, and more, Kathy Griffin returns as if she never left and delivers a routine worthy of a stand-up special.
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.
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.
