Escape Room (2019) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Escape Room inspires memories of SaW, it accomplishes much of what SaW originally did while being PG-13.
Comedy
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse pushes you to learn more about the iconic character, beyond Peter Parker, and creates a franchise you’ll want to see more of.
Dumplin’ – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dumplin’ is an ode to Dolly Parton and an example of how to handle having a full-figured woman as lead without a comedy filter or being overly dramatic.
Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Eve is back and it’s not just to Mary Poppins another girl’s life but also to keep from being discontinued!
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Surprisingly, the most interesting thing about A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding isn’t the wedding but an investigation.
Target (2018) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Target’s desire to be both a silly comedy and a mystery conflicts in ways which lead it to disappoint both genres.
The Truth About Christmas – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Truth About Christmas tries, it tries really hard. But I can’t firmly say it succeeds in everything it was trying to say or do.
The Christmas Chronicles – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Netflix may have produced a Christmas classic with The Christmas Chronicles. The kind you’d watch with your family and/or friends for years to come.
Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Ralph Breaks The Internet may have an excellent example of toxic behavior for a conversation starter, but outside of that it feels like a parade its leads get lost in.
Instant Family – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Instant Family offers it all. Vulgar comedy, touching moments that make you cry, and compelling viewpoints on fostering and adoption.
The Princess Switch – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Princess Switch is a little cringey at times, in a comical way, and definitely is a must if you are into holiday movies.
Super Drags: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Lipsync Time” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Though the colors and attitudes may remind you of the Powerpuff Girls, this show is definitely not geared towards the same kind of girls.
Slapped!: The Movie – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Slapped! The Movie is ridiculous in ways where, if you fit the demographic it is going for, you will swear it is the best comedy you’ve seen in a long time.
Bodied – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While I won’t say Bodied is the best comedy of the year, it sure as hell is one of the most memorable in years.
Nobody’s Fool – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Nobody’s Fool shows Tiffany Haddish at her best and shows what Tyler Perry can do when he doesn’t limit his comedy style to PG-13 and below.
Jefe (The Boss) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jefe is comical, but as for the whole redemption that is part of Netflix’s synopsis? I don’t know about that.
Mid90s – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mid90s has the rawness of Kids, but feels less about being provocative and more about trying to present characters you’d think were based off real people.
Stella’s Last Weekend – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Stella’s Last Weekend may lead you to think the movie is about a dying dog, but it is really about two brothers relationship becoming stronger.
Happy Together: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Happy Together is cute and silly, and as long as that is all you need in a show, you’ll enjoy it just fine.
Little Things: Season 1/ Episode 1 “FOMO” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Little Things is an adorable web series, based on the premiere, that’ll remind you love doesn’t always have to be complicated and filled with drama.
