A Black Lady Sketch Show: Season 4/ Episode 5 “Peek-A-Boob, Your Titty’s Out” – Review
From The Real Housewives of B.C. to watching Thede trying to orgasm, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” delivers its silliest episode this season.
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The Muppets Mayhem (2023): Season 1 – Review and Summary
The Muppets Mayhem is the wackiest and most inspired Muppets project in a near decade.
Book Club 2: The Next Chapter (2023) – Movie Review and Summary
“Book Club 2: The Next Chapter” is a light-hearted, funny, and beautiful portrait which uses Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist” as the catalyst for everything.
A Black Lady Sketch Show: Season 4, Episode 4 “My Love Language is Words of Defamation” Review
The improv is especially high in “My Love Language is Words of Defamation” which makes for a loose and funny but unfocused episode.
Bees and Honey (2023) – Play Review
“Bees & Honey” feels like a modernized 90s sitcom, like “Martin,” but with modern themes and heartening drama.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) – Movie Review
Guardians of the Galaxy may be a rocky and exhaustive journey, but its heart in Rocket provides a fitting end to Marvel’s gang of misfits.
Bupkis (2023) – Season 1 Review with Spoilers
“Bupkis” means “nothing of value or significance.” But a show about nothing would still be more interesting than a show about Pete Davidson’s life.
A Black Lady Sketch Show: Season 4, Episode 3 “Pre Ph.D, Based on a Novel by Sapphire” – Review
A Black Lady Sketch Show continues to be highly relatable with a particular standout performance by Gabrielle Dennis.
Grey House (2023) – Play Review
Strange, startlingly, but never horrifying, “The Grey House” may have some kinks to work out, but it is a welcome change for premiering shows on Broadway.
Pretty Stoned (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In the pursuit of the next “Half Baked” or “How High,” MTV presents its latest attempt to make a classic in “Pretty Stoned.”
A Black Lady Sketch Show: Season 4, Episode 2 “What Kind of Medicine Does Dr. King Practice?” Review
“What Kind of Medicine Does Dr. King Practice?” continues to find A Black Lady Sketch Show in a groove of quick outrageous yet relatable premises.
Polite Society (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Polite Society” has all the workings of a sleeper hit thanks to its blend of action, comedy, and injection of culture to make it stand out.
Beau is Afraid (2023) – Movie Review w/ Spoilers
This nightmare comedy dives into your worst fears. You could love it and you can hate it, but you should really see Beau is Afraid.
Ghosted (2023) – Movie Review with Spoilers
After two hours of little comedy, romance, and confusing action, you’ll wish you would have ghosted this movie after seeing it.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret” is the kind of coming-of-age story that isn’t produced enough with this amount of marketing.
A Black Lady Sketch Show: Season 4, Episode 1 [Season Premire] “I’m Clappin’ from my Puss” Review
“I’m Clappin’ from My Puss” is a great introduction to why Robin Thede’s A Black Lady Sketch Show is quickly becoming a comedy institution.
Saturday Night Live: Season 48/Episode 18 “Ana de Armas/Karol G” Review
Ana de Armas is team player in a charming and fun Saturday Night Live.
Renfield (2023) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Renfield, familiar to Dracula betrays him by seeking a new empowered and purposeful life in heroic pursuits, but there is Hell to pay!
Beautiful Disaster (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While”Beautiful Disaster” may appear like another strange, bad boy with potential story, it is far better than the movies you’d want to quickly compare it to.
Mafia Mamma (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Mafia Mamma” doesn’t feel like a theatrical release but rather a movie you’d expect to be released on a streaming platform.
Beef (2023) – Season 1 Review
Beef is fun, frustrating, and always fascinating due to raw performances from Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.
Saturday Night Live: Season 48/Episode 17 “Molly Shannon/Jonas Brothers” Review
Molly Shannon’s anticipated return is hurt by unfocused writing in a disappointing SNL.
The Wife of Willesden (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What sometimes can feel like watching your fun aunt hold court at a family reunion devolves into a play that overstays it’s welcome.
Safe Word (2023) – What Happened, How It Ended, and What Could Come Next
A summary of how “Safe Word” (2023) ended and whether a prequel or sequel is possible.
The Mandalorian Season 3/ Episode 6 – Chapter 22 “Guns for Hire”
Jack Black, Lizzo, and Christopher Lloyd are the welcome guest stars in this whimisical and farcical episode where Mando, Grogu, and Bo-Katan travel to the outer rim planet of Plazir-15 to recruite renegade Mandalorians to return to the original fold.
Safe Word (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Safe Word” may have the occasional spicy BDSM moment, but it, unfortunately, plays up the stereotypes that those into kink are mentally ill.
Saturday Night Live: Season 48/Episode 16 “Quinta Brunson/Lil Yachty” Review
Quinta Brunson shines in her comedy stardom with a loose and energetic SNL.
Summoning Sylvia (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Summoning Sylvia” is one of the funniest horror movies you may ever see, that is intentionally funny and good.
Champions (2023) – Movie Review
Coach Marcus ordered by a judge to coach a team of disabled athetes for 90 days gets more than he bargained for in this heartfelt comedy.
Agent Elvis (2023) – Season 1 Review
Agent Elvis is an alt-history, bloody, juvenile tribute to the King. How much you like may depend on your love of Elvis and poop jokes.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” delivers the kind of fun and funny, action/adventure that, hopefully, they don’t milk into a franchise.
Shazam! The Fury of the Gods (2023) – Movie Review
Shazam! Fury of the Gods returns as a sequel with the super hero family battling a wicked trio of twisted sisters complete with a dragon and monsters wreaking havoc on Philadelphia.
Poker Face (2023) – Season 1 Review
Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face is a character-driven mystery and my favorite show of 2023 so far.
Saturday Night Live: Season 48/Episode 15 “Jenna Ortega/1975” Review
This week’s Saturday Night Live featured confident writing and a committed Jenna Ortega!
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) – Review/ Summary
The Last Wish adds emotional depth in a blast of color and fun antics throughout the film.
Suzume (2023) – Review/ Summary
Makoto Shinkai continues his streak of visually stunning and emotionally impactful anime with “Suzume.”
Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023) – Review/ Summary
While Aubrey Plaza sometimes seems out of place, especially when paired with Jason Statham, Hugh Grant immensely compensates.
“Conversations After Sex” at the Irish Arts Center (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Conversations After Sex” may do itself a disservice by not naming its character or having different men play the lead’s lover, but it still delivers in many ways.
Cocaine Bear (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Cocaine Bear” meets the expectations of madness you’d expect it to have.
