Double Life (2023) – Movie Review
“Double Life” should have gone through a double edit to make a memorable thriller.
Crime
Be it the criminal underworld, or taking on those who rule over it, the crime tag focuses on crime fighters or those who reign over the underworld. If not stories that heavily feature people breaking the law.
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.”
To Catch A Killer (2023): Review with Spoilers
“To Catch a Killer” needs to catch one message and stick to it in a pretty but meandering crime story.
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.
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.
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.
School Spirits: Season 1, Episode 6 – “Grave the Last Dance” Review/Spoilers
Jealous teens, dead ends, and music montages make up an underwhelming School Spirits.
Dance For Me (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Dance For Me” delivers what is expected from a crazy light-skinned ex, a new guy with potential, and many sad childhoods that should have led many to a therapist’s chair.
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.
Scream 6 (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Scream 6” is entertaining, but its existence feels more about the last film being profitable more than this franchise still having something to say.
Best Friend (2023) – Review/ Summary
For those who love stalker movies featuring a light-skinned man who has lost his mind, “Best Friend” will scratch that itch.
Under His Influence (2023) – Review/ Summary
In this “Did he or didn’t he” film, a social media influencer falls for a young man who may have killed his teacher, but the evidence is slim against him.
Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey” feels like a throwback to when slasher movies began, and the goal was to freak out the audience with intense visuals.
Disquiet (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Disquiet” gives “Angels of Death” vibes, as we watch a man try to escape a hospital with monsters who all want to kill him and some who may be friends or foes.
The Reading (2023) – Review/ Summary
Mo’Nique’s first joint venture with Lee Daniels since reconciling has her getting beaten and bruised and then coming off like a crazed psychopath.
Fancy Dance (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Fancy Dance” may have a name that makes you think you’ll watch something lighthearted, but as it dives into indigenous people’s continued injustice, you only get that in doses.
Young. Wild. Free (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Young. Wild. Free” is more than a cute but very chaotic love story. It also allows Sierra Capri to be the rare depiction of the chaotic, life-altering female lead thus far, almost exclusively played by White women.
Infinity Pool (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Infinity Pool” is a mesmerizing and seductive nightmare in which Mia Goth plays hostess.
