Apart, Together (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Apart, Together is a touching story focused on a woman looking for the daughter she was forced to give up.
Drama
The human experience, sometimes at its most raw, is what you’ll find in the drama tag.
The Black Disquision (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
In The Black Disquisition, a young man recaps the moment his parents had to tell him what it means to be Black, and the journey to find Black to be beautiful
Fantasy Island: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Once again, Fantasy Island returns, but this incarnation has women as the lead, strips away the horror element, and tries to bring something new to the formula.
Dear White People: Season 4 (Volume IV) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Dear White People ends triumphantly for most, as we not only get to see how senior year went but get an idea of what the future holds.
Our Kind of People: Season 1 Episode 1 “Reparations” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Outsiders try to infiltrate high society with the goal of not only fitting in but learning the truth and potentially revenge – what more can you ask for?
Sex Education: Season 3 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
With the introduction of two non-binary characters, Sex Education continues to explore the complications of relationships beyond the drama we’ve all grown used to.
What She Said (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What She Said presents a broad focus on rape as it covers how the survivor feels, those who were there, and what should be done throughout the aftermath.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye reminds you how those who seek money and power exploit and tarnish those who have faith in God.
The Voyeurs (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
With one shock after another, The Voyeurs deserves to be part of a group movie night so you and your friends can share your reactions in real-time.
Time Is Up (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Time Is Up misuses its time with a story that is overdramatic and contains lukewarm dialog and performances.
Zone 414 (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Zone 414 may have all the fixtures of an intriguing sci-fi mystery, but it fails to live up to its potential.
She Ball (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While the white girl jokes do get excessive, She Ball does make valuable points if you can get beyond its humor.
David Makes Man: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Thanks to a time jump that isn’t adequately reconciled, combined with diminishing the role of most characters, David Makes Man strips away a lot of what made you a fan in the first season.
Really Love (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Really Love may have one story element we’re all far too used to but beyond that? It’s a swoon-worthy romance film.
The Ms. Pat Show: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Ms. Pat Show, while raunchy, is also one of the funniest new shows to come out in years; while having a heart most shows struggle to make feel authentic.
The White Lotus: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The White Lotus may not hook you from the beginning, but with its murder mystery and after some characters escape your preconceived notions, it gets better.
Pollux (2018) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
In a town plagued by the closure of a major factory employer, a handful of boys are trying to make money to maintain some sense of normalcy.
The Last Day of School (2019) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
What does one do when in need of money, and an old friend offers an illegal but easy way to get it? Which would help your family and relationship immensely?
Gotta (2015) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
No matter how old you get, change is difficult. However, when it is sprung up on you, is it wrong for you to get mad?
Fantasy Island: Season 1 Episode 1 [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After numerous reboots and even a relatively recent movie, Fantasy Island is back but scraps the more horrific elements of the recent film.
Don’t Breathe 2 (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Don’t Breathe 2 improves on the original while revisiting certain scenarios The Blind Man put people through in the first film.
Coda (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Coda might be one of the few must-see movies on the Apple TV+ platform and perhaps one of the best films focused on a family unit we’ve seen in a long time.
Reservation Dogs: Season 1 Episode 1 [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The unique spin of Reservation Dogs focusing on the indigenous gives it a unique hook – but that’s not the only reason you’ll wanna stick around.
Respect (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Respect puts respect on Aretha Franklin’s name while still addressing her demons, sordid relationships, and her father.
Mr. Corman: Season 1 Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
If you’re a millennial who isn’t happy with where you are in life now, Mr. Corman may feel like staring into a mirror being forced to watch the life you seek distractions from.
Masquerade (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Masquerade is the type of film which heavily relies on its ending to make up for nearly the entire movie.
The Boy Behind The Door (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While immensely frustrating sometimes, it is because The Boy Behind The Door gets you so invested that you hope for the best but expect the worst.
Pink Opaque (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
In Pink Opaque, we watch as its lead confronts an unstable present, a covered up past, and an uncertain future, as they deal with homelessness.
The Nevers: Season 1 (Part 1) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The first half of The Nevers makes you wonder if the second half of the season is needed to appreciate it or if it’ll just end up more of the same.
Bigger: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While in the midst of a pandemic, nothing slows down the characters of Bigger from better things, bigger drama, and people from their past shaking their world.
Genera+ion: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Genera+ion, while flawed, more than makes up for its low points by featuring queer people of color who bring a wealth of diverse stories.
Escape Room Franchise Cast and Character Guide (with Ending Spoilers)
A guide for the Escape Room Franchise. Noted are cast members, information about their character(s), and additional details about the film’s story and characters.
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions may make you think the rooms would be more elaborate and attendees savvier, but that is not the case.
Fear Street (Part 3) – 1666 – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Fear Street: Part 3 (1666) is the perfect ending to the horror trilogy and will make you hope more trilogies resolve as quickly as this one did.
The White Lotus: Season 1 Episode 1 [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A handful of eccentric people end up on Hawaiian resort where, in one week, someone dies.
Fear Street: 1978 – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While the sequel to Fear Street: 1994 loses some of the luster of the first entry, at the very least, it ends strong.
Queen Sugar: Season 5 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Season 5 of Queen Sugar, despite addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement, is a reprieve from what the show has perennially given viewers.
Remake Our Life: Season 1 Episode 1 [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Remake Our Life! pushes feelings of nostalgia as it allows its protagonist not to think, “What If?” but to choose the other path when they were at a crossroad.
Externo (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Externo, while at times tapping on that line of being too art-house, presents a compelling journey as one man vies to take over the world.
