Selah and The Spades – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Selah and the Spades” begs for a revival as a series as it tries to cram so much into one experience.
Drama
The human experience, sometimes at its most raw, is what you’ll find in the drama tag.
Outer Banks: Season 1 Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
In many ways, “Outer Banks” may feel like it is going by a checklist as it introduces you to its world and characters, but there is hope that may not be the case.
Code 8 (2019) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Code 8” gives a pleasant alternative to what the Marvel/DC brand has saturated the market with when it comes to superpowered humans.
Tigertail (2020) – Review and Summary, With Spoilers
“Tigertail” gives you an understanding of the sacrifices immigrants make for what they think will make them happy, and how that affects the generations that come after. Director(s) Alan Yang Screenplay By Alan Yang Date Released (Netflix) 4/10/2020 Genre(s) Drama, Romance, Non-English Duration 1 Hour, 31 Minutes Rating PG Noted Cast Pin Jui (Grover) Tzi…
Fleabag (NT Live) – Review and Summary with Spoilers
For those who have watched the first season of “Fleabag,” the live rendition is a treat. However, if they haven’t, you may wonder what the hype is about.
Ozark: Season 3 – Review and Summary with Spoilers
As in previous seasons, Ozark may show Marty as the lead, but in reality, it is the women of the show who make it what it is.
Unorthodox: Season 1 – Review and Summary with Spoilers
As “Unorthodox” exposes you to a Hasidic Jewish community, it also introduces Shira Haas, who has the potential to be either an indie darling or mainstream star.
The Ghost Who Walks (2019) – Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Ghost Who Walks” is a potential tear-jerker which, if it doesn’t make you cry, at least provides you with a thrill ride.
Unorthodox: Season 1 Episode 1 “Part 1” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In part 1 of “Unorthodox,” we are introduced to a young girl yearning for family, and what she gets instead is what it appears to be a religion enforced prison.
Sing ‘Yesterday’ For Me: Season 1 Episode 1 “Scene 01” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Sing ‘Yesterday’ For Me,” as it addresses the regrets that come with early adulthood, makes you hyper-aware of what is and isn’t going right in your life.
Freshman Year – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Freshman Year” avoids being heavy-handed or eye-roll-inducing about faith. Rather, it approaches a young man’s faith, and decisions, with a realistic tone.
Intermedium (2019) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Intermedium,” like most shorts, is an appetizer. And like any appetizer, it leaves you wanting more.
Pretty Little Stalker – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Pretty Little Stalker” will keep you engaged throughout its time length, but I can’t say it should be high up on your watchlist.
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts” will remind you of a time when documentaries gave you the behind the scenes look that social media snatched away.
Uncorked (2020) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Uncorked,” sidesteps the usual dealings caused by poverty and racism to explore its leads’ father/son relationship, to sometimes mixed results.
Cherish The Day: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
“Cherish The Day” with its sometimes complicated, yet never messy, love story answers the call for rich Black love stories.
Go Back To China (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While “Go Back To China” may come off as some silly or light-hearted, as it touches upon Chinese culture and family, it goes so deeper than expected.
Self Made: Inspired By The Life of Madam C.J. Walker – Review
“Self Made: Inspired By The Life of Madam C.J. Walker” has the performances and inspirational story you expect, but also the kind of drama which keeps this from being seen as prestigious.
On My Block: Season 3 Review
While the development of Jasmine is ace this season, the other elements of season 3 of “On My Block” are frustrating, inconsistent, or feel like a repeat of the past.
Motherland: Fort Salem – Season 1 Episode 1 “Say The Words” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a slight change of pace, “Motherland: Fort Salem” may focus on witches and the supernatural, but with the general omittance of men, things appear far more severe.
Little Fires Everywhere: Season 1 Episode 1 “The Spark” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In its series premiere, “Little Fires Everywhere” takes us back to 1997 and gives us a socio-economic tale with characters ready to burst at the seams.
M.O.M. (Mothers of Monsters) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
With “M.O.M. (Mothers of Monsters)” seeking to flesh out the fear of one parent, we’re reminded how difficult it might be to stop a catastrophe.
Stargirl (2020) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
“Stargirl” in depicting what happens when you allow yourself to be what others want, brings about one of the best family appropriate live-action films from Disney in ages.
All The Bright Places (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
All The Bright Places fulfills your need for butterflies and tears, as most YA novel adaptations do.
I Am Not Okay with This: Season 1 Episode 1 “Dear Diary…” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After proving herself to be able to carry multiple films, even if they are meh, “I Am Not Okay With This” allows Sophia Lillis to be in her element and kick ass.
The Night Clerk (2020) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Between seemingly exploiting its lead having Asperger’s to an uninspiring mystery, “The Night Clerk” struggles.
Goldie (2020) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
In this coming of age tale, everything is about that one chance to make it and if things don’t come together, the worst happening.
For Life: Season 1 Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In “For Life,” rather than be yet another courtroom drama where the cases seem to only matter that episode, we get a show in which each case is a building block for the future.
Violet Evergarden I: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
“Violet Evergarden I: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll” reminds you no matter how much time has passed, you can still be strongly affected by a well-developed character.
The Photograph (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Photograph” develops a mother/daughter relationship, a romance, as well as explores one woman’s struggle with the concept of love.
Stuck With You: Season 1 – Review/ Summary
Through its exploration of marriage and relationships, after the honeymoon phase, “Stuck With You” explores that period between wanting to leave but not lose your investment.
Cherish The Day: Season 1 Episode 1 “Genesis” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review
OWN continues to be one of the premier networks for dramas featuring elite Black talent, and Ava DuVernay’s “Cherish The Day” furthers the network’s legacy.
The Rhythm Section (2020) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Rhythm Section” desires to be cool, edgy, and give Lively the allowance to be a super spy, but it doesn’t get to complete its mission.
The Assistant – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
While “The Assistant” may seem like it wants to play upon the multiple #MeToo scandals, it sidesteps sensationalism in its approach.
The Stranger: Season 1 Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In the new Netflix mystery series, one person’s reveal of a mother’s lie and a bunch of teenagers having a wild night, unravel a family, and their community.
What Love Looks Like (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In a film fit for Valentine’s Day, “What Love Looks Like” brings us the beauty of love as it begins and the mourning period when it is at its end.
My Hindu Friend (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“My Hindu Friend” dances around the viewer’s expectations by creating a sexual, emotional, and sometimes utterly weird tale based on Héctor Babenco final year of life.
A Fall From Grace (2020) – Review, Summary
“A Fall From Grace” will make you wish Netflix had an audio track with comedians giving commentary to substitute a live audience.
Jezebel (2019) – Review/ Summary
While you have to appreciate the sense of ownership, value, and advocacy “Jezebel” presents when it comes to Black bodies, it’s not the most entertaining thing to watch.
