Confessional (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Confessional has a sense of intimacy which allows each character to personally unfurl to you and deepen the mystery and reveal of the truth.
Drama
The human experience, sometimes at its most raw, is what you’ll find in the drama tag.
The Act: Season 1, Episode 1 “La Maison Du Bon Reve” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Based on a true story, The Act pushes all involved past what you might expect for some and others towards a reminder of why they have had such long careers.
Shrill: Season 1, Episode 1 “Annie” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (With Spoilers)
While diversity has come in the form of different skin tones, ethnicities and sexualities coming to the forefront, Shrill breaks ground.
Five Feet Apart (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Five Feet Apart not only delivers the expected tears but the kind of performances which legitimize the YA genre beyond predecessors.
Bronx SIU: Season 1, Episode 1 “Pride Cometh Before…” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Bronx SIU is the show to watch if you are curious about what UMC has to offer for it is just, read the premiere recap/ review.
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, is more so is the Otis Williams story, but that doesn’t take away from the nostalgia.
Climax (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While the high that comes from the music and dancing is ecstasy, once the high comes down, Climax pursues shock value to keep you stimulated.
Level 16 (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Level 16 could be used to talk about feminism and autonomy, but from an entertainment perspective? It’s a bit of a bore.
A Madea Family Funeral (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Madea’s final bow may be a slight disappointment, but the laughs will remind you of why you fell in love with the character.
Alone/Together (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Alone/Together is a bit forgettable, but makes for a breezy watch, as most Philippines based romances do.
The Umbrella Academy: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
The Umbrella Academy’s first season is a bit hit and miss, but by the final, it seems to have found its footing.
Kim Possible (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
This modernized version of Kim Possible could grow on you, but many of the jokes, and changes, including Kim being made insecure, may turn off older fans.
The Umbrella Academy: Season 1, Episode 1 “We Only See Each Other At Weddings and Funerals” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
The Umbrella Academy will surely become the next show you’ll see people flooding Netflix’s social media with “When is season 2?”
Untogether (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Untogether avoids the sisterhood you’d want to see develop for them to deal with their older boyfriends, and possibly their daddy issues.
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While I Want To Eat Your Pancreas is a bit heavy-handed about its lead character’s death, at first, it’ll still find a way to leave you in tears.
American Soul: Season 1, Episode 1 “Man Is First Destiny” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
BET has solidly found its lane by reminding the world of the glory of Black culture, especially through music, and this continues on American Soul.
Anywhere With You (2019) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Anywhere With You is an adorable movie which shows the challenges a young, newly to LA couple, deal with over the course of 24 hours.
Then Came You (2019) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Likely, by the end of Then Came You, you’ll be crying from both eyes, have snot on your upper lip, and will have a trembling lip.
Velvet Buzzsaw – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Velvet Buzzsaw barely lives up to the expectations of what you expect from a horror, lacks the urgency of a thriller, and is mostly just posh art world drama.
Fighting With My Family (2019) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Fighting With My Family is touching, hilarious, and has the kind of journey we’ve only gotten to enjoy in boxing films for the last few years.
Miss Bala (2019) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between Miss Bala being curbed to PG-13, and lacking shades of grey, while entertaining, it isn’t necessarily a must see.
Rent: Live – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
RENT: Live does occasionally stumble, and may not live up to expectations, but you can see an effort made to honor the spirit of the musical.
Polar (2019) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
When Polar tries to be funny, it veers towards being a horrible movie. However, when it is harnessing the seriousness of Mikkelsen’s persona, it flourishes
Wayne: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While compared to The End of The F***ing World, Wayne proves itself to be more than a distant, working class, American cousin.
IO (2019) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The loneliness of a dilapidated Earth is the focus IO, a rather dry sci-fi drama that could have been better than what was delivered.
Wayne: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Chapter One: Get Some Then” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Wayne may very well be the first show that makes you want to have YouTube Premium.
The Passage: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While The Passage has a few things going for it, it’s hard not to get the vibe you’ve seen this story done elsewhere and wonder if it’ll do better.
The Last Laugh – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Last Laugh is an acute reminder that getting older doesn’t mean you lose your will to live but more so take the idea of living more seriously.
The Upside – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Kevin Hart continues to wade slowly into the drama genre and while maintaining growth in that area, he doesn’t abandon what made him famous in the first place.
Godzilla (Part 3): The Planet Eater – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The finale of Netflix’s Godzilla series attempts to make up for the ho-hum second entry and leaves room for future sequels.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms will not only help you gauge if you need more water in your diet but have you wailing and your bottom lip trembling.
Leave No Trace – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Leave No Trace’s focus on a father/daughter relationship in which the main crux is stability brings about wonderful performances from Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie.
The Rising of the Shield Hero: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Shield Hero” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Rising of the Shield Hero lives up to what its trailer hyped and may provide oh so much more.
If Beale Street Could Talk – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
If Beale Street Could Talk may not meet expectations, but that’s because it subverts that for what cinema, especially Black cinema, needs.
And Breathe Normally (Andið eðlilega) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
And Breathe Normally is a slow-moving drama which has touching moments but won’t necessarily leave you saying or in awe.
State Like Sleep – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the mystery may not hit as hard as it should, Katherine Waterston makes up for it with a commanding performance.
Hedgehog – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Hedgehog, using its long time length, addresses its leads toxic behavior and takes note of the difficulty in being vulnerable and not relying on what is easy or convenient.
Good Trouble: Season 1/ Episode 1 “DTLA” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Good Trouble, as The Fosters did, is charged with messages of equality mixed in with the relationship (platonic and otherwise) drama fans of its predecessor are used to.
Unbreakable – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
While over 18 years separated from Unbreakable’s release, you can see why 2019’s Glass is considered a long time coming.
