Here and Now – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Here and Now is a slow-moving drama which all builds up to one reveal, and doesn’t really dive deep into the thereafter.
The human experience, sometimes at its most raw, is what you’ll find in the drama tag.
Here and Now is a slow-moving drama which all builds up to one reveal, and doesn’t really dive deep into the thereafter.
Beautiful Boy has wonderful performances that compensate for a story that didn’t translate well to the big screen.
Comparing the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina to the 90s version is like comparing The Dark Knight to Adam West’s Batman – in the best way possible.
Mid90s has the rawness of Kids, but feels less about being provocative and more about trying to present characters you’d think were based off real people.
How To Get Over a Breakup does drag a bit at times but, depending on if you are going through a breakup, it might be just what you need.
Stella’s Last Weekend may lead you to think the movie is about a dying dog, but it is really about two brothers relationship becoming stronger.
After Everything is exhausting in the best way. For it really makes you passionate about the possibility of this couple making it and not ending up just a memory to one another.
When I’ve Wanted To Die, feels like a visual summary, with an incremental update, of Anna Akana’s book released last year.
The Haunting of Hill House seems to be more about a family’s drama, with horror elements to keep it from getting boring, than a fright fest.
The rich and poor intermingling, the plight of one Palestinian girl, someone HIV+, and boys trying to hide their homosexuality – OH THE DRAMA!
While, like most book adaptations, in losing some of the fat the film loses some of what made the book great, what isn’t lost is the key message The Hate U Give pushed.
A Star Is Born starts strong and burns bright but, by the end, you’ll be burnt out as it sludges its way to the finish.
Cruise may not cause butterflies or be the best star-crossed romance you’ve ever seen, but it is a decent way to kill an hour and a half.
In a way, A Million Little Things seems to be ABC’s answer to This Is Us but with a focus on a friendship rather than a family.
While the gangster side of Mr. Inbetween is generic, us watching the lead play father, brother, and guy who has no game with ladies helps give it something to hook viewers.
The only reason Maniac presents to continue past episode 1 is your loyalty and faith in the actors. Not their characters or the story.
While the message is clear and strong in Nappily Ever After, the story, by comparison, is a tad weak.
Life Itself will leave you crying in the worse way. I’m talking gasping for air, with a burning throat, for the devastation is too much.
Thanks to Elizabeth Olsen, the full weight of emotion dealing with losing your spouse, while young, will weigh on you like a sandbag.
White Boy Rick seems to follow a worn out list of what “Based on a True Story” films must do and thus lacks anything to make this feel truly different from the rest.
Sadly, neither the Black experience during WWII Germany nor the odd love affair between a Nazi soldier and Black German girl flourish.
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream is a likable love story but, if not a fan of Trump, it recapping the night he got elected might dampen the romance.
The Wife seems like an oddly placed summer film, for it has all the workings to be Oscar bait – without coming off pretentious.
Consider A Discovery of Witches a matured version of the many mystic being franchises which focus on teenagers.
While MDMA does have an engaging story, it is also the type of film you wish could’ve dived more into certain characters and subjects.
I want you to imagine the mystery aspect of Gone Girl, mixed with the comedy of Bad Moms. An imperfect union of the two would equal A Simple Favor.
While the bleeping of curse words may annoy you, everything else will fascinate you to the point of being tempted to get the book to spoil what’s to come.
The Hows of Us presents one of the cutest, down to Earth romances which addresses what happens when your high school sweetheart struggles to be your adult boyfriend.
Sierra Burgess Is A Loser comes off so good until it creates an unrealistic relationship and rushes the resolution to the climax.
The Bobby Brown Story seemingly had two goals in mind: Demystify his relationship to Whitney Houston and show how much better he is now.
As you can imagine, The Bobby Brown Story is from his point of view and with Bobby having lived a full life of triumph and loss, he has no f***s to give. Which shows in this movie.
In the civil rights era, and before, it is easy to forget it was more than a Black and white issue. There were also those who didn’t fit in either box. June gives a glimpse of their story.
While the first case of Miss Sherlock may not be much of a hook, Yûko Takeuchi as the legendary detective compensates for that.
The Laws of Thermodynamics goes so deep into the science of physics, that it makes the romances advertised feel like a bait and switch.
Imagine if Mr. Rogers didn’t have his religious upbringing to fall back on. If his world fell apart and he couldn’t calmly handle it? Well, that is the story of Kidding.
While Kin does have an ending which makes it seem a bit like a certain action franchise, it does leave you wanting more.
Support The Girls is a tad strange, and lacks any real story, but Haley Lu Richardson and Shayna McHayle make it worth watching till the end.
In this short, a young woman toils over the idea of getting back with an abusive fiancé.
The Last Goodbye spends its runtime wisely to make sure its ending packs a punch.
The overall goal of Wherever I Look is to fill in that space between the average fan and critic and advise you on what’s worth experiencing.
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