Who We Are Now – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Who We Are Now presents a spotlight on Julianne Nicholson which she uses to show her undeniable talent and to challenge your perception of Emma Roberts.
Drama
The human experience, sometimes at its most raw, is what you’ll find in the drama tag.
Sharp Objects: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Vanish” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sharp Objects, like many an HBO mini-series before, reminds you why the network is the anti-Netflix by focusing on quality over quantity.
Us and Them (Hou Lai De Wo Men) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
By the end of Us and Them, you’ll be exhausted by watching such a long movie and will need a tissue for your tears and snot.
Bad Peter – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this sci-fi short, an AI named Peter is supposed to help this woman named Rachel have a successful pregnancy – by any means necessary.
Love Is: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Nuri and Yasir” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Love Is won’t just renew your faith in the possibility of finding blissful love, but also your faith in what television can offer.
Superfly – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I want you to imagine a 90s rap video with a big budget and an intro which goes on forever. That part of the video sums up Superfly.
Impulse: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Impulse is a weird mix of indie movie vibes, FreeForm teen angst, and CW’s love for superheroes.
A Kid Like Jake – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A Kid Like Jake focuses less on the subject matter and more on the parents trying to navigate how to raise a kid like Jake.
Hearts Beat Loud – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Hearts Beat Loud is the type of indie you wish was on Netflix for the sake of being accessible yet also presents the argument of why some films must be seen in theaters.
All Summers End – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
All Summers End is the quintessential summer movie featuring a young love that fills your stomach with butterflies but is bittersweet.
The Tale – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Disturbing yet weirdly artsy, The Tale questions and prods the past as Jennifer Fox comes to term with a less rosey version of her history.
Deadpool 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Deadpool 2 reminds you of what the comic book world was like before creating cinematic universes killed the fun and excitement.
Book Club – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Book Club, thanks to the veteran actresses who take lead, is touching, comical, and something you have to question: why is it so rare?
The Cured – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Cured brings to question what would happen if zombies actually became cured and there was a movement to reintegrate them into society – as a subclass of humans.
Anon – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between a plot which seems like a small budget Minority Report to the dryness of Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried, this may be the perfect film for a Sunday afternoon nap.
Tully – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Tully is an ode to mothers who found a way to survive child rearing one way or another, even if it was by allowing themselves to go a little crazy.
Mary Shelley – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like most period dramas, the score is sweeping and acting is pretty dry, but Fanning’s charm and Sturridge and Booth’s theatrics will keep you from falling asleep.
All These Small Moments – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
All These Small Moments gives you a taste of so many great stories and leaves you hungering for more from each one.
The Week Of – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Adam Sandler seemingly tries to combine his style of comedy with his more appreciated dramatic works, we get the very rough The Week Of.
In a Relationship – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a Relationship tones down the dramatics of young love and while the lack of dramatics does make the film eventually feel dull, it also makes it one the most honest depiction you’ve seen in a while.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post excels as a comedy but, at best, is average in terms of its coming of age drama element.
Jellyfish – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jellyfish really does push the idea that being a first-time anything should heighten expectations than lower them.
Little Woods – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Little Woods may sell you on the idea of a bi-racial sisterhood, but it’s more so about critiquing the American health system vs. what Canada offers and the illegal market the discrepancy creates.
O.G. – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
O.G. is a mixture of Oscar bait editing with the realness that comes from having its actor surrounding by real people doing time.
Dude – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dude should have been a series – point blank. For between the writing and casting, this just being an hour and a half will make you feel cheated.
The Misandrists – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Depending on whether you stick to what is presented on the surface, or go deeper, that will ultimately decide whether you allow yourself to enjoy The Misandrist.
And Then I Go – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Considering the times we are in, if I was still in middle school or high school, I’d skip every assembly after watching this movie.
A Quiet Place – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A Quiet Place is not your mainstream horror movie and with that comes plus and minuses depending on how you like your horror.
6 Balloons – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
6 Balloons may not become your favorite movie, but it will help you see Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson in a new light.
I Feel Pretty – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Feel Pretty is the follow-up to Trainwreck people were waiting for out of Amy Schumer.
Daughter – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Daughter provides a bit of social commentary when it comes to respectability politics and whether women set themselves up to be raped or killed.
The Relationtrip – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Over the course of a weekend, two people, both dealing with issues that ruined past relationships, go through every stage of love in a brilliantly weird and comical way.
Gemini – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Zoe Kravitz remains a draw, this film may feel like a bait and switch if you are getting a ticket to see her.
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Summer: The Donna Summer Musical has a bit of an odd timeline for its narrative, it reminds you that the queen of disco’s reign has yet to end.
First Match – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a complicated father/ daughter relationship, the one thing the dad needs from his daughter and could bring them together could potentially ruin her future.
Tyler Perry’s Acrimony – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While still containing Tyler Perry’s campy style, his experiment with the thriller genre may lead those who haven’t written him off to be impressed.
Roxanne Roxanne – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Roxanne Roxanne is a story which needed to be told, but there might be some who wished it was told better.
Tomb Raider – Review (with Spoilers)
While you have to appreciate Vikander’s take on the legendary video game heroine, it completely misses the mark on what made Lara Croft a mainstay of her industry.
Prodigy (2018) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Prodigy, through simplicity in setup, allows young actress Savannah Liles to shine as she plays off veteran Richard Neil and give us a layered performance of a 9-year-old sociopath.
