Creed II – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like most boxing movies, when the actors are in the ring you’re flinching and engaged. However, once they leave the ring? Well, let’s just say you’ll be counting down to the next fight.
Drama
The human experience, sometimes at its most raw, is what you’ll find in the drama tag.
Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Ralph Breaks The Internet may have an excellent example of toxic behavior for a conversation starter, but outside of that it feels like a parade its leads get lost in.
My Brilliant Friend: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Le Bambole (The Dolls)” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While My Brilliant Friend overloads you with character introductions, the leads keep a tight enough grip for you to not end up lost.
Never Heard – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Never Heard does let a character’s potential fall through the cracks, it’s use of faith and the challenges of fatherhood give reason to check this out.
Dirty John: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Approachable Dreams” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dirty John ends its first episode definitely hooking you and making you want to spoil the ending with reading the real story.
Jinn – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jinn gives us a rare kind of coming of age tale which is driven to greatness thanks to the writing of Nijla Mu’Min and performance of Zoe Renee.
Widows – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Widows pushes the need to question, what would it be like if those who made art house and Oscar-caliber films ventures outside their comfort zone – and succeeded.
Instant Family – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Instant Family offers it all. Vulgar comedy, touching moments that make you cry, and compelling viewpoints on fostering and adoption.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Grindelwald’s reason for taking power away from humanity is revealed, the romance of the first movie expands and deepens.
The New Romantic – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The New Romantic solidifies Jessica Barden’s stardom as she begins to forge a path that will surely lead to others being compared to her.
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.
Beautiful Boy – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Beautiful Boy has wonderful performances that compensate for a story that didn’t translate well to the big screen.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Chapter 1: October Country” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
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 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
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 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
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 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
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 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
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 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
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: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Steven Sees a Ghost” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
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.
Elite: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The rich and poor intermingling, the plight of one Palestinian girl, someone HIV+, and boys trying to hide their homosexuality – OH THE DRAMA!
