The Spirit God Gave Us (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While the church is one way to meet people, what about meeting other men when you’re not sure of yourself?
Film Festival
From the Montclair Film Festival in New Jersey, New York’s NewFest, Tribeca Film Festival, and Urban World Film Festival, to the famed Sundance Film Festival, here you’ll find our film festival coverage (which contains movies, shorts, and episodic content).
All I Ever Wanted (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“All I Ever Wanted” reminds you that sometimes, what you desire, has always been there.
Lucky Fish (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Lucky Fish” gives you the kind of cute moment between two people that can bring on happy tears.
The Birth Of a Beautiful Butch (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Birth Of A Beautiful Butch” shows you why being your authentic self is the key to internal and external confidence
Vodka (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
With one of the greatest women she has ever known passing, Ivy tries to figure out how to honor her grandmother’s legacy.
Hardboiled (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this crime drama, an egg and pork chop are cops looking for justice since there is a murderer killing eggs by the dozen.
Lilith and Eve (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this alternate take on what happened in the Garden of Eden, Lilith decides to illuminate Eve to the truth about Adam and who is the first woman.
Pete (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “Pete,” whether trans, non-binary, or simply Pete, we watch as a young kid and their mom pursue the joys of little league baseball.
More Than I Remember (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“More Than I Remember” presents a less palatable version of why people immigrate, in animated form, but is no less a story to behold.
Tehura (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
When your culture is commercialized and its history downplayed or erased, there are times you have to remind yourself and others that who you are isn’t for someone’s entertainment.
Night Breakers (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In a seemingly post-apocalyptic world, the surface has soldiers who may kill people, and shadows have monsters. Let’s see if this group can get to their destination alive.
Girls Night In (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this silly horror short, two girls questions if the man who seemingly wants to kill them might be cute under his mask?
Bumblebees (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
It’s initiation night for the Bumblebees, and bets are on whether the new recruit can do what’s required.
You Can Live Forever (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “You Can Live Forever,” faith conflicts with sexuality as a Jehovah’s Witness girl falls for another girl who is by no means questioning their sexuality.
Don’t Make Me Go (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What could work as a lovely coming-of-age film focused on a father/daughter relationship ends with a rather unnecessary twist.
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Cha Cha Real Smooth” is an undisputable reason to dust off your Apple TV+ account or start a free trial.
Hoop Dreams (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In perhaps the cutest short you’ll ever see, we watch a little girl idolize her mother’s hoop earrings and question what powers they hold.
The Visitor (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The path to redemption has always been without explicit details, and for Humberto, he seems to feel his daughter’s life depends on him regaining his footing.
Good Girl Jane (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Good Girl Jane” overstays its welcome as it follows the downfall of a girl who falls in love with a dealer after suffering neglect and bullying.
Cherry (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Cherry is part coming of age, part abortion film, as its young lead contemplates the possibility of becoming a mom and the sacrifices that requires.
Pragma (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In a science experiment for graduate students, they are asked to trust the science, not their libidos, when finding their perfect partner.
Troy (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Thin walls and hearing all that your sex worker neighbor does in a day – would that be a deal-breaker for you?
Valentine (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A couple tries to work through one half exploring their gender or considering transitioning.
Dogfriend (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What was supposed to be a fun sexual encounter with a little romance turns into an unwanted conversation about race.
Work (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Struggling with moving on after the end of a notable relationship, Gabriela works to make ends meet and deal with their ex moving on.
A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
An older lesbian, who was at the forefront of the activism for LGBT+ equality, finds herself getting to see the fruits of her labor through the youth.
Sandstorm/Mulaqat (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
An older man, who has somehow seduced a high schooler, takes advantage of cultural and religious customs and values to coerce a meeting.
Night Bus (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this unfolding mystery, you may find yourself underestimating what will happen – thus leading to your mouth gaping by the end.
Daddy’s Girl (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A father and daughter bond while moving her out of a rather swanky apartment.
F^¢K ’€M R!GHT B@¢K (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
On the way to their dream, a rapper named Sammy finds their day job threatened thanks to someone with a fatty.
Champ (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
After practice, the girls’ basketball team gets together to play video games and talk, leading to a reveal that calls for revenge.
Huella (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this light horror short, a granddaughter finds herself facing her grandmother whose dying day was missed only by her.
The Right Words (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Right Words will have you twisting in your seat and glad you don’t speak French so you can block out everything but the subtitles to see how everything goes down.
Hallelujah (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this emotional short, two men, unprepared to raise kids, contemplate if they will take on their niece and nephew’s rearing.
Breathe (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Is it a con, or are they legit? That is what is explored in Breathe as a father/daughter duo attempt to do an exorcism.
Shark (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The comedic stylings of Shark will make you clamor for a full-length film featuring the prank-loving couple of Jack and Sofie.
Swallow The Universe (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Swallow The Universe is pure “What The F***” as it tells the story about a young person fighting off gods and animals who want their face.
Meal On The Plate (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In a way, Meal On The Plate seems to poke fun at those who have an aversion to vegetables and makes for a precautionary tale you could show children (of a certain age).
Leonor Will Never Die (2022) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Leonor Reyes is a retired action film director who finds herself inside the dangerous world of her new screenplay.
