Top Movies of 2022
Between movies and shorts, Wherever I Look covered over 230 productions in 2022, and here are our picks for what was the best of the year.
John Leguizamo
Violent Night (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Somehow, “Violent Night” finds a way to be flinch-worthy violent, consistently comical, and even stir up your emotions.
Encanto (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Fully expect Encanto to dominate this upcoming award season for its lessons, its themes, its characters, even its immigrant story, it is all too perfect.
The Night Clerk (2020) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Between seemingly exploiting its lead having Asperger’s to an uninspiring mystery, “The Night Clerk” struggles.
Playing with Fire (2019) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Playing With Fire is both a silly film with great chemistry amongst the adults and kids and one which offers a bit more to its characters than expected for a kid’s movie.
The Sun Is Also A Star (2019) [Movie] – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Compared to the book, the film version of The Sun Is Also A Star loses what made Natasha such a great character and, plainly, is a disappointing adaptation.
Latin History For Morons – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
John Leguizamo continues to use the unique lane he created for himself to not only present his comedic take on the ignorance of Latin history but also present an epic history lesson.
Latin History for Morons – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
As with any John Leguizamo theater performance, you get a strong sense of Latin culture, him manically controlling your attention and, with the subject matter, he even educates you a little bit.
Fugly! – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview John Leguizamo seemingly uses his life story as inspiration for a mediocre movie. Review (with Spoilers) Recently I was listening to Sommore on The Breakfast Club talk about how people look at doing standup as a launching pad, rather than a career, and also I recently watched Whoopi Goldberg’s first Broadway special. The combination…
Kick Ass 2 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Up the ante, up the violence, and up the hormones because while everything you love from the first returns and definitely outdoes itself, the repercussions from the first movie and decisions made in this movie lead to a whole lot of tears, fears, and tingly sensations. Review (with Spoilers)