White Lie – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In White Lie, you watch as a con artist desperately tries to maintain their story of having cancer, seemingly by any means necessary.
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In the LGBT tag, you’ll find posts featuring productions with LGBTQIA+ storylines, or productions with prominent characters who identify under one of the acronyms.
Run Hide Fight – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
You ever think to yourself, “I built up a tolerance to this kind of stuff?” Yeah, “Run Hide Fight” may test that theory.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 4 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comes to an end, and, honestly, you’re reminded more so of where the series went wrong than what it did right.
Adachi and Shimamura: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Adachi and Shimamura takes the slow and steady approach to love. Thus giving you something which may feel annoyingly slow at times, but often authentic.
Call Me Kat: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Plus One” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Call Me Kat, an American remake of Miranda Hart’s Miranda, may need more time than FOX may give it to be what it can and needs to be.
Alaska Is A Drag – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Alaska Is A Drag reminds you how much hope one can have when you have someone in your corner and find people who not just accept but love you.
For The Love of Jason: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
UMC’s newest show For The Love of Jason has everything it needs, except enough episodes to not feel a bit rushed.
Industry: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While Industry does not have every character live up to its potential, Myha’la Herrold and Ken Leung damn near save the show.
First Christmas – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
As with most of OWN’s “OWN For The Holidays,” First Christmas pushes new narratives beyond the Christmas formula, which might be the best one yet.
The Christmas Lottery – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While The Christmas Lottery has many familiar storylines, between a prominently featured lesbian couple and avoiding being as corny as most holiday movies, this is one to see.
Happiest Season – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While there might be times Happiest Season may make you roll your eyes, its heart and certain characters keep you watching until the end.
Uncle Frank (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Uncle Frank, thanks to Paul Bettany and Sophia Lillis, leaves a bit of a heavyweight on your shoulder that can only be relieved with tears.
A New York Christmas Wedding (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
If you like holiday movies which get your emotional, feature a “What If?” and are a little queer, you will love A New York Christmas Wedding.
Freaky (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Similar to Happy Death Day, you’ll find Freaky has an unexpectedly good blend of horror and comedy – though it won’t do for its leads as we saw for Jessica Rothe.
Gossamer Folds (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Despite its subject matter, there is something surprisingly tame about “Gossamer Folds,” which shows how tolerance and acceptance develops over hate.
Ellie and Abbie (And Ellie’s Dead Aunt) (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Despite a few painfully awkward moments, “Ellie and Abbie (And Ellie’s Dead Aunt” does ultimately give you what you need from it.
Tahara (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In what may feel like a prequel to “Shiva Baby,” Rachel Sennott is joined by Madeline Grey DeFreece for another awkward funeral situation.
Dating Amber (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Dating Amber,” set in 1995, reminds you how much has changed in 25 years as we follow two Irish teens dealing with being ostracized for their sexuality.
Shiva Baby – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Dancing on the tightrope between cringe and funny, “Shiva Baby” presents Rachel Sennott as someone on the cusp of mainstream fame.
Lovecraft Country: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Lovecraft Country” continues the burgeoning tradition of, within the fantasy/horror genre, embedding Black stories to bring America’s shameful history back to life.
Were You Gay In High School (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Were You Gay In High School” has the quality and appeal of something you’d think was released on Wong Fu’s YouTube channel due to its comedy and heart.
Egghead & Twinkie (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Coming out isn’t always a delicate procedure, as shown in “Egghead & Twinkie.”
And Then She Kissed Me (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Set to the song “And Then She Kissed Me” by St. Vincent, the short, sharing the song’s name, is a sweet and quick romance made to make you swoon.
Grand Army: Season 1 Episode 1 “Brooklyn, 2020” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
“Grand Army” with its socially mixed teens, all going through something, could be Netflix’s next big teen/ young adult series.
Adachi and Shimamura: Season 1 Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
While there is some ecchi for those who need it, largely “Adachi and Shimamura” keeps things cute, with a dash of complicat
P-Valley: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While P-Valley takes a while to get its groove, and has misplaced focus with its characters, by the end you’re hooked.
The Chi: Season 3 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As The Chi continues to prune and grow, you can see it is fearless as it pursues avoiding routine and stagnancy.
Unpregnant (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
A film about a young woman trying to get an abortion and keeping it from everyone due to imposed shame – yet it is also a comedy.
Trinkets: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In the final season of Trinkets you can see there was so much left to cover, but the writers salvaged what plans they could.
Chemical Hearts (2020) – Review/ Summary
Chemical Hearts is draining, in the best way, as it takes you through the emotional toll of not just healing, but shedding your childhood and expectations.
Don’t Look Deeper: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Don’t Look Deeper feels limited by the way Quibi handles its productions, considering it ends almost as soon as it finishes laying down its foundation.
The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of “The Umbrella Academy” still has a villain problem, but with heading to the 60s comes a new timeline to save and blessed characters.
Love On The Spectrum: Season 1 Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
In the first episode alone, “Love on the Spectrum” may do more to reinforce your idea of how special and beautiful love is than any romance movie you’ve ever seen.
Hightown: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
While “Hightown” struggles to find its groove at first, after discarding a few storylines and characters, it picks up the pace and becomes a reason to subscribe to Starz.
I May Destroy You: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (Spoilers)
“I May Destroy You” presents far more than a narrative about navigating life post being raped. It is a conversation starter with a wide range of topics.
Vida: Season 3 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
After a ten-episode season in season 2, the 6 episode season 3 feels like a disservice to such a great show.
Legendary: Season 1 Episode 1 “Welcome to My House” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
As “Pose” reintroduces ballroom to the mainstream, we meet the modern-day girls ready to make you gag as you possibly question why two people are their judges.
Motherland – Fort Salem: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Motherland – Fort Salem” reminds you why there is a craving for original ideas and not rehashed stories, be it in the form of remakes of novel adaptations.
Sex Education: Season 2 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
In season 2 of Sex Education, the show moves beyond the physical act of sex and focuses more on intimacy – both in and out of the bedroom.
