Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2023) – Review and Summary
In a woodburning oven type of romance featuring usual romance and LGBT+ tropes, you get “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.”
Rated PG-13
Sitting In Bars With Cake (2023) – Review and Summary
“Sitting In Bars With Cake” will push you to be grateful for your best friend, or closest friend, as you watch two best friends hit many monumental moments – of which not all are positive.
Slotherhouse (2023) – Review and Summary
“Slotherhouse,” like most horror comedies, are enjoyable as long as you can embrace how ridiculous it is for if you look past the superficial, there isn’t much there.
Haunted Mansion (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
While a unnecessary reboot, there is no denying this adaptation aims to bring something different.
Sound of Freedom (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
Jim Cavaziel auditions to be Liam Neeson’s successor as he takes on becoming the savior for children kidnapped and put into the sex trafficking industry.
Theater Camp (2023) – Review and Summary
Anyone who has been part of a theater production will recognize any of the shenanigans that take place in Theater Camp, a funny love letter to young thespians.
Barbie (2023) – Movie Review and Summary
“Barbie” is a fun, often comical movie laced with a strong feminist message and depiction of what can happen if toxic masculinity and patriarchal views go unchecked.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One: Movie Review and Summary
The issue with “Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One” is that, like its title suggests, the plot and exposition can be so dense that the audience may yawn or laugh.
Insidious: The Red Door (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
“Insidious: The Red Door” is a reminder of why it has been so refreshing for new horror movies to not only come out but also get a marketing budget so that you know they exist.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)- Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
The lack of a coherent plot and action in “The Dial of Destiny” brings Indiana Jones to a frustrating and disappointing end.
Past Lives (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
Beautiful and slow-moving, “Past Lives” reminds you that love is often a series of decisions that inspire feelings, not the other way around.
The Boogeyman (2023) – Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Boogeyman” crafts grief, scares, and compelling performances in a way few monster movies do.
Book Club 2: The Next Chapter (2023) – Movie Review and Summary
“Book Club 2: The Next Chapter” is a light-hearted, funny, and beautiful portrait which uses Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist” as the catalyst for everything.
Polite Society (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Polite Society” has all the workings of a sleeper hit thanks to its blend of action, comedy, and injection of culture to make it stand out.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret” is the kind of coming-of-age story that isn’t produced enough with this amount of marketing.
Champions (2023) – Movie Review
Coach Marcus ordered by a judge to coach a team of disabled athetes for 90 days gets more than he bargained for in this heartfelt comedy.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” delivers the kind of fun and funny, action/adventure that, hopefully, they don’t milk into a franchise.
Shazam! The Fury of the Gods (2023) – Movie Review
Shazam! Fury of the Gods returns as a sequel with the super hero family battling a wicked trio of twisted sisters complete with a dragon and monsters wreaking havoc on Philadelphia.
Creed III (2023) – Review/ Summary
It has long been said that men fight through what they feel, especially towards each other, and in “Creed III,” we see that in real-time as two brothers fight through shared pain and trauma.
Your Place Or Mine (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Your Place Or Mine” shows the beauty of a relationship being built on friendship, even if the friendship exists due to cowardice.
80 For Brady (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In the kind of girls’ trip you didn’t know you needed, “80 For Brady” shows how sports aren’t just about the big win but the communities they create.
Maybe I Do (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey act as Trojan horses for a movie about love, companionship, and marriage after 60.
Missing (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Missing,” a pseudo-sequel to 2018’s “Searching,” is the kind of mystery/ thriller that gets your heart pumping and glued to the screen like a kid watching Cocomelon.
M3GAN (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“M3GAN” continues the horror trends of 2022 by trying to craft a new horror icon but also work well as a stand-alone feature (though it does set up a sequel).
A Man Called Otto (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“A Man Called Otto” is the perfect way to end 2022, especially if you need a good cry.
Living (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While “Living” can operate as a joke of how bureaucracy can kill the soul, it also pushes you to remember your part in making a life easier or harder.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” will make you forget the countless TV movies that predates it.
Darby And The Dead (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Darby and The Dead,” being yet another teen movie focused on the outcast who, with a makeover, becomes popular, sidesteps what could have made it interesting.
In Her Hands (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“In Her Hands” is a draining, in the best way, documentary to watch as you come to understand how imperialism affects those subjugated.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Vengence, death, and colonization fuel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” but rarely as far as you wish it would.
Prey For The Devil (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While you have to appreciate “Prey For The Devil” reminding you the history of exorcisms is rooted in the ignorance of psychology and medicine, that doesn’t make its desire to become a franchise any more appealing.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” may have a disappointing mystery, but its zany and comedic characters compensate for that.
Close (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Male intimacy, and what western society is still adjusting to, makes “Close” a notable exploration of a loving friendship between two boys.
The Woman King (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Woman Kin” breaks the mold many may see Viola Davis trapped in as she takes on the role of an action hero during a daunting time in Africa’s history.
Fall (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Fall” will make your anxiety skyrocket and create moments when you will suspend disbelief and hold your breath as you question whether the leads will live or die.
Mack and Rita (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Mack and Rita” reverses the de-age trope and shows getting older is a blessing and underrated privilege.
