Materialists (2025) Movie Review & Summary
Materialists may not hold a candle to Past Lives, but it does present the idea a scripted matchmaking show could be good – just maybe not with the lead characters.
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Oh, Hi! (Tribeca 2025) Film Review & Summary
Oh, Hi! asks its audience, how far can its lead actress go, and you stay on her side?
Ride or Die (Tribeca 2025) Film Review & Summary
Ride or Die finds its greatest strength in Stella Everett’s performance, but it struggles to move beyond the appearance of sensationalism.
Lemonade Blessing (Tribeca 2025) Review & Summary
Lemonade Blessing provides a different kind of coming-of-age film, especially with the inclusion of faith, as it shows the conflict in ways that don’t feel sensationalized.
Lost In Starlight (2025) Review & Summary
Lost In Starlight, as its leads work through their personal anxiety and trauma, reminds you what finding “The One” looks like.
The Last Of Us: Season 2 – Review and Summary
The Last Of Us, as it tries to have Pedro Pascal pass the baton to Bella Ramsey, stumbles in ways that qualifies season 2 as a sophomore slump.
Forever: Season 1 – Review and Summary
Forever feels like watching those classic 90s or 00s movies, but as a show and without them time jumping from the teen years to the leads being adults.
Shadow Force (2025) Review & Summary
Shadow Force wastes Kerry Washington and Omar Sy’s chemistry on some of the most mediocre villains ever seen in a wide theatrical release.
Sinners (2025) Review & Summary
Sinners further cements that Coogler and Jordan are one of the top actor and writer/director duos in American media currently, with signs they will raise each other’s pedestal each time they work together.
On Swift Horses (2025) Review & Summary
While On Swift Horses might be longer than many may care for, it is undeniably engaging and you’ll wish it were a mini-series to allow you bite-sized pieces of more.
