First Date (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
If you thought McG’s The Babysitter series was over the top and crazy, Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp respond with “Challenge accepted” with First Date.
Romance
R#J – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
We’ve all seen some version of Romeo and Juliet, but none of them compare to Carey Williams’ R#J.
The Criminals – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Many young adults worldwide take advantage of privacy, which isn’t legally available to our two leads. But will they risk getting arrested to get it?
If Only You Were Mine – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
The seduction of someone older and more mature meets realizing their maturity doesn’t mean they are ready for you.
Stanley – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Stanley buries the lead with sex and ends before you feel it gets to the good part.
Lolo – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In Lolo, you’ll feel like you are watching the childhood years of a group of friends before the time jumps to them as adults.
It’s A Sin: Season 1 Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In It’s A Sin, we’re reminded what can matter more than the right school or job is finding your people — especially if you’re gay men in the 80s.
Wandavision: Season 1 Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While you may want to applaud Marvel for trying something different with the MCU, Wandavision doesn’t seem like a guaranteed hit right out of the park.
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.
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets is draining, beautiful, yet a reminder that there is no instant cure or end to the struggle of making progress. Sometimes just an occasional reprieve.
Bridgerton: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Bridgerton on its surface can be breezy and a quick watch. However, if you choose to analyze it, it can be far deeper than a girl finding love in a newly diverse world.
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.
Horimiya: Season 1 Episode 1 “A Tiny Happenstance” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In Horimiya, two high school teenagers show a side of themselves no one at school gets to see and maybe, just maybe, it might blossom into a romance.
If Not Now, When? – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
“If Not Now, When?” in exploring the struggle to maintain long relationships, reminds you why all the work is ultimately worth it.
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.
Bridgerton: Season 1 Episode 1 “Diamond of the First Water” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Shondaland takes its second crack at doing a period piece by focusing on a drama with a Gossip Girl spin and a social season in which many young ladies vie for the best bachelors.
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.
Wonder Woman 1984 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Wonder Woman 1984 desires to sidestep what a lot of superhero movies do by focusing more on romance and reminding us the villains aren’t truly evil, they’re actually disenfranchised.
I Remember – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
I Remember asks you to forgive it’s lead tells, as he gets the chance to live out his dream of dating the girl who always seemed out of his league.
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.
Sylvie’s Love (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While the longing looks and stolen moments will entice you, it’s hard to move past how Sylvie’s Love begins soiled.
Cooking Up Christmas – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Cooking Up Christmas gives you a nice family movie dealing with coming back together after loss, lies, and setbacks that closes people off from what and who they love.
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.
Songbird – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Songbird ignores whether producing a COVID romance is inappropriate and doesn’t even deliver a good enough relationship to never mind its ill-taste.
A Christmas For Mary – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
A Christmas For Mary makes it clear last year’s holiday offerings were a warm-up as clearly OWN wants to make a name for itself in the holiday movie market.
For The Love of Jason: Season 1 Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
For The Love of Jason has one of the best comedy pilots you may have seen in a l o n g time.
A Christmas Surprise – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While absolutely silly, A Christmas Surprise does deliver a fun, overtly dramatic Christmas story.
All My Life – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“All My Life” avoids any opportunity to develop its characters as it focuses on crafting an enviable romance.
Life In A Year – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Life In A Year will make you laugh, make you cry, and will make you reconsider previous opinions on Cara Delevingne and Jaden Smith.
Superintelligence – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Superintelligence follows the usual Melissa McCarthy movie formula, so as long as you’re a fan of hers, you’ll enjoy the film.
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.
The Princess Switch: Switched Again – Summary/ Review (With Spoilers)
The Princess Switch: Switched Again, like most holiday movies, is made solely for its audience and doesn’t offer a royal invitation to detractors.
Sound of Metal (2020) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sound of Metal has the performances needed to make it a stirring, likely Oscar-caliber movie, but after a certain point, it overstays its welcome.
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.
Dash & Lily: Season 1 Episode 1 “Dash” Series Premiere – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
Dash and Lily begins with us meeting The Grinch, known as Dash. However, by the time Christmas comes around, his heart may grow two sizes too big.
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.
True To The Game (2017) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
True To The Game feels like your standard fare gangster movie, with the only exception being who lives and dies.
