Sierra Burgess is a Loser – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sierra Burgess Is A Loser comes off so good until it creates an unrealistic relationship and rushes the resolution to the climax.
Romance
The Bobby Brown Story (Part 1) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As you can imagine, The Bobby Brown Story is from his point of view and with Bobby having lived a full life of triumph and loss, he has no f***s to give. Which shows in this movie.
The Laws of Thermodynamics (Las leyes de la termodinámica) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Laws of Thermodynamics goes so deep into the science of physics, that it makes the romances advertised feel like a bait and switch.
Jet Trash – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jet Trash is the kind of film where you feel like, if they just dialed it back a bit, it could have been much more satisfying.
The Innocents: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Start of Us” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Innocents begins with you asking a whole lot of questions, with just enough intrigue to continue onto the next episode.
Last Goodbye – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Last Goodbye spends its runtime wisely to make sure its ending packs a punch.
Retrospect – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Retrospect may mess you up a little as you watch a young man do anything to reconnect with his ex again.
Threesomething – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Strip away the sexual aside of having a threesome and focus on the awkwardness which comes before, during, and after, and you got Threesomething.
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before will make you cry, laugh, and reminisce about the first time you found someone you connected with like no one else.
Elizabeth Harvest – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Elizabeth Harvest likely will play out how you expect it to, but it doesn’t make it any less entertaining to watch.
Crazy Rich Asians – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Crazy Rich Asians may have one of the dullest romances you have ever watched, but Awkwafina and Nico Santos save this film from being a bore.
Flavors of Youth – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Flavors of Youth presents 3 stories which present the minimal needed for you to not close out your Netflix tab.
The Darkest Minds – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Outside of two moments in which the lead is sexually assaulted, and the protagonist being Black, The Darkest Minds is as generic as they come.
Hot Summer Nights – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this coming of age, crime story, you get a little bit of everything. Forbidden romance, kid way in over their head, and the question of who will survive and will there be a happy ending?
Us and Them (Hou Lai De Wo Men) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
By the end of Us and Them, you’ll be exhausted by watching such a long movie and will need a tissue for your tears and snot.
Love Is: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Nuri and Yasir” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Love Is won’t just renew your faith in the possibility of finding blissful love, but also your faith in what television can offer.
Set It Up – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
You know how in school, or at work, someone said “That person needs to get laid” as if that would fix everything? That’s the premise behind Set It Up.
Alex Strangelove – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Alex Strangelove is a frustrating movie for while you want to support the message and journey, then you think about the collateral damage.
All Summers End – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
All Summers End is the quintessential summer movie featuring a young love that fills your stomach with butterflies but is bittersweet.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Brilliantly weird, comical and touching, somehow How to Talk to Girls at Parties taps into something absurd without getting lost in its own madness.
Deadpool 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Deadpool 2 reminds you of what the comic book world was like before creating cinematic universes killed the fun and excitement.
Book Club – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Book Club, thanks to the veteran actresses who take lead, is touching, comical, and something you have to question: why is it so rare?
I Am Not An Easy Man (Je ne suis pas un homme facile) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
I Am Not An Easy Man takes the less worn route of the idea of the primary genders swapping to quite pleasing results.
Mary Shelley – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like most period dramas, the score is sweeping and acting is pretty dry, but Fanning’s charm and Sturridge and Booth’s theatrics will keep you from falling asleep.
In a Relationship – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a Relationship tones down the dramatics of young love and while the lack of dramatics does make the film eventually feel dull, it also makes it one the most honest depiction you’ve seen in a while.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post excels as a comedy but, at best, is average in terms of its coming of age drama element.
The Relationtrip – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Over the course of a weekend, two people, both dealing with issues that ruined past relationships, go through every stage of love in a brilliantly weird and comical way.
Tyler Perry’s Acrimony – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While still containing Tyler Perry’s campy style, his experiment with the thriller genre may lead those who haven’t written him off to be impressed.
Midnight Sun – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Corny yet sweet, predictable but still a tear-jerker, Midnight Sun isn’t for everyone but for those this was meant for, they may love it.
Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda is worth putting on a pedestal for more than its gay lead, but how it handles the drama of his nearly perfect life.
Love, Simon – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Love, Simon completely wastes its nearly perfect cast with the kind of adaptation which makes you wish it completely disassociated itself from the book.
The Bachelors – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Touching, but perhaps a tad theatrical, The Bachelors’ sorrow will likely dampen your mood with its affecting performances.
Newness – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Newness, while it has a certain charm emanating from its leads, struggles to maintain interest during its nearly 2-hour timespan.
Every Day – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While it is clear, when watching, this is a YA novel adaptation, between Angourie Rice and the writing, Every Day sidesteps a lot of expectations. Though not some which matter the most.
Irreplaceable You – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Honestly, I’m ready for Gugu Mbatha-Raw to star in the majority of Netflix’s movies for she finds a way to elevate them past their innate mediocrity.
The Female Brain – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Whitney Cummings proves that it isn’t just male comedians who find a second life and flourish by taking on a dramatic role.
Paperback – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Paperback will have you questioning your beliefs on marriage and relationships as you laugh at and with its lead character.
Our Lovers (Nuestros amantes) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
One of the many preconceived notions I have about films is that non-English ones are more daring. Usually, this is in terms of violence[note]At least for films I take an interest in.[/note]. Something which can be used to up the stakes and shock you like in Elle or The World of Kanako. However, with Our…
Only For One Night – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the story of Only For One Night is predictable and very cliché, the chemistry between the female and male lead are pleasant surprises.
