Sugar Baby (2025) Review
“Sugar Baby” is strangely not as explicit as the TV-MA rating would lead you to believe and fits the mold of being too tame despite its subject matter.
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Heart Eyes (2025) Review
“Heart Eyes” delivers decent laughs and an acceptable level of brutality, but lacks the writing needed to make the Heart Eyes Killer into an icon.
Clean Slate: Season 1 – Review and Summary | Norman Lear’s Final Gift Is Laverne Cox Getting The Opportunity To Tell A Fictionalized Version Of Her Story
“Clean Slate” stars Laverne Cox stars in one of the legendary Norman Lear’s final shows, which tries to balances a sense of universality with cultural specific stories.
Virgin of the Quarry Lake (Sundance 2025) Review – Hell Hath No Fury Like A Scorned Teenager
“Virgin of the Quarry Lake” is a surprisingly bloody coming of age story, focused on a girl looking to have just one thing after a life filled with abandonment.
Love, Brooklyn (Sundance 2025) Review – Stuck Between Those Hard Conversations & The Need To Move On
“Love, Brooklyn” has the makings of a classic that evolves as its initial audience watches it over and over throughout their lifetime.
I Feel Fine (2025) Review – A Heartbreaking Portrayal Of A Young Man’s Struggle With Mental Illness
“I Feel Fine” lulls you into the sense that this will be like any other coming-of-age movie, leading to the gut punch of realizing this is a film that may not have a happy ending.
Marked Men: Rule + Shaw – Review | Bland Despite Its Potential To Be More
“Marked Men” is made for a specific audience, and to capture that audience, it contains everything that could be interesting about this film – but fails in execution.
Wish You Were Here (2025): Review and Summary | A Romance With Good Intentions But Iffy Execution
While Isabelle Fuhrman creates a connection with viewers, her connection with Mena Massoud is tainted too early in “Wish You Were Here” to remain in love with the idea of these two.
One Of Them Days (2024): Review and Summary | Keke Palmer Pushes The Idea “One Of Them Days” Should Become One Of Her Latest Hits
“One Of Them Days” is the kind of comedy that you can see become a single outing or a franchise in Issa Rae and Keke Palmer’s filmographies – depending on how well it does.
Bloody Axe Wound (2024): Review | The Father/Daughter Horror Movie You Wasn’t Expecting
“Bloody Axe Wound” achieves the rare balance of being funny, heartfelt, romantic, and bloody.
