Y2K (2024): Review and Summary
While “Y2K” may bug anyone born in the 1990s and before, it could be a fun film for those who only know the time through Tumblr aesthetics and unearned nostalgia.
Romance
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Brewster’s Millions: Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
“Brewster’s Millions Christmas,” like many movies using name recognition for a boost, feels like it didn’t and shouldn’t have used its predecessor as a crutch, for this one could have stood on its own.
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The Day Before Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
“The Day Before Christmas” gives you a corny but likable romance building around Christmas.
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Sweethearts (2024): Review and Summary
While much of what is to be expected is given with “Sweethearts,” at least the gay character, who feels obligatory/formulaic for films like this, is given a much better storyline than expected.
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Style Me For Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
While it is always wonderful to see Raven Goodwin in a starring role, “Style Me For Christmas,” focusing on a talented woman’s desirability to an R&B superstar does lead to a tightrope walk between problematic and aspirational.
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Cruel Intentions: Character Guide and Noteworthy Show Information
This is a character guide for Prime Video’s “Cruel Intentions,” with character descriptions, quotes, names of actors, and more.
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A Wesley South African Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
BET+’s staple holiday franchise returns with the Wesley family heading to South Africa as Todd and Chris’ company tries to close a deal with a major South African tech firm and family.
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Cruel Intentions: Season 1 – Summary/ Review
Prime Video revives the “Cruel Intentions” franchise with results that will likely make this show either a bust or one of their biggest young adult series—there is no middle ground.
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Albany Road (2024): Review and Summary
A cast of familiar faces, ranging from Lynn Whitfield to J. Alphonse Nicholson, delivers a holiday movie that is dramatic but a bit more serious than your usual fare.
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Your Monster (2024): Review and Summary
It’s a romance, it’s a revenge tale, it is Melissa Barrera proving she doesn’t need “Scream” to be a movie star.
