Blood, Sex & Royalty: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Blood Sex and Royalty” pursues edutainment with CW-type casting and performances mixed with actual historians to note the historical context.
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The Sound of Christmas (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Sound of Christmas” gives you everything you could want from a holiday movie. There is singing, promotion of the Christian faith, and all kinds of drama.
Christmas Party Crashers (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Like many BET productions, you would be remiss to underestimate “Christmas Party Crashers” based on its name and what’s sold in the poster.
Bones And All (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Bones and All” can be seen as a sometimes brutal horror love story, but it may not go as far as expected.
Christmas With You (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Christmas With You,” like most Christmas movies, is just different enough to stand out thanks to embracing parts of Latin American culture.
Dinner at My Place (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While the romance between the two leads is notable, the hijinks the character Bisi, played by Bisola Aiyeola goes through and exhibits, steals “Dinner at My Place.”
Bar Fight (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Bar Fight” is a simple comedy that, while not laugh-out-loud funny, is enjoyable for the most part.
Falling For Christmas (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While it doesn’t have the makings of a classic, you might be surprised how much you enjoy this likable but forgettable Christmas movie.
A Wesley Christmas (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“A Wesley Christmas,” like past BET movies, has an unexpected heart amongst your usual holiday storylines.
Dear Zoe (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While there are times when the drama of Tess’ life makes this tedious to watch, by the end of “Dear Zoe,” you’ll nonetheless find yourself potentially in tears.
Tell Me Lies: Season 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Tell Me Lies” may appear to be another young adult drama, but as it explores the interpersonal relationships between the core friend group and some of their families, it breaks away from its peers.
House of the Dragon: Season 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
With being story-driven more than character-driven, “House of the Dragon” may seem like it has learned from its predecessor, but in reality, it is simply taking a different approach.
Blood Hana (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Love blossoms, and apparently in a literal sense for Lily, as a new classmate catches her eye.
Hidden (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Being caught is always the worst nightmare but can it be different when you’re a girl and the person is of the same sex?
The Spirit God Gave Us (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While the church is one way to meet people, what about meeting other men when you’re not sure of yourself?
All I Ever Wanted (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“All I Ever Wanted” reminds you that sometimes, what you desire, has always been there.
Lucky Fish (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Lucky Fish” gives you the kind of cute moment between two people that can bring on happy tears.
Stars At Noon (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Stars At Noon” leans on Margaret Qualley as a crutch, to the point of you imagining it bending and damn near breaking by the end of the film.
Stay The Night (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The slow burn that “Stay The Night” delivers a different kind of “Meet-Cute” story that makes every awkward and frustrating moment worth it.
The Midnight Club: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Final Chapter” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“The Midnight Club” is a sluggish watch with predictable jump scares and while it could get better, it makes a paltry effort to convince you to stay.
Interview With The Vampire: Season 1/ Episode 1 “In Throes of Increasing Wonder” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Modernized in some ways but keeping the core story intact, we watch Louis again recounting meeting Lestat in an adaptation that struggles against its predecessors.
Entergalatic (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Entergalatic” reminds you that adult animation not only has the potential to thrive but also explore beyond graphic violence or sexual content.
Mike: Season 1 – TV Show Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
While “Mike” is an unauthorized bio-series of one of the greatest known boxers, it sets such a precedent that it’ll be hard to imagine an authorized version topping it.
Bros (2022) – Movie Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Bro” lives up to the hype and precedent it wants to set as one of the biggest gay romantic comedies, if not one of the best romantic comedies.
Smile (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
It’s the start of horror movie season, and “Smile” is a good way to start your annual fix.
Reasonable Doubt: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Can’t Knock The Hustle” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While legal dramas seem to come every season and are rather just the same, because “Reasonable Doubt” isn’t afraid to lean into its lead’s culture – it is strikingly different.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Season 3 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the third season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” only covers two weeks, it is jam-packed with notable new characters and storylines that maintain, or improve, the series.
Catherine, Called Birdy (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While “Game of Thrones” is considered Bella Ramsay’s breakout role, Birdy has given proof that Ramsay can and will have diverse stardom.
On The Come Up (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“On The Come Up” may have the characters and plot points, but like many book adaptations, it lacks the source material’s soul.
Don’t Worry Darling (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Don’t Worry Darling” solidifies Olivia Wilde’s name as someone who can be trusted when they’re noted as the director.
The Resort: Season 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
“The Resort” may not have the best payoff for its central mystery, but the relationships between the characters might save it for you.
The Chi: Season 5 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 5 of “The Chi” continues to give what is expected, in terms of presenting a complex view of the city, while making improvements to how the girls and women are developed.
Pearl (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Pearl” is an origin story more geared towards being a streaming release than a theatrical one.
Margaux (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While “Margaux” has visual effects not up to the grade you might be used to, the cast and story will keep you around until the end.
About Fate (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“About Fate” is a cute and simple romantic comedy with minor dramatic elements that has the potential to make you swoon a bit.
Tell Me Lies: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Lightning Strikes” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
An intense, toxic young adult romance, people dying, and relationships with secrets? “Tell Me Lies” gives you all of that and more.
Under Her Control aka Le jefa – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Under Her Control,” aka “Le jefa,” is a rather dry film for most of the duration until it finally gets interesting in the latter half of the film.
Motherland – Fort Salem: Season 3 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The final season of “Motherland: Fort Salem” acts as a reminder that some shows are better off cancelled outright than given one last hurrah.
The Invitation (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Invitation” is the type of film ruined by a trailer that gives everything away, and the film does not compensate for that.
