My Dead Friend Zoe (2025) Review
“My Dead Friend Zoe” is a tear inducing towards the end and primarily held together by Sonequa Martin-Green’s performance.
War
In the “War” tag, you’ll find productions focused on armed combat, life as a soldier, and the scars after the battles are over.
Why Does Nobody Remember Me In This World: Season 1 – Review
While an effort is made to build out the world in “Why Does Nobody Remember Me In This World?” Sadly, the answer to the title’s question is that no one is that memorable.
Civil War (2024) Movie Review
In a movie that largely sidesteps what the war is about, “Civil War” puts us in the point of view of journalists who make it clear there are no heroes in war, just dead bodies.
One Life (2024) Review – A Movie Made To Make You Cry
While a bit of a drag and having the feel of Oscar bait at first, by the end of the movie you’ll be in tears so bad the back of your throat will ache.
Rebel Moon – Child of Fire (Part One) – Movie Review
“Rebel Moon —Part One: Child of Fire,” I’d love to say, was all visuals and no substance, but the visuals don’t necessarily leave you awestruck either.
The Covenant (2023) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
An Army sergeant gathering intel on the taliban enlists the aid of an Afghan translator/interpreter who ends up saving his life through impossible odds.
The Woman King (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Woman Kin” breaks the mold many may see Viola Davis trapped in as she takes on the role of an action hero during a daunting time in Africa’s history.
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.
Shaka Inkosi Yamakhosi (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “Shaka Inkosi Yamakhosi” you’re given an overview of who the great Shaka Zulu was.
Purple Hearts (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this military drama romance, two people who live on opposites sides of the political spectrum find love while in a state of desperation.
The Deer King (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A veteran soldier, imprisoned after his deadly rebellion, finds the opportunity for a new life thanks to saving a little girl who thinks the world of him.
Prima Doll: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The First Melody” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Prima Doll” may give you “Violet Evergarden” vibes as it explores the post-war life of mechanical dolls.
Love Death + Robots: Volume III – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Love Death + Robots” Volume III may not have the same story diversity as past volumes, but it is still a fun time for those who love animation.
Love Death + Robots: Mason’s Rats (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Vermin are invading forces, and Mason decides, with them escalating things, he is going to match their energy and surpass them.
Love Death + Robots: Kill Team Kill (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Government soldiers face off against a mecha bear that has killed dozens without mercy.
Love Death + Robots: Night of the Mini Dead (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Night of the Mini Dead gives you Robot Chicken vibes in the best way.
Vampire In The Garden: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Premiere] – Recap/ Review
Humans (The Warms) battle for survival against a vampire invasion that has pushed their people to the brink of extinction.
The Northman (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Blood, honor, love, and betrayal keep you engaged for over 2 hours in this epic revenge tale.
Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Executioner” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road focuses not on the special individual from our world but the person who is tasked with killing them.
The Outfit (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
As it presents a wonderful mob who did it story, The Outfit puts all its weight behind Mark Rylance, who absolutely kills it!
The King’s Man (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The King’s Men rids itself of its predecessors’ flashy style and humor for a more serious tone and tighter story.
A Journal For Jordan (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A Journal For Jordan is one of the most romantic movies you may have seen in a long time, and its highlight on the sacrifices of military families will pull at your heartstrings.
Night Teeth (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Night Teeth might have a thin plot, but it makes up for that by having entertaining action and through the performance of Debby Ryan and Lucy Fry.
Motherland: Fort Salem: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In its second season Motherland: Fort Salem seems overwhelmed by what it can say, do and show, to the point it barely succeeds in what it does do right.
Externo (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Externo, while at times tapping on that line of being too art-house, presents a compelling journey as one man vies to take over the world.
Redo of Healer: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Redo of Healer is your classic, starts off violent and shocking, but as you become adjusted to the sex and violence, you realize there isn’t much there.
Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Closing out the franchise, Violet Evergarden: The Movie gives Violet the closure she has desperately needed and the tears you expect.
Tribes of Europa: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Tribes of Europa does well in getting you interested in a post-apocalypse Europe, but more so in how the world and cultures shifted than its characters.
Cherry (2021) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While Cherry is too damn long, Tom Holland, and especially Ciara Bravo, present the most beautiful, f***ed up love story you might watch for a while.
Tribes of Europa: Season 1 Episode 1 “Chapter 1” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Netflix has a new epic on its hands and considering the vast and complicated world in Tribes of Europa, there is more going for it than against it.
Redo of Healer: Season 1 Episode 1 “The Healer Starts Over!” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Redo of Healer is a revenge story that may make you think of The Rising of the Shield Hero, but this is far more graphic, violent, and Keyaru’s revenge is active.
Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst: Season 1 Episode 1 “The Getaway: Part One” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
Magic, guns, swords, an empire dealing with rebel forces, and two people sucked into the madness on opposing sides, “Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst” seems promising.
Raised by Wolves: Season 1 Episode 1 “Raised by Wolves” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
If the first episode is anything to go by, Raised by Wolves will be what makes HBO Max ascend from being yet another streaming service.
Noughts and Crosses: Season 1 Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
What if the roles were reversed and members of the African continent conquered Europe? Would things be different, better even, or just the same?
