Charm City Kings (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
“Charm City Kings,” like so many urban dramas, shows the many rare paths it could take but ends up on the well-trodden road.
Young Adult
In the Young Adult tag, you’ll find coming-of-age stories and productions featuring those in their late teens through twenties getting their lives together.
Vampires vs. The Bronx (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
“Vampires vs. The Bronx” lovingly expands the horror genre, with its charming cast but misses key opportunities to leave a mark.
Wheels (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Wheels,” as it pushes you into feeling nostalgic for a story that isn’t your own, creates a pleasing lull as you watch a young man fall in love and pursue being a DJ.
Spontaneous (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
“Spontaneous” is one of the rare films that aims to make you laugh, feel, and connect that, for the most part, succeeds in everything it set out to do.
Rent A Girlfriend: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While “Rent A Girlfriend” began with the possibility of being more than another male fantasy anime, it shifts to being what was expected.
Cut Throat City (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
“Cut Throat City” has noted performances from T.I. and Terrance Howard but, as for the rest of the movie…
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” won’t ease your MCU fix, but it’s good enough on its own to want to see more.
Enola Holmes (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
When it comes to “Enola Holmes,” it never escapes its association with Sherlock Holmes, and thus struggles with establishing itself beyond Sherlock’s shadow.
The Never List (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While “The Never List” deserves props for not making sex the key to its lead coming of age, it barely presents anything beyond wasted potential.
Whipped (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
“Whipped” may feel longer than it needs to be and has an unnecessary twist, but the end result is what you hope for and expect.
The Chi: Season 3 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As The Chi continues to prune and grow, you can see it is fearless as it pursues avoiding routine and stagnancy.
Unpregnant (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
A film about a young woman trying to get an abortion and keeping it from everyone due to imposed shame – yet it is also a comedy.
The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Babysitter: Killer Queen may not have the same pizazz when it comes to kill scenes, but the inclusion of Jenna Ortega does take things up a notch.
The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While it does follow the usual romantic comedy conventions, between Viswanathan as lead, and the multiple scene-stealing supporting cast, you’ll love The Broken Hearts Gallery.
#Alive – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
#Alive, with its small speaking cast, but high stakes, makes for an awesome, albeit simple, zombie movie.
Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
If you don’t have a compromised immune system and the people in your community aren’t reckless, Words on Bathroom Walls is the perfect reason to head back to theaters.
All Roads To Pearla (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
All Roads to Pearla has all the ingredients necessary to have some element of shock to it, but they just don’t come together as you need them to.
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?
Trinkets: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In the final season of Trinkets you can see there was so much left to cover, but the writers salvaged what plans they could.
All Together Now (2020) – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
All Together Now will likely cause you to cry, one way or the other.
