Learn To Swim (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While “Learn To Swim” may give you faint nostalgia for “Love Jones,” the music keeps you far more than the relationship drama.
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.
The Ms. Pat Show: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In the second season of “The Ms. Pat Show,” you get what is expected, mostly in good ways, but like its first season, it doesn’t necessarily end on a high note.
No Way Out (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While the beginning of “No Way Out” gets you wrapped up in its leads’ love affair, once it transitions from being a romance, it is all downhill – right off a cliff.
Fall (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Fall” will make your anxiety skyrocket and create moments when you will suspend disbelief and hold your breath as you question whether the leads will live or die.
Mack and Rita (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Mack and Rita” reverses the de-age trope and shows getting older is a blessing and underrated privilege.
Prey (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Amber Midthunder commands this “Predator” prequel that may lack notable characters beyond hers but provides the kind of violence expected.
Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Bodies, Bodies, Bodies” satirical take on Gen Z/late Millennials will leave you giggling and potentially forgiving its ending.
Don’t Blame Karma (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Don’t Blame Karma” is comical at times, but the romance it wishes to explore and the drama which creates the comedy and complicates the romance is disappointing.
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.
Honor Society (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
With the star power of Angourie Rice, “Honor Society” becomes far more than a tale about a malicious overachiever trying to get the hell out of her small town.
Not Okay (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Not Okay” may star Zoey Deutch and feature her on the poster, but Mia Isaac’s performance and character becomes the shining star.
The Resort: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Disappointment of Time” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Two couples, separated by 15 years, find themselves at the potential end of their relationship. However, a murder mystery might be able to save one of them.
Bundles (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this dramedy, an act of revenge becomes a lucrative business that may not test friendships but does lead to unexpected consequences.
The Wheel (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Wheel” questions whether love can heal someone with unresolved trauma who may not know what they have until they are about to lose them?
Anything’s Possible (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Anything’s Possible” is a cute love story that knows to get specific about its lead’s experience when it matters.
Rap Sh!t: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Something For The City” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Rap Sh!t” may start a little rough as the lead eclipses a lot of the show’s potential assets with her insecurities, but once her best friend does some course correction, it takes off.
Live Is Life (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this story of teenage brotherhood, five boys band together as they struggle with cancer, an ill parent, and smaller stuff like crushes and failing grades.
Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) — Ending Spoilers
A summary of how Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) ended and whether a prequel or sequel is possible.
Resident Evil: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Welcome to New Raccoon City” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After several movies and dozens of games, “Resident Evil” has a serial show, but does it stand out in a good way?
Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Where The Crawdads Sing” is an engrossing drama that doesn’t go for big grandeur moments but a series of satisfying ones throughout its two hours.
Call Of The Night: Season 1/ Episode 1 “1st Night: Night Flight” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A forgettable boy meets an overwhelmingly charming woman who happens to be a vampire. Is that enough of a twist to make “Call of the Night” interesting?
Block Party (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While it won’t become a definitive Juneteenth movie, “Block Party” makes for a wonderful family dramedy with Juneteenth acting as a featured part.
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Thanks to her parents having a bad breakup and not living up to the high school sweethearts fantasy, a girl puts an endpoint on her high school romance, even if it could last forever.
Summer Time Rendering: Season 1/ Episode 1 “So Long, Summer Days” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Summer Time Rendering” presents a movie-level type of story which mixes the supernatural, a murder mystery, and apparently some groundhog day elements.
The Lost Girls (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “The Lost Girls,” legendary literary figure Peter Pan is used as an entry point to talk about generational trauma, mental illness, and feeling disconnected from reality.
The Princess (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this action-packed movie, a young princess (who isn’t given an actual name) takes her fate into her own hands, even if it means putting her kingdom at risk.
Engage Kiss: Season 1/ Episode 1 “A Loser And A Demon And A Man And A Woman” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this action-comedy, a boy takes advantage of most of the women in his life, but especially his demon girlfriend, who kills other demons to make him money.
Beauty (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Beauty” is heavily inspired by Whitney Houston’s story but by no means should be considered a “Dreamgirls” take on the legend’s life.
Vodka (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
With one of the greatest women she has ever known passing, Ivy tries to figure out how to honor her grandmother’s legacy.
More Than I Remember (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“More Than I Remember” presents a less palatable version of why people immigrate, in animated form, but is no less a story to behold.
Tehura (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
When your culture is commercialized and its history downplayed or erased, there are times you have to remind yourself and others that who you are isn’t for someone’s entertainment.
Girls Night In (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this silly horror short, two girls questions if the man who seemingly wants to kill them might be cute under his mask?
Bumblebees (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
It’s initiation night for the Bumblebees, and bets are on whether the new recruit can do what’s required.
First Love (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“First Love” tricks you by focusing almost equally on the male lead’s parents as they do on the advertised relationship.
You Can Live Forever (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “You Can Live Forever,” faith conflicts with sexuality as a Jehovah’s Witness girl falls for another girl who is by no means questioning their sexuality.
The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Summer House” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” presents you with everything you’d want and need to swoon, laugh, and engorge.
Don’t Make Me Go (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
What could work as a lovely coming-of-age film focused on a father/daughter relationship ends with a rather unnecessary twist.
The Black Phone (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Black Phone” avoids being a generic horror movie by having notable characters and and a story focused on more than jump scares and gore.
