In The Age Of Scammers, Bong Joon Ho’s…
Parasite lives up to its namesake and is one of the best films of 2019. Plug the word parasite into Google for its derogatory context and you get this: a person who habitually relies on or…
After 20 Years In Development, Futuristic Gemini Man…
Gemini Man is a film that was 20 years in the making, but it didn't update its story with its technology. After spending two decades in development, Gemini Man finally got its release in theaters.…
What The Fleck: Joker Is A Dark Origin…
Joker, Gotham City's Clown Prince of Crime, has made his long-awaited return to theaters. Joker is set in the early 1980s and is DC's first standalone film since the establishment of the DCEU. Starring Joaquin Phoenix…
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) | Movie Review…
Described as a modern-day Mark Twain style adventure story, writers and directors Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz's directorial debut The Peanut Butter Falcon lived up to its description. The adventure comedy-drama stars Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson…
The Dead Don’t Die (2019) | Movie Review|
When the living die but cannot remain deceased, they're reanimated into something more gouless, soulless, and undead — zombies. Zombies have been around in cinema for over 85 years with an explosion of popularity since…
Hate Crime (2019) | Movie Review |
Hate crimes have been on the rise in today's world. Sexual orientation hate crimes are the third most frequent hate crime in the United States, according to the FBI. Director Steven Esteb and writer Jonah…
I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl…
Like anything, fandom can be a good thing when used in moderation. Derived from the word fanatic, humans can be fans of something without ever crossing the line into an obsession. As a culture, when it comes…
Spoiler Free: It Chapter Two (2019) | Movie…
What happens in Derry stays in Derry until eerie things start popping off 27 years later. It Chapter Two is the sequel to the 2017 hit supernatural horror It, which is based on the Stephen King novel of…
The Farewell (2019) | Movie Review |
The difference between eastern and western culture is larger than the distance between the United States and China. No matter their differences, wanting the best for your family is a universal language that all cultures…
Luce (2019) | Movie Review |
"The truth has many faces," is the tagline for director Julius Onah's latest drama, Luce. The psychological thriller follows a gifted student named Luce who has the weight of the world on his shoulders as he…
Does Popeyes’ chicken sandwich live up to the…
It was all good a couple of weeks ago, but that all changed on August 12, 2019. That's the day Popeyes' Louisiana Kitchen released their now viral chicken sandwich at restaurants nationwide. Over the past…
Between the Darkness (Come, Said the Night) (2019)…
In the light, we can see the physical but sometimes the mythical and the spiritual appear from the darkness. Sometimes, it's just our minds playing tricks on us, which causes us to double take and…
Burger King’s new Impossible Whopper packs a taste…
The Home of the Whopper has finally rolled out its Impossible Whopper nationwide, after getting rave reviews since testing it out at select stores in the midwest. The plant-based burger is a collaboration between the…
The Art of Self-Defense (2019) | Movie Review…
Originally, Martial Arts was a form of self-defense and attack that humans have been practicing for centuries over the course of history. As a form of self-defense, martial arts predate guns by hundreds of years.…
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Movie…
Director Quentin Tarantino's highly-anticipated 9th film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is a fairy tale tribute to the final moments of Hollywood's golden age. The writer-director's 9th film is set in an alternate timeline and is…
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) | Movie Review…
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has swung back into theaters with the highly anticipated sequel to 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming. The twenty-third entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe sees Jon Watts return as director and he's accompanied…
Dark Phoenix (2019) | Movie Review |
After the complete final destruction of the world - the apocalypse - the longest-running comic-book movie franchise attempts to rise from the ashes in its finale, Dark Phoenix. The direct sequel to 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse, the film deals…
Woodstock or Bust (2019) | Movie Review |
The counterculture movement of the 1960s was one of the most pivotal movements in United States history. During the summer of 1969, Woodstock — one of the largest music festivals in American history with more…
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) | Movie…
In the land of the monsters - where only one can reign supreme - Godzilla is the undisputed king. Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the sequel to 2014's Godzilla and sees the titular Titan battle his…
Ma (2019) | Movie Review |
The Obsessive Mother-Like Figure trope in horror films has finally received a version of the character that is seasoned in Blumhouse's 2019 psychological-thriller Ma. Directed by Tate Taylor and starring veteran actress Octavia Spencer, Ma follows a…
Aladdin (2019) |Movie Review|
From a media conglomerate that keeps making remakes that no one asked for, comes a cash grab reimagining of a classic tale about a boy, his genie and love. Directed by Guy Ritchie, Aladdin stars Will Smith, Mena…
Booksmart (2019) | Movie Review |
Sometimes high school students get so caught up in their studies and preparing for their future that they do not take the time to live in the moment and enjoy the final days of their…
Brightburn (2019) |Movie Review|
What if Superman crash landed on Earth and used his powers for evil? Director David Yarovesky's newest film Brightburn, attempts to answer that question. The superhero-horror is written by Brian and Mark Gunn and stars Elizabeth…
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) |…
In Latin, si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war - and in the third installment of the John Wick series, the titular character stays ready for whatever. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum finds…
Family (2019) |Movie Review|
The feeling of being an outcast is something most people can relate to. Most families have a black sheep - that one family member who is different from everyone else - yet a sense of normalcy is…
POKÉMON: Detective Pikachu (2019)|Movie Review|
In a world where animated classics are being remade into live-action spectacles for what seems to be at a monthly pace, a staple of the 1990s makes its live-action cinematic debut. POKÉMON: Detective Pikachu is based on the…
Sonic the Hedgehog (2019) |Trailer Thoughts|
A couple of weeks ago, we were treated (to use that word very loosely) to the first official trailer for Paramount Pictures' upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog film. Based on the Sega video game franchise of…
Long Shot (2019) |Movie Review|
Romantic comedies where the male lead is outkicking the coverage are a staple in Hollywood cinema and Seth Rogen's latest rom-com title could be seen as a cheeky reference to that. Long Shot follows a journalist…
Review: Amazon’s Latest Original Series, ‘The Boys’ Brings…
WARNING: This post contains spoilers for the pilot episode of the upcoming Amazon series The Boys All aboard the hype train that is the superhero genre and its coronation of becoming a staple in American…
Avengers: Endgame (2019) |Movie Review|
ATTENTION: First, this review is GOING TO CONTAIN SPOILERS!!! If you have not seen Avengers: Endgame yet then you can check out this SPOILER FREE REACTION here. With the release of the full Spiderman: Far From Home trailer, Avengers:…
Spoiler Free – Avengers: Endgame (2019) Reaction in…
The Avengers assembled for the emotional and long-awaited sequel to 2018's Infinity War. After 21 other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which turned 11 years old this year, we've reached the season finale, so…
The Curse of La Llorona (2019) |Movie Review|
Mexican folklore gets the big screen treatment with the The Curse of La Llorona - an entry into The Conjuring Universe - about the ghost of a woman who drowned her children and haunts future victims who can hear…
The Public (2019) |Movie Review|
Homelessness, race, mental illness, government responsibility and social advocacy are just a few things that director and writer Emilio Estevez is trying to address in his newest film, The Public. Estevez stars in the film alongside an…
The Mustang (2019) |Movie Review|
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre takes the reins with her feature film directorial debut, The Mustang. The Focus Features' drama stars Matthias Schoenaerts as an incarcerated convict in Nevada, and his journey while participating in a rehabilitation program centered around…
Hellboy (2019) |Movie Review|
Rising from the depths of hell comes a reboot that the devil himself wouldn't want to watch. Based on the Dark Horse Comic of the same name, Hellboy is a reboot of a film franchise from the…
Shazam (2019) |Movie Review|
Some heroes are zapped and modified - SHAZAM - that may have been a reach, but this was a Christmas movie that I didn't know we needed. Originally named Captain Marvel, Shazam has had a…
Pet Sematary (2019) |Movie Review|
"Sometimes dead is better" - could be the most literal tagline for a film in the history of cinema. Pet Sematary is the second adaptation of the 1983 novel of the same name by Stephen King,…
Concert Review: No Deal. No Label. Just Durham.…
Tobe from the SWAT Tour (The Extension) - 4.3.19 (Bull City) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv9ypMGFReJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Location: Durham, NC Venue: MOTORCO Music Hall Label: Independent Performers: Tobe Nwigwe (with Fat + Lanell "Nell" Grant) (featuring David Michael Wyatt, Luke…
Dumbo (2019) |Movie Review|
"Let's get ready for Duuuuummbbbo," is an actual line said by the legendary boxing announcer Michael Buffer and reader, I, was not ready for Dumbo. Directed by Tim Burton, Dumbo is a live-action adaptation of the 1941 animated classic and…
Us (2019)|Movie Review|
Following up on the 2016 hit, Get Out, director and writer Jordan Peele does not suffer from a sophomore slump with his latest horrifying, psychological thriller, Us. Peele's Monkeypaw Productions and Blumhouse have teamed up with Universal Pictures to deliver another…
Captain Marvel (2019) |Movie Review|
International Women's Day 2019 coincided with the release of Marvel Studios' newest film, Captain Marvel. The twenty-first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first one with a female led hero, introduces us to Carol…
Greta (2019) |Movie Review|
So far, 2019 has not been a good year for Hungarian characters in film and director Neil Jordan's Greta attempts to buck the trend. The psychological-thriller stars Chloe Grace Moretz as Frances McCullen and Isabelle Huppert as the…
Oscars 2019: Ranking The Best Picture Nominees And…
Tonight on ABC, the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences presents the 91st Academy Awards, more commonly referred to as the Oscars. The award ceremony will honor the best films of 2018. Due to…
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) |Movie Review|
Alita: Battle Angel answers the question that everyone has asked: "What would happen if the creator of Avatar teamed up with the creator of Spy Kids to create a live-action (with CGI) version of a…
Fighting With My Family (2019)|Movie Review|
"This is my house" is the catchphrase that introduced Paige to the WWE Universe. Fighting With My Family is the biopic that introduced her to the rest of the world. Produced by legendary WWE Superstar,…
Happy Death Day 2U (2019) |Movie Review|
February 14th is a day known for love, romance and a giant baby piercing people in their hearts. Cupid isn’t shooting arrows, but instead this Valentine’s Day, Blumhouse and Universal have teamed up to produce Happy…
The Prodigy (2019) |Movie Review|
**Spoiler FREE Review** What's wrong with Miles? The latest release from Orion Pictures, The Prodigy, tries to answer that question. The supernatural horror-thriller is director Nicholas McCarthy's third theatrical release, with his previous two outings also…
Canal Street (2019) |Movie Review|
In today's world people are quick to judge before knowing all of the facts. "Guilty until proven innocent," is the tagline for director Rhyan Lamarr's newest film, Canal Street. Canal Street, like Beale Street, figuratively…
Dragon Ball Super: Broly |Movie Review|
The Dragon Ball franchise has made its theatrical return with Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Created by Akira Toriyama, the Japanese anime is the highest grossing film in the franchise and one of the highest grossing animes in history.…
Review: ‘Trigger Warning With Killer Mike’ Is One…
Trigger Warning: Some may find the content in this review offensive. DO YOU BANK BLACK!? Michael Render, aka Killer Mike, has always been known as a black-banking enthusiast. The Grammy-award winning rapper has sparked up conversations about…
Shoplifters (2018) |Movie Review|
What really makes a family? Type the word into Google and this is the result:Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's newest film, Shoplifters, takes these definitions and explores them in a realistic, heartbreaking and insightful way. Hirokazu Kore-eda also serves…
Glass (2019) |Movie Review|
**Spoiler Free Review** The Eastrail 177 trilogy has finally reached its last stop with Glass, M. Night Shyamalan's newest film. Glass serves as the sequel to the highly successful, critically acclaimed psychological horror-thriller Split, and…
Review: The first season of Netflix’s ‘You’ is…
This past weekend one of my friends (shoutout to Esméralda) asked me if I had ever seen You on Netflix. I had not...but after learning of the premise of the show I was intrigued to give it…
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) |Trailer Thoughts|
Coming off the heels of the highly praised Into the Spider-Verse, spider-senses are tingling as the highly anticipated (teaser!) trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home has finally been released. The sequel to 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming sees our wall-crawling superhero leave the friendly…
Replicas (2018) |Movie Review|
Replicas is a fitting title for a film that pretends to be authentic. The science-fiction thriller stars Keanu Reeves as Will Foster, a research neuroscientist whose family is killed in a car accident, and he plays…
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) |Movie Review|
After releasing 2016's Moonlight, director Barry Jenkins has returned with his latest film, If Beale Street Could Talk, which is based on James Baldwin's 1974 novel of the same name. The runner-up for the Toronto International Film Festival's People Choice Award,…
Bumblebee (2018) |Movie Review|
The prequel to the Transformers franchise is a transformation worth seeing. Bumblebee is the sixth film in the franchise for the Robots in Disguise, and serves as a prequel to 2007's Transformers. Based on the Hasbro Transformers toyline, Bumblebee is the first in the series without…
Escape Room (2019) |Movie Review|
Escape the room and survive is the synopsis for Sony's newest psychological thriller, Escape Room. Directed by Adam Robitel, Escape Room, follows six strangers as they try to work their way through multiple deadly escape rooms, and that…
Vice (2018) |Movie Review|
The start of the aughts began with the Y2K scare, and by the end of 2000, the results were in for the most controversial at the time election in American history, and by January of 2001, Richard…
Top 10: Best Films of 2018 |Year in…
It's that time of year where everyone is creating lists and recapping 2018. Yesterday, we counted down our Top 10 Most Underappreciated Films of 2018, and as we look forward to 2019, let us end 2018…
The Top 10 Most Underappreciated Films of 2018…
As the year is coming to an end, I wanted to close out the year with a few movies that went under the radar this year. These movies may have not made everyone's year-end list,…
Aquaman (2018) |Movie Review|
To "Unite the Seven," we have to take a deep-dive into the sixth installment in the DC Extended Universe. The James Wan directed film about the aquatic-human known as Arthur Curry to some and as…
Bird Box (2018) |Movie Review|
On the longest day of the year, December 21, 2018, Netflix released their newest post-apocalyptic thriller, Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock. The film is based on a 2014 novel of the same name written by Jason Malerman. The screenplay…
Green Book (2018) |Movie Review|
From the Farrelly brother that gave us the infamous anthology comedy Movie 43 comes Green Book, a drama-comedy that is getting serious Oscar buzz this awards season. The Peter Farrelly directed film gets its title from The Negro Motorist Green…
Roma (2018) |Movie Review|
Netflix's latest movie to receive critical praise and generate buzz this upcoming award season is Roma. The film is a semi-autobiographical take on writer and director Alfonso Cuarón's upbringing in Mexico City. The black and white…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) |Movie Review|
After being turned into dust, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has made his theatrical return, but this Spidey is from a different universe. From the studio that has made some questionable decisions when it comes to the wall-crawler's…
Wendy’s Bacon Maple Chicken Sandwich doesn’t waffle out…
Wendy's, the fast-food chain whose tweets stay true to its red-headed mascot because they have no-soul, better yet they're true to their slogan because they're always fresh and never frozen when it comes to beef,…
Avengers: Endgame (2019) |Trailer Thoughts|
"WE'RE IN THE END GAME NOW." The words above were uttered by Doctor Strange after Thanos deebo'd the Time stone from him and all hope seemed lost. This past Friday, Marvel Studios' finally released the long-awaited and…
Bodied (2018) |Movie Review|
A thesis on the poetic function of the 'n-word' in battle rap is the catalyst for Bodied, a satirical drama-comedy into the world of battle rap. The film is produced by the former battle rapper Eminem's Shady Films…
Captain Marvel (2019) |Trailer Thoughts|
Update: Check out the full review here. After much anticipation, the second official trailer for Captain Marvel was released last night. The film will be the twenty-first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first to…
Happy Death Day 2U (2019) |Trailer Thoughts|
February 14th is a day for love, romance and a giant baby piercing people in their hearts. Cupid isn't shooting arrows, but instead on Valentine's Day, Blumhouse and Universal are releasing the sequel to the…
Creed II |Movie Review|
A hard-hitting sequel that goes the distance is the best way to describe Creed II, the eighth entry in the Rocky series and the second of the Creed spin-off films. The sports-drama is directed by Steven Caple Jr. (The Land),…
Widows |Movie Review|
Director Steve McQueen's (12 Years a Slave) latest film Widows, based on the television series with the same name, is a heist film that's filled with social commentary and compelling drama. Star studded is an…
Concert Review: ¡Mayday! produces a vibe that is…
[wpvideo 1aaqAZN1] ¡Mayday! - South of 5th Tour 11.17.18 (ATL) Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: The Vinyl @ Center Stage Label: Strange Music Performers: ¡Mayday! (featuring 1Ton, D.U.Ivan and Phil Mauro) On another frigid Atlanta night, ¡Mayday! produced…
Can You Ever Forgive Me? |Movie Review|
"You pissed in a closet," an actual quote from a film I just watched about the life of an author turned letter forger and it was... incredible. The biopic Can You Ever Forgive Me? starring Melissa McCarthy…
Concert Review: Tobe Nwigwe Brings The Heat Rock…
[wpvideo FpwroojI data-temp-aztec-id="9283a8db-5b77-47a5-9e88-5b31ac837cfd"] Tobe from the SWAT 11.15.18 (ATL) Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: The Loft @ Center Stage Label: ETA Records (Independent) Performers: Tobe Nwigwe (with Fat) (featuring DJ Big Reeks [Waxaholics], Tim Woods,…
Nobody’s Fool (2018) |Movie Review|
🛑 #StopMadea 🛑 They said go see it and write about it for your blog.... so I did. Today, I experienced my first and most likely last Tyler Perry movie on the silver screen. Nobody's Fool is the 22nd entry…
Overlord |Movie Review|
This Veterans Day weekend we have Paramount Pictures' newest outing Overlord. From the creator of Cloverfield, the J.J. Abrams production is directed by Julius Avery (Son of a Gun) with the story by Billy Ray (Secret in…
POKÉMON: Detective Pikachu |Trailer Thoughts|
Today the trailer for the upcoming movie POKÉMON: Detective Pikachu was released. The movie is based on the game of the same title and is the first film based on the pocket monster franchise to get…
Bohemian Rhapsody |Movie Review|
After being caught in development hell a landslide and finally escaping into reality, the long-awaited biopic of the British rock band Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, has arrived in theaters. The film is a British-American joint venture with production companies such as 20th Century Fox…
mid90s |Movie Review|
As a child of the 90s, the nostalgic feeling of the trailer for mid90s resonated with me a lot. The A24 produced throwback film is the directorial debut, written by Jonah Hill. The film is a coming-of-age…
The Oath |Movie Review|
Fake news, alternative facts, government mandates, lying leaders, isn't just America in 2018, but it's also a country that is ever so divided in a dystopian future in The Oath. Starring, written and directed by Ike Barinholtz (MADtv,…
Halloween (2018) |Movie Review|
40 years later, we finally have a Halloween film that carries the spirit of the original . At the helm is the leader in 21st century horror films, Blumhouse Productions, which has teamed up with Miramax to produce a…
All About Nina |Movie Review|
Eva Vives's directorial debut All About Nina has a lot to say and is an important movie in today's climate. Vives started writing the script around 3 years ago, and the film is a semi-biographical account of her life. The…
First Man: Movie Review
Small steps before a giant leap, First Man, delves into the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong and his journey to the Apollo 11 moon landing. Based on Armstrong's biography, directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash and La La…
Bad Times at the El Royale |Movie Review|
Bad Times at the El Royale was a lot of things, humorous, serious, well-acted, well-directed and visually sharp as getting glass stuck in your head; however, it was long as the border between California and Nevada at 2 hours…
Bodied: Trailer Thoughts
Update: Click here to check out my review. It's finally here, after much fanfare and rave reviews from the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (winning the TIFF People's Choice Award for Midnight Madness), the trailer for…
Hell Fest: Movie Review
Like they say, Autumn is here and it's the season of fear, okay, maybe no one says that but it's SCREAMIN' SZN (season). This is the time of year where studios unleash their Horror flicks…
VENOM |Movie Review|
"Rolling down the street like a turd in the wind," may have been more than just a threat by Venom, the titular character in Sony's first entry in their Sony Universe of Marvel Characters, or the SUMC. A…
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton