Category: Movie Reviews
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THE DEBUT (2026) REVIEW: METHOD ACTING GONE GLORIOUSLY WRONG
Julianne Moore plays Mona Friedman, a lonely housewife who auditions for a community theater musical and ends up with a small role. The early reviews were right about the comedic timing. This could have been a sweet story about a woman building her confidence, and it is that for a while.
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RIDER (2026) REVIEW: A FUN BUT FORGETTABLE WATCH
Rider is a fun watch, but that’s about it. It’s a rap musical set in Milan, directed by Roan Johnson and Davide Pavanello, who goes by Dade.
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CLARISSA (2026) REVIEW: THE COST OF PLAYING IT SAFE
I walked into Clarissa already rooting for it. It was the film I was most excited about at this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival. A Nigerian film, made by Nigerian filmmakers? Say no more.
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REVISITING LOVE JONES AND ITS TIMELESS STYLE
Nearly three decades after its release, Love Jones is still the movie people point to when they want an example of what a grown and sexy love story looks like on screen. Set in Chicago’s Black arts community, we are taken into a world of poets, photographers, and intellectuals. Revisiting it now, what stands out…
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RICH FLU (2024) | REVIEW
Finally got around to watching Rich Flu on Hulu, and I ran to write this review in order to warn others to please, don’t waste your time. The concept alone had me curious. A mysterious disease starts targeting the ultra wealthy and the only way to survive it is to give away your fortune. Basically…
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WOMEN CENTERED FILMS COMING TO THEATERS THIS SEPTEMBER
September is always a good month for cinema. The summer blockbuster noise dies down and films with just a bit more substance start showing up. This month has a handful of women centered releases worth putting on your radar, Here is what to look out for. Bad Apples | September 18 Saoirse Ronan plays a…
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DON’T SAY GOOD LUCK (2025) | REVIEW
Don’t Say Good Luck is a Netflix drama directed by Julia Hart, following Sophie, a 16 year old who lands the lead role in her high school production of Waitress: The Musical just as her mother’s cancer returns and begins spreading faster than anyone expected. Sophie has to figure out how to be a teenager…
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THE LAST HOUSE (2026) | REVIEW
The Last House is a 2026 Netflix science fiction thriller directed by Louis Leterrier, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. The film follows the Delgado family, a couple and their two children, who wake up one day to find themselves completely sealed inside their suburban Seattle home. The doors and windows will not open. The…
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REVISITING MALÈNA (2000): THE BURDEN OF BEAUTY
Malèna is a 2000 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore and starring Monica Bellucci. Set in World War II Sicily, the film follows Malèna, the beautiful young wife of a soldier deployed to war, through the eyes of Renato, a 13 year old boy who becomes obsessed with her. As Malèna navigates life alone in…
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EVERY WOMAN IN THE ODYSSEY (2026) | EXPLAINED
I just saw The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s 2026 epic adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek poem, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, on his long and punishing journey home after the Trojan War. The film moves between Odysseus’s decade-long journey across treacherous seas and the crisis unfolding back home in Ithaca, where his…
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