Movie Explainers

This article discusses the ending of the Netflix film Jagame Thandhiram, so it will contain major spoilers. Read the review. Throughout the film, Suruli has...

Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens is a Netflix original Indonesian movie that explores the life of immigration, friendship, and the journey of finding a place...

This article discusses the ending of the Netflix film Fatherhood, so it will contain major spoilers. Netflix’s Fatherhood is based on the 2011 memoir Two Kisses for Maddy: A...

This article contains major spoilers as well as an open discussion of the Silver Skates ending. Silver Skates, a new Russian Netflix Original, is hardly...

This article discusses the In the Heights ending, so it will contain major spoilers.  Read the review. Jon M. Chu’s In the Heights, the summer...

In my review of Skater Girl, I note that everything about the film is feel-good. However, it falls victim to outside savior subplots. Nevertheless, the...

After a longer than necessary shot of a man cutting down a tree, Tragic Jungle starts slow until it switches to Agnes wandering through the...

This article contains major spoilers for the Awake ending. The film is now streaming on Netflix.  Even after audiences have finished watching Awake, it’s likely...

This article discusses the ending of the Netflix South Korean film Sweet & Sour, so it will contain major spoilers. Read the review. Sweet &...

Xtreme is essentially a story of revenge between two stepbrothers, one of whom is extremely jealous. Maximo has a happy family life with his son...

There are many small dramas in Trippin’ with the Kandasamys, but it naturally peaks once Shanti’s 50th birthday party approaches. The tension is through the...

In Dancing Queens, when Victor recognizes Dylan as a formidable dancer, he realizes that it’s unlikely that she will be accepted as a drag queen...

With Queen Nehalennia persistently shrouding the Earth with darkness, it’s revealed that Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask are the princess and princess. But in shocking...

After introducing specific characters, bringing some context to this world for newcomers and fans, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 1 brings an...

This article contains major spoilers for the A Quiet Place Part II ending. You can check out our spoiler-free review by clicking these words. A...

Malaysian horror Roh isn’t a clear-cut exercise in storytelling. In fact, it’s deliberately obfuscated, rife in symbolism and metaphor, and much more concerned with atmosphere...

Director Julio Quintana’s drama Blue Miracle can only end in jubilation. The story of a retired fishing captain teaming up with teens to save their...

Netflix’s Thai Horror Ghost Lab is one dramatic watch. Admittedly, the start is incredibly boring. However, several twists within the film drastically increase the level...