Q-Tips Reviews

M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (Get Out’s Allison Williams), M3GAN can listen and watch and learn as she becomes friend and teacher, playmate and protector, for the child she is bonded to. When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady (Violet McGraw, The Haunting of Hill House), Gemma’s unsure and unprepared to be a parent. Under intense pressure at work, Gemma decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an attempt to resolve both problems–a decision that will have unimaginable consequences.

Q-tips say: This is a rare occasion but both Q’s DID NOT LIKE IT!

Mrs. Q says: What really gives M3GAN something to think about is the connections with our addiction, as both children and adults, to electronic hand-held devices.

Sometimes cinema is just laughing along with a murder robot. If you liked Chucky, you might like this movie.

The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. 

Q tips say: The Q’s have different feelings about this movie. Mr. Q liked it more than Mrs. Q. Both Q’s liked the part between the mother & the daughter. So, watch it & decide for yourself if you like it or not.

The story enters where the kingdom was in flux, at a crossroads. They were looking to find some way to keep their civilization and kingdom alive. It wasn’t until the late 1800s that they were decimated. Much of the story is fictionalized. It’s movie about a African tribe famous for selling slaves to Europeans that was made into a female empowerment story by two White women writers.

The Woman King is at its most powerful when it focuses on the army of women who don’t have superpowers but rely on training, strategy and unity. The movie speaks on how everyone (including African tribes) participated in the slave trade and it’s specific impact on black women.

Vengeance, the directorial debut from writer and star B.J. Novak (“The Office”), is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz, a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with.

Q-tips say: Yes, we did enjoy it.

Begins as a fast-talking comedy with something dark lurking underneath, this film sends its central character into an amusingly alien culture before shifting into a mystery thriller.

It’s a story about a storyteller who is creating a story about how mythology (stories) are created. It is also an acute reminder of how easy it can be to hide secrets in plain sight.

2/23/23 – An upper-middle-class woman’s perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town.

Q tips say: Don’t waste your time watching this movie.

The film touches on themes of class, discrimination, and internalized racism. A paranoid movie about race, the many shades of racism and “appearances.” Keep in mind that some of the critics loved it – that tells you something about this movie – don’t watch it.

Based on Michael Ausiello’s best-selling memoir “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies,” the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how Michael and Kit’s relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.

Q-tips say: YES, see it. It sounds like a really heavy, sad story, and it is, but there’s so much fun and joy… it’s about life and the messiness of love.

Mrs. Q says: She really enjoyed this movie. Spoiler Alert “The hero dies” is an effective melodrama, one that pulls few punches and isn’t afraid of wearing a plethora of emotions out in the open for all to see. Mrs. Q especially enjoyed the interaction between the main characters & the parents.

Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who’s terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

Q-tips say: Was good. Modern critics will hate it because it’s not the same MESSAGE that they demand from every single piece of art about humanity. This film contains a Christian black detective trying to atone for his sins while trying to guard an conscious Egyptian detective from making the same mistakes he did.

Mrs. Q says: The ending might be a letdown, but there’s a welcome focus on the emotional toll taken by police work — and you can’t argue with that cast. 

 Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek, Sam & Kate takes place in a small town in the heart of the country. Hoffman plays Bill, the larger-than-life father to Sam (Jake Hoffman), who has returned home to take care of his ailing dad. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate (Schuyler Fisk). And at the same time, Bill starts to fall for her mom, Tina (Spacek). But finding love is complicated and for these four, it is no different. They all must confront their past in order to make their new love work for the future. Truly a family affair, art imitates life with the father/son casting of Dustin & Jake and the mother/daughter casting of Sissy & Schuyler.

Q-tips say: Yes, we did enjoy this movie. Two generations of talent provide the warmth and charm for this enjoyable romantic comedy. Parents and kids working together adds to an overall sense of niceness. Sam and Kate as its characters sort through challenges many people face in an ordinary world.

Mrs. Q says: No one wears a cape, but all four of these people are heroes. They’ve survived to this point overcoming personal obstacles. Now fate brings them together and it’s not as obvious as you might think.