This Is Not How You Start a Trilogy: “Hope” Gets a Nope From Me
Despite it being one of the most visually impressive action movies I’ve ever seen, everything else fell short of my expectations.

This is the spiritual journey of Channel Puget. Channel, haunted by ghosts, is ordered by dreams to go to Chicago where his own past and history collide... in a drag bar! Despite pressure form Randy, his boyfriend of two whole months, Channel follows his dreams to the Windy City where he wastes no time in whoring himself out for living accommodations. Once there, the mystery begins to unravel. Channel isn't just a conduit: he is a vehicle for the agendas of vindictive homosexual apparitions! Will channel be able to make it safely back to Olympia? Or will he be possessed forever, permanently becoming the dreaded ghost of Ant Anus?
Despite it being one of the most visually impressive action movies I’ve ever seen, everything else fell short of my expectations.
The sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery in this sequel based on the mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.
Seriously, and this is coming from someone who was extremely skeptical before giving it a watch. I assumed the show would be painfully boring, but one of the show's strongest qualities is you needn't know anything about the lore to get invested in it.
The Brazilian filmmaker Alexandre Alonso’s Hunter is a film with a lot of ideas, but with very little holding those ideas together.
An indie production of a romantic drama with a country-western feel meant to explore lost love.
This list was made with the intention of celebrating the craft. I love seeing more women of colour on this list than before and more newcomers on the scene as well!