Movie Review Drop

Drop 

Directed by Christopher Landon 

Written by Jillian Jacobs, Chris Roach

Starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Reed Diamond

Release Date April 11th, 2025 

Published April 11th, 2025 

Drop stars Meghann Fahy as Violet, a domestic abuse survivor and single mom, dipping her toe back into the dating pool. As you can imagine, this is not an easy decision but her date, Henry (Brandon Sklenar) has proven to be such a nice and caring guy via their dating app messages, she’s willing to give it a try. They’re first date is set for a fancy restaurant at the top of a skyscraper with an awesome view of the Chicago skyline. Romantic right? 

Unfortunately, Violet is a character in a thriller so the romance is short lived. After arriving at the restaurant a little before her date, someone clones Violet’s cellphone. Whoever did this begins bombarding Violet with ‘Digi-Drops,’ meme messages that contain text asking her to play a game. After Henry arrives and the two are seated for their dinner, the messages become more insistent and frightening. Eventually a message tells Violet to check her home security cameras.

Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here. 

It Ends With Us

It Ends with Us (2024) 

Directed by Justin Baldoni 

Written by Justin Baldoni 

Starring Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar 

Release Date August 8th, 2024

Published August 8th, 2024 

It Ends with Us is the story of Lily Bloom, a flower shop owner in Boston with a tragic backstory. Lily grew up with an abusive father who has, as we join the story, recently passed away. His death has brought back a lot of the worst parts of Lily’s childhood. With that, Lily sets out on a new path. She’s moved to Boston, bought a storefront, and is intending to live her dream of growing and selling beautiful flowers. Naturally, she’s going to fall in love as without that, there is no movie to be called It Ends With Us. 

Enter Rye Kincaid, played by writer-director-and actor, Justin Baldoni. He’s a hunk of a man. Muscled up, soulful, he’s a doctor, and he has the kind of permanent five o’clock shadow that is some kind of genetic miracle for how it always looks the same. He must have been born with it. He’s also a walking red flag as he is introduced in the angriest possible way, kicking a chair on a rooftop so hard it flies like a football off of a tee. Lily happens to witness this childish outburst but this guy’s chin is so perfectly sculpted that she’s willing to overlook his needless violence.

Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.