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Given the movie's cover, I figured that I was in for another movie from Maverick Entertainment. And true enough, seeing that ethereal horse galloping across the screen as the movie started just proved my assumption to be true. But still, I opted to watch "Her Little Secret" and give it a fair chance, as it was movie that I had neither heard about or watched before. And there are the rare occasions where Maverick Entertainment actually spawns something watchable. Perhaps director Derrick Hammond's 2017 movie "Her Little Secret" was one such instance.

Writers Thomas Freeman Jr. And Zadia Ife put together an enjoyable and good storyline. And it was especially nice to see that, and it was a great step up from the usual crap that Maverick Entertainment is known for. The contents of the storyline and script here is profound and deep, whereas many other movies from Maverick Entertainment has been stereotypical "gangsta" rubbish.

I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, but I will say that they had a good cast ensemble and the acting performances were good. This was definitely a much welcomed thing from the usual shoddy and questionable acting performances seen in the majority of movies from Maverick Entertainment.

If you've sat through any of the questionable movies from Maverick Entertainment, then you will definitely enjoy "Her Little Secret", as it was a big step up both in production, storytelling, acting and in overall. And truth be told, it was actually an okay movie.

My rating of director Derrick Hammond's 2017 movie "Her Little Secret" lands on a five out of ten stars.

Stumbling upon the 2025 horror movie "Night of the Dead Sorority Babes" by random chance, but of course I had to watch it, as it was a horror movie that I had never heard about, and I do have a fondness of horror movies.

Well, let's just say that there is top nudity within the first minutes of the movie, and the ladies are plastered in tattoos, so yeah, that pretty much sets the bar pretty low for this 2025 movie.

20 minutes into the ordeal, and I was good and ready to up and turn off this dumpster fire of a movie. Yet, I opted to hang in there, perhaps the storyline would pick up and get better or perhaps the characters would turn out to be more than ridiculous cardboard character cut-outs. But I suppose I don't really have to point out that it didn't turn out to do that.

The dialogue in the movie is pretty abysmal, and it was by no means a stellar accomplishment from writer Steve Hermann.

Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with the majority of the actress on the cast list. But then again, I can't claim that I was impressed with the acting performances the ladies put on. The only familiar face on the screen was Lynn Lowry.

If you enjoy horror movies, do yourself a big favor and skip on "Night of the Dead Sorority Babes". It just simply isn't worth the effort. Some of us suffered through this ordeal, so you don't have to; you're quite welcome.

My rating of directors Angel Nichole Bradford and Steve Hermann's 2025 movie "Night of the Dead Sorority Babes" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars.

Of course I had never even heard about this 2020 thriller titled "The House Guest" movie. The movie's cover wasn't the usual formulaic stuff that Maverick Entertainment usually spews out.

The narrative in director Jonathan Milton's movie wasn't exactly stellar entertainment. Sure, it was a watchable movie, but it was rather dull and boring. But at least it was still a step up from many other movies from Maverick Entertainment. The narrative was held back by a rather slow pace.

Of course I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie. I can't claim to say that I was particularly impressed with the performances. The acting performances were fair, which definitely is a step up from so many other movies from Maverick Entertainment, but you're not in for anything grand here.

The character gallery in the movie was pretty bland and one-dimensional. The characters were lacking depths, motivation and a general appeal.

The sound in the movie was pretty terrible. Some of the scenes had sounds sounding like it was recorded in the wilderness. Lots of interference and scrambling noise, making it rather amateurish and at times difficult to make out the dialogue.

While I did indeed make it through the entire 82 minute runtime, I can't claim that I was particularly entertained. Nor is it a movie that I will ever pick up a second time, nor recommend to fans of the thriller genre.

My rating of director Jonathan Milton's 2020 movie "The House Guest" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.