FlixChatter Review: THE ASCENT (2026) – An incredible story of a bilateral amputee’s journey climbing Mount Kilimanjaro that doubles as a true-crime documentary

Scaling Mount Kilimanjaro is a tough challenge, even for the best able-bodied athletes, but it becomes truly remarkable when a bilateral amputee accomplishes it. What’s even more astonishing is that Mandy Horvath ascended the tallest free-standing mountain globally without using prosthetic devices. The Ascent details Horvath’s intense journey in June 2021, and when she reached …

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FlixChatter Guest Review: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026) — An entertaining but not quite an epic finale to Tommy Shelby’s story

The Peaky Blinders TV series ended back in 2022, but rumors of a new season have been circling around for a few years. Once Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for Best Actor for Oppenheimer, Netflix quickly greenlit a new film that will close out the story of the Peaky Blinders permanently. When the TV series …

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FlixChatter Review: She Dances (2025)–Steve Zahn teams up with daughter Audrey in this heartwarming road trip dramedy

She Dances is an indie dramedy featuring a father-daughter duo, with Steve Zahn and his daughter, Audrey Zahn, who shines in her debut role. Steve plays Jason, a single dad who’s having a tough time reconnecting with his estranged teenage daughter, Claire, while he’s there to support her at a regional dance competition in Kentucky. …

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FlixChatter Review: I SWEAR (2025)—A masterclass of inspirational storytelling that sheds light on Tourette’s syndrome

I had no idea who John Davidson was until this past February, when an incident was reported at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards. Many of you might have read that in the news, but this film really highlighted his Tourette's syndrome, a condition that not many people know about. The film begins with John …

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FlixChatter Guest Review: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’—Samara Weaving shines in this enjoyable sequel, where even the goriest scenes still look stunning.

Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Written by: Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy Ready or Not is one of my favorite movies I’ve gotten to cover for this blog, so when I heard it was getting a sequel, I was cautiously optimistic, especially after finding out that the new cast included Sarah Michelle …

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FlixChatter Review: Project Hail Mary (2026)—Ryan Gosling scores a cinematic touchdown with this heartfelt space buddy comedy

Project Hail Mary is definitely one of the films I'm looking forward to in 2026. I haven't read the book by Andy Weir, but I know it's a favorite of my cousin's. I'm a huge fan of The Martian, which is also based on a book by Weir and features a lone protagonist stuck in …

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FlixChatter Review: TOW (2025) – Rose Byrne does her best to elevate this uneven and sentimental tale of a woman facing homelessness

Rose Byrne seems to be on a roll playing overwhelmed or unraveling mothers in recent years. She plays a mother of three navigating a mid-life crisis in AppleTV+ series Platonic, and became a first-time Oscar nominee with If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. This time around, she takes on the role of a homeless …

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