I've heard of it but somehow it fell off my radar. Not sure how as I'm a sucker for this kind of stories... AND Tom Hiddleston! Well, thanks to my good pal Terrence for sending me the trailer link via Twitter. What a pal he is... oh btw, don't forget to vote on his weekly …
Month: August 2013
Weekend Roundup … Dragon Knight review + Musings on Matt Damon
Happy Monday everyone! Did you catch anything this weekend? Two R-rated films ended up winning the box office this weekend. ELYSIUM beat We're The Millers by a slim margin with a little over $30. With a budget of $100 mil (3 times the amount of District 9 which ended up grossing $115 mil), we'll see …
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FlixChatter Review: ELYSIUM
As a big fan of District 9, I had been looking forward to this for some time. I erroneously thought this was the follow-up to Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi thriller set in South Africa when I did this post but by the time the trailer came out, obviously this is an original story that doesn't involve …
FlixChatter Review: We’re The Millers
When I first saw this trailer, I've got to admit that I found the premise to be quite hilarious. Former SNL cast member Jason Sudekis plays a small-time pot dealer David, who has to assemble a fake family for a mission to transport a 'smidgen' of pot from Mexico. He's convinced that under the disguise …
The Act of Killing review and Interview with director Joshua Oppenheimer
Before I review this film, I think it's important to give a bit of background on how I came to know about this film. I first heard of it from an Indonesian friend of mine when I went back to Jakarta last December. At the time I hadn't even heard of the film, but she …
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FlixChatter [Guest] Review: Only God Forgives (2013)
Nicolas Winding Refn made a name for himself after directing 2011's Drive, many thought that film should've been nominated for best picture at the Oscars. I really enjoyed it but I thought it's more style-over-substance type of movie, so when Only God Forgives was announced as his next movie, I hoped it would actually be …
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Five for the Fifth: AUGUST 2013 Edition
Hello folks, welcome to the 8th Five for the Fifth of the year! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item, observation, trailer, actor/director spotlight, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts …
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