Still fresh from the mega-blockbuster that is Spider-man: No Way Home, Disney makes sure the MCU is never far from our minds. It's quite serendipitous that screeners became available during Oscars week, as the series stars Oscar Isaac (who I'm surprised has NOT been nominated yet given his phenomenal acting skills). I'm thrilled to see …
Month: March 2022
New Trailer Spotlight – TOP GUN: Maverick
I feel the need...the need for speed! Woo wee!! I needed something to get my mind off the fiasco that was Oscars 2022! This proved to be the kind of distraction I needed! Boy, can you believe it's been 36 years since the first Top Gun came out? I was still a pre-teen at the …
Musings on #Oscars2022 – The Good, The Bad + The WTF
Happy #OscarsNight everyone!! Honestly, I wasn't all that enthused about the #Oscars this year, especially after they decided back in February that they won't present 8 categories LIVE but presented during the off-air segment... those categories are documentary short, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live-action short and sound. Ugh, …
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FlixChatter Review: The Lost City (2022)
Don’t judge a book by its cover (model) is one of the themes of The Lost City. Well I guess the lesson for me is don’t judge a movie by its trailer. When I first saw it, I was convinced it’ll be an atrocious, unwatchable movie… but it turns out to be a blast! Ok …
Ranking Oscars 2022 Best Picture + Acting Nominees
Can't believe we are STILL talking about the Oscars in late March. I hope they're moving the telecast back to late February next year and going forward. Well, I've talked about the Oscar nominees but I saw people were ranking the Best Picture nominees on Twitter, such as below, and I thought I'd do the …
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Chatting about ‘Turning Red’ + Favorite Pixar Films on Downlow.d Podcast
Hello friends and readers! I've shared this on Twitter but I thought I'd share this here as well as I know many of you don't use Twitter. I was invited to be a guest on the Downlow.d Podcast, which is a deep dive audio documentary series that explores the morally complicated, occasionally inspiring and often …
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FlixChatter Review: The Outfit (2022)
The Outfit is a crime drama set in Chicago and the title is a double entendre as the Chicago organized crime syndicate is referred to as the Outfit. In case you're wondering, this film is NOT a remake of the 1973 film starring Robert Duvall. This one is is set in mid 50s Chicago where …
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