While Gal Gadot’s lucrative role as Wonder Woman is nothing but certain, there are definitely efforts to build another film franchise around her. From the same studio that released Mission Impossible 7, Skydance has plans that Heart of Stone could be another Netflix action franchise like Extraction. Right from the start, there are definitely echoes …
Author: ruth
I'm just an ordinary girl who loves flicks across all genres (except horror). From Jane Austen costume-dramas, lush fantasy epics to sfx-laden, full-throttle action, my taste in movies can be quite perplexing. My dad was in the film biz in the 70s in my home country Indonesia, so I guess I inherit his love for writing and movies. But it's my mother who first introduced Hollywood classics early in my upbringing. When I was about 11 or 12, she brought "Gone with the Wind," "The Sound of Music," and "My Fair Lady" VHS tapes from her European vacation. To this day, I still think Clark Gable is one hot & manly man (even for someone who despise mustache!); and who didn't have a crush on that stringent-but-hunky-in-uniform Captain Von Trapp? As for "My Fair Lady," the inimitably classy Audrey Hepburn was (and still is) the fairest maiden in Tinseltown.
Top 10 Favorite movies: Batman Begins, Ben-Hur, Casino Royale, Dear Frankie, Gladiator, Moulin Rouge, Return to Me, Roman Holiday, Sense & Sensibility, The Gods Must Be Crazy.
FlixChatter Review – Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023)
There have been several films about the war in the Middle East since the war started over two decades ago. Some were good, some were terrible and some were just okay. Guy Ritchie’s latest war film sits right in the middle of that. It isn’t great but not that terrible. The story is not a …
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PACIFIC RIM (2013) Appreciation Post – 10 years later, Guillermo del Toro’s Kaiju monster pic is still a lot of fun!
Yes I know I'm about a month behind as Pacific Rim was released 10 years ago on July 12, 2013. Well, I absolutely LOVED this movie, more than I ever thought I would. In fact, I gave the movie 4.5/5 in my review and have rewatched it half a dozen times since. I'm not even …
Trailer Spotlight: FAIR PLAY – Sundance hit corporate thriller starring Phoebe Dynevor + Alden Ehrenreich
I've been curious about Fair Play since it debuted at Sundance early in the year, which was a critical smash and caused a bidding war between a half dozen companies. Glad to see another female filmmaker's directorial debut getting a lot of attention this year. Netflix reportedly shelled out $20 million for it, which will …
Musings on SECRET INVASION series – despite the stellar cast, the show has killed off any remaining interest I had in the MCU
It’s been over a week since I finished watching this series and I’m still left discombobulated - just what the heck was THAT??! If you haven’t seen the series yet, I caution you that I will be discussing spoilers here. I have been so MCU fatigue for some time now so I wasn’t sure initially …
FlixChatter Review: Shortcomings (2023) – has its own set of flaws but this irreverent & funny movie is a solid debut from Randall Park
The multi-hyphenate creative force that is Randall Park has cultivated quite a career in the past couple of decades. He’s an actor, comedian, and writer, and now he can add director to his resume with his directorial debut Shortcomings, based on Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name. Tomine wrote the screenplay which centers …
Documentary Review: Netflix’s The Deepest Breath (2023) – a riveting, emotional freediving tale with breathtaking visuals
I LOVE underwater scenery, there's something so majestic and haunting about the deep ocean. When I saw the trailer on Netflix, I knew I had to watch it. Irish filmmaker Laura McGann did a remarkable job capturing the death-defying sport of freediving, where divers rely on breath-holding until resurfacing without any breathing apparatus such as …
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