A pair of musicals to look forward to this December 2023: The Color Purple + Wonka

Two of the first three Hollywood films my late mom introduced me to when I was a tween were musicals, My Fair Lady (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965) so naturally I have a soft spot for musical movies. I do have to admit though that I have not seen the original films of …

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Trailer Spotlight: AMERICAN FICTION – Jeffrey Wright stars as a frustrated novelist in this publishing world satire

One of my most-anticipated movies out of major Fall film festivals this year has got to be AMERICAN FICTION, which happens to be a directorial debut from writer/director Cord Jefferson. Based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it's essentially about the consequences of turning one's art into a simple commodity. Jeffrey Wright stars as …

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FlixChatter Review: ASTEROID CITY – Wes Anderson’s first foray into sci-fi is soulless + overly self-indulgent

You know what to expect when you go see a Wes Anderson movie, as his shtick is persistent across all his work there are endless spoofs of a bunch of classic movies done in Wes Anderson style. I have not seen all of his work but I love The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr Fox, …

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FlixChatter Review: FAIR PLAY – A tense + twisted corporate thriller that makes your skin crawl

There’s been a ton of buzz around this film since this film premiered at Sundance and became the highest sales coup when Netflix bought it for $20 Million. It’s especially notable that this psychological thriller is a directorial debut from a female filmmaker, Chloe Domont. The story is set in a world of high finance …

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FlixChatter Review: THE CREATOR (2023) – a visually arresting sci-fi that challenges us whether AI is truly the enemy

It’s quite uncanny that this film’s release coincides with the week when the Writers Guild of America (WGA) finally reached a deal with AMPTP where much of the contract stipulations pertain to Artificial Intelligence. Writers, as well as many in the creative industry, have valid reasons to fear, or at least worry about their jobs …

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FlixChatter Review: The Saint of Second Chances (documentary) – a playful redemption story that’s so much more than baseball

Let me begin this review with a confession that I have never actually watched a baseball game in its entirety. I went to a Twins game 30 years ago and went to a Saints game for the first time last August, I think I spent less than 5 minutes watching the game itself. Needless to …

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Vroom vroom! Michael Mann’s adrenaline-pumping FERRARI first teaser is here with Adam Driver as Enzo

What a dose of adrenaline-pumping excitement for a slow Hump Day! Ferrari is one of my most anticipated movies of the year and NEON just unveiled its first trailer… behold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHxT2yb2cE Full synopsis: It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory …

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