Happy Spring, everyone!! 🌼💐🌸🌷˚˖𓍢ִִ໋🌿˚.🌞🐝 My backyard looks so green, and the grass is growing so fast that we may have to mow our lawn this weekend! I'm not crazy about how many weeds are popping up already, but hey, that comes with the warmer weather. I'm still recovering from my cold I got while covering …
Category: FlixChatter Reviews
Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
FlixChatter Review: Netflix’s APEX (2026) – Fierce Charlize battles freaky Taron in this gnarly but predictable survival thriller
To be frank, my expectations for Netflix Original Movies aren't particularly high. However, I find myself curious about APEX due to its cast. The last film featuring Charlize Theron was the dreadful The Old Guard 2, so I thought it couldn't possibly be worse than that. On the flip side, Taron Edgerton has starred in …
MSPIFF 2026 Review: Eagles of the Republic – A stylish Egyptian political thriller on the danger of autocracy that stifles artistic freedom
This Swedish-Egyptian political thriller, directed by Tarik Saleh, delves into how an authoritarian regime stifles artistic freedom and life in Egypt. Eagles of the Republic wraps up a trilogy that addresses state and religious corruption, following The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) and Cairo Conspiracy (2022), both featuring Fares Fares. I haven't watched the first two …
FlixChatter Review: Daughters of the Forest (2026) – An ethereal, mesmerizing sci-fi documentary exploring the bond between humanity and fungi
I've been diving into a bunch of documentaries lately, and they're definitely one of my go-to genres. Daughters of the Forest is a genre-bending film that includes sci-fi elements blended with documentary filmmaking. It’s not a typical film where you just see people being interviewed on camera; instead, director Otilia Portillo Padua crafts a sensory …
FlixChatter Guest Review: BALLISTIC (2026) – Lena Heady is intense as a grieving, vengeful mother
Directed by Chad FaustStarring: Lena Heady, Hamza Haq, Amybeth McNulty, Amanda Brugel, Enrico Colantoni, Jordan Kronis Nance (Headey) is a munitions factory worker in a small Ohio factory town. As a proud working-class mom of military son Jesse (Kronis), things start to unravel when he is killed on a mission abroad by a bullet manufactured …
MSPIFF 2026 Review: HONEYJOON (2025) – A breezy, delightful mother-daughter comedy about navigating grief, set in the Azores
Film festivals are truly a great place to discover new voices. This is Lilian T. Mehrel’s fantastic debut feature, created when she won the AT&T Tribeca Untold Stories grant. I’ve always been into mother-daughter tales, especially since my late mom was a single parent who loved traveling, but we never got to take a trip …
MSPIFF 2026 Documentary Reviews: ‘The Chaplain & The Doctor’ and ‘The Cycle of Love’
Welcome to another double review edition. This time, I'm showcasing a pair of uplifting documentaries I saw at MSPIFF that exemplify the power of compassion, empathy, and love. I enjoy tales of unexpected friendships that develop in surprising places. Betty Clark, an 80-year-old African American chaplain, and Dr. Jessica Zitter, a white Jewish doctor, work …
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