This is the type of film I’d watch in a heartbeat just for the cast! Plus, I have an affinity for films about elderly pensioners banding together for a cause, or in this case, a mystery to solve. Four lively retirees reside in Coopers Chase, a posh retirement village nestled in the English countryside. Helen …
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FlixChatter Review: THE ROSES (2025) – Colman & Cumberbatch make for a fun & feisty pair in this dark comedy about a marital breakdown
Another week, another remake/reimagining of a classic. Now, the appeal of this new interpretation of Warren Adler’s novel is the two leads: Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as Ivy and Theo Rose. I vaguely remember seeing the 1989 movie The War of the Roses with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, which started with a war of words …
FlixChatter Review: EDEN (2025) – Ron Howard tackles a real survival-of-the-fittest tale where humans are their own worst enemies
The first thing that strikes me about this film set on Floreana Island is that it’s actually based on a true story. The second is that it's a Ron Howard film, which seems unusual at first glance, as he’s not the filmmaker that comes to mind upon seeing the trailer. But as I watched the …
FlixChatter Guest Review: ROW (2025) – UK’s oceanic survival-thriller of a trans-Atlantic rowing excursion gone wrong
Directed by Matthew Losasso Written by Matthew Losasso & Nick Skaugen Row begins with Megan (Bella Dayne) washing ashore in a remote area of Ireland, the apparent sole survivor of an attempted record-breaking trans-Atlantic rowing excursion gone wrong. While recovering, memories of her doomed journey come back to her in fragments. The premise of this …
FlixChatter Review: Highest 2 Lowest (2025) – Denzel is always the highlight of any film and A$ap Rocky delivers, but the score is its lowest point
Highest 2 Lowest marks the fifth time Denzel Washington and Spike Lee have teamed up. This time, Lee decided to reinterpret Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 procedural thriller High and Low, which was based on Ed McBain's novel, King’s Ransom. Lee shifts the focus from a Tokyo shoe executive to a music mogul in modern-day NYC. The …
FlixChatter Review: East Of Wall (2025) – a stirring Neo-western that explores the journey of a mom + daughter, told from a female lens
Even though this film won Sundance's Audience Award earlier this year, somehow it escaped my radar until last month. Written and directed by Kate Beecroft in her directorial debut, East Of Wall is a docufiction, which mixes documentary with fictional storytelling. The main stars include mother and daughter duo Tabatha Zimiga and Porshia Zimiga, who …
French Cinema Double Reviews: Olivier Assayas’ pandemic drama SUSPENDED TIME + Music-themed dramedy THE MUSICIANS
In this double-review edition, I'm reviewing two new French dramedies that, although their stories are totally different, both showcase a quartet being confined under one roof and the fascinating dynamics that come from that. Suspended Time (Hors du temps) Most people likely remember where they were when the world went into lockdown five years ago, …
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