Directed By: Vincent Perez Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Emma Thompson, Daniel Brühl Runtime: 1 hr 43 minutes War films are stories writ large about aggression between nations. Few of them explore small-scale human undercurrents of suppressed dissent inside the countries at war. Alone in Berlin (2016) does this by looking at an ordinary working-class couple and their compulsion …
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FlixChatter Review – The Mummy (2017)
Hoping to start their shared universe of monster films, Universal decided to reboot one of their earlier successful franchises with The Mummy. With Disney and Warner Bros. ranking in big dollars at the box office with their superhero flicks, Universal is hoping this so called Dark Universe will bring in big money for them as …
FlixChatter Review: Wonder Woman (2017)
I started writing this review just a day after seeing it. It has become a rarity for me to be able to write reviews so soon after I saw it but I felt… compelled, yeah that's the right word, to get my thoughts out as the film opens. Thankfully the embargo ends Wednesday night! I'm …
Guest Review – Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales (2017)
Directed By: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg Written By: Jeff Nathanson Runtime: 2 hrs 9 minutes When I saw the first trailer for the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, I nearly sprained my eyeballs from rolling them so hard. While the first movie was enjoyable and still holds up as a fun adventure flick fourteen years later, …
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Guest Review: Everything, Everything (2017)
Directed By: Stella Meghie Written By: J. Mills Goodloe (screenplay) based on a book by Nicola Yoon Runtime: 1 hr 36 minutes I went into Everything, Everything with somewhat low expectations. There are very few romance movies that I enjoy, and one based off a young adult novel seemed even less appealing. The trailers looked cheesy and predictable, …
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FlixChatter Review – ALIEN: Covenant (2017)
When Ridley Scott announced that he’s going back to the Alien franchise again 5 years ago, many fans were very excited. Even though he didn’t say it at the time, 2012’s Prometheus was a prequel to his original Alien film. There were quite a lot of excitement for Scott’s first sci-fi picture in many years …
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Guest Review: The Promise (2017)
Directed By: Terry George Written By: Terry George, Robin Swicord Runtime: 2 hrs 13 minutes It has taken more than ten years for Terry George to return from Hotel Rwanda with another sweeping historical narrative – again about genocide. The Promise is a sobering, beautiful disappointment. The film has a beautiful score and decent cinematography, but is …
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