I've been seeing quite a bit of biopic feature films this past year but obviously not all are created equal. I think the BOATS (based-on-a-true-story) sub-genre is best handled when it focuses on a certain period of time and this is a great example of one. The title refers to Captain Richard Phillips, based on …
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FlixChatter Review: Runner Runner
Runner Runner is a poker term referring to when a player needs the cards on the turn and river to win the pot. I'm pretty sure any poker player knows the term quite well and for non-poker folks, I'm sorry I couldn't explain much better than that. I consider myself to be a pretty decent …
Weekend Viewing Roundup and PARKLAND review
Happy Monday all! Hope you had a nice weekend. I see that a lot of you saw GRAVITY, glad to see that Alfonso Cuarón's film proves to be a critical AND box office hit with over $55 mil this weekend. If you've read my review, clearly that'll be the film I'll be rooting for come …
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FlixChatter Review: Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY
One of the power of great movies is that it gives us 'escapism,' a relief from whatever problems we have in our daily life for an hour or two. But a truly great film gives us something more... more to take in, to marvel at, and to reflect on. Gravity, to me, is one of …
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‘You Gotta Start Somewhere’ Films: TAPS (1981) Review
Greetings, all and sundry! Given the breather for the last fainting gasps of summer. Adapting to a wrist brace due to a late furniture move. And given time top ponder, roam, root around, unearth and play with one of the great concepts, mysteries and axioms of cinema. Its mystique and long time purveyors. Every film …
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FlixChatter Review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s debut Don Jon
My body. My pad. My ride. My family. My church. My boys. My girls. My porn. The film begins with Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Jersey-accented voice over as Jon Martello, a New Jersey bartender nicknamed Don Jon by his buddies for his ability to pull '10s' types of girls every weekend at the club. The film starts …
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Rental Pick: Gothic Fantasy SOLOMON KANE starring James Purefoy
SOLOMON KANE (2009) Director: Michael J. Bassett Writers: Michael J. Bassett, Robert E. Howard (character) Cast: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Alice Krige, Mackenzie Crook, Patrick Hurd-Wood, Jason Flemyng Genre: Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Adventures, Fantasy, Action & Adventure Rating: R Run time: 104 minutes Release dates: World premiere on September …
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