Weekend Viewing Roundup, Quick Thoughts on Comic-Con, & RED 2 review

Hello everyone! Hope you had an awesome weekend. If you happen to be at Comic-con the past few days, then I'm sure you had a blast (and you know I'm so green with envy!!) It made me feel a bit nostalgic seeing all those SDCC pics, maybe one day I'll make it there again. Now, …

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Weekend Viewing Roundup: Mini[on] review of Despicable Me 2

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope your Summer weekend was a fun one! It's a mellow one after a hectic few weeks for me, though my hubby's triathlon race can't be described as such. Strong thunderstorm nearly canceled the entire thing, but fortunately the short distance still went on, phew! So, did you see any new releases …

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FlixChatter Review: Pacific Rim (2013)

I remember back in 2008 when I saw the trailers for Iron Man. My hubby was excited for it but I rolled my eyes when it came on and said how silly and vapid it looked, only to be bowled over when I finally got around to seeing it. It's the same case with this …

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New Releases Double Reviews: World War Z & White House Down

WORLD WAR Z Based on a popular novel by Max Brooks, this big budgeted film was plagued with troubled production and ran well over its original budget, reportedly somewhere around $170-200 mil (the original budget was set around $150 mil). The film was scheduled to open last December but because of rewrites and reshoots of …

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FlixChatter Review: Monsters University

I remember rolling my eyes when I first heard of Pixar making a prequel of Monsters Inc., one of my favorites from its canon of animated features. But then I saw the trailer and I thought it looked pretty funny, and got me curious if revisiting the world of the colorful monsters would be well …

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Musings on Man of Steel: What works and what doesn’t in the latest Superman reboot

Oh boy, where do I begin... Some films are tough to review and I find this one to be particularly so because I feel like I've invested myself in this movie even long before I saw it. It's strange I know, and perhaps I shouldn't have been sooo incredibly pumped but if you've read my …

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Double New Releases Reviews: Pain & Gain and This Is The End

One blogger can't possibly watch every single film, so thanks to two of FC contributors today, I bring you double reviews of two movies currently in theaters. This is The End is actually just been released today. Pain and Gain It may be hard to believe when you're watching the sordid, outrageous crimes that take …

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