After a year-long delay, Bong Joon-ho’s highly anticipated film has finally reached US theaters. Mickey 17 came six years after Bong’s Oscar-winning film Parasite, a shrewd blend of black comedy, social satire, and Hitchcockian thriller, which stands as one of my top 10 favorite films of 2019. Set in the not-too-distant tomorrow of 2054, the …
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FlixChatter Review: FLOW (2024) – a captivating journey of visual storytelling makes this animated movie a timeless classic
I've written a mini-review of this movie before, and it's on my Top 10 Best Movies of the Year list. Now that Flow is streaming on MAX, I thought I'd write a full review of this wonderful animated feature. Flow tells the story of a gray cat who seeks shelter and teams up with different …
International Women’s Day Special Double Reviews: VERMIGLIO and MAESTRA – two wonderful films directed by women
Happy International Women's Day!! At FlixChatter, I’m all about celebrating female filmmakers every day, not just on special occasions. But this weekend, as March 8 falls on Saturday, I want to take it up a notch and shine a spotlight on some amazing films created by women from all over the globe for this significant …
FlixChatter Review: On Becoming A Guinea Fowl (2024) – Family secrets come to light in this unsettling but captivating dark comedy
I saw On Becoming A Guinea Fowl at TCFF last October, and it’s one I kept thinking about even months afterward. I’ve included it in my top 10 fave female-directed movies of 2024 I’ve always loved films that offer a glimpse of a culture I’m not familiar with. Zambian writer/director Rungano Nyoni delivers a raw …
FlixChatter Review: Last Breath (2024) – A gripping underwater survival tale based on the North Sea miracle
Last Breath tells the true story of a saturation diver who found himself stuck 330 feet deep in the North Sea, with only five minutes of air left in his tank. Often called saturation (SAT) divers, they are professional divers who work underwater for an extended period of time to keep offshore oil rigs and …
TV REVIEW | Daredevil: Born Again – Hell’s Kitchen’s finest is back with the intensity, grit and raw edge we all know and love
There’s no TV series I’ve anticipated more than Daredevil in this past decade since season 3 abruptly ended on Netflix seven years ago. I put together a Top 10 list of reasons why I'm a fan of the 3rd season of that show, and in that post, I shared my wish that Matt Murdock and …
FlixChatter’s 2025 OSCAR Predictions + FEBRUARY Viewing Recap + Movie of the Month
Happy Oscars weekend! Since this year's telecast is happening at the beginning of the month after a short month, I thought I'd combine my Oscar predictions with my monthly recap. It's currently less than 36 hours until the 97th Oscar winners are announced. Unlike last year, I have only managed to see eight out of the …
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