For some reason, this film has eluded me for months but I’m glad I finally got around to seeing it on the second to last day of 2024. I love stories of redemption and this one, set inside a New York maximum security prison called Sing Sing, offers plenty of that and more. Directed by …
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Happy New Year!! December Viewing Recap, Reflecting on 52-Films-By-Women 2024 Challenge + my top 10 favorite female-directed movies
Well, folks, 2024 has come and gone... it's really been quite a doozy! I don't know about you but 2024 feels like it went by really fast! Like blink-and-you-miss-it fast! It's been an interesting year for me personally work-wise and health-wise, but all in all, I am grateful for everything and I continue to be …
FlixChatter Review: THE BRUTALIST (2024) – Adrien Brody is intense and heartbreaking in Brady Corbet’s sobering cautionary tale of the elusive American Dream
2024 has been a terrific year for films in that it’s introduced me to quite a few new filmmakers whose work I’ve seen for the first time, but certainly wouldn’t be the last. Brady Corbet is one of them, who got his start as an actor in the early 2000s. The title refers to Brutalist …
FlixChatter Review: NICKEL BOYS (2024) – A unique approach to evocative storytelling that packs an emotional wallop
A beautiful orange tree… a boy lying in the grass, we’re treated to extreme close-ups and upside-down views in the opening of Nickel Boys. While unconventional camera work can be gimmicky, writer/director RaMell Ross shot the film in a first-person POV to get viewers to see the world through the characters’ eyes. Set in the …
Documentary Review: Music By John Williams (2024) – a heartfelt and delightful tribute to the maestro who has composed the soundtrack of our lives
John Williams was trending yesterday on Twitter and I immediately feared the worst. Thankfully the maestro was trending because James Gunn posted a motion poster of his upcoming Superman Legacy movie using a slowed-down version of Williams’ iconic score. Williams’ Superman score is one of my favorite scores of all time, certainly at the top …
FlixChatter Review: A Complete Unknown (2024) – Timothée Chalamet captures Bob Dylan’s freewheelin’ vibe in James Mangold’s engrossing musical biopic
I’m going to preface this review by saying I have a huge blindspot about Bob Dylan. I probably shouldn’t feel too bad as Timothée Chalamet himself didn’t know much about the world-famous singer/songwriter when he got offered the part. The fact that I live in Minnesota, it’s hard to escape the Dylan effect. Just like …
Double Reviews: Based-on-real-events thrillers THE ORDER + SEPTEMBER 5
Welcome to another FlixChatter double review edition! I thought I’d combine these two films as both are based on real events dealing with threats of terrorism, albeit from two different groups. Both are excellent, gripping thrillers I highly recommend. THE ORDER The Order refers to a Neo-Nazi terrorist group that was active in the U.S. …
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