Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice is the first live-action movie I remember seeing. My dad showed it to me when I was four or five years old; it gave me recurring nightmares and taught me an especially crass swear word. In Dad's defense, it was only rated PG (the '80s were a lot more generous …
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FlixChatter Review: La Chimera (2023)–beautifully enigmatic & beguiling… Josh O’Connor delivers a sublime performance
I usually chose a lighter film on the plane but I just couldn’t pass out on La Chimera as I’ve been wanting to see this for some time. It turned out to be a good decision as it allowed me to get lost in a poetic world with a touch of magical realism for two …
AUGUST viewing recap + Mini Reviews + Movie Of the Month
Happy August, everyone, and say buh-bye to Summer! We're in the 'ber' month already, which means Summer is pretty much done even though we'll likely still have warm temps for another month or so here in Minnesota. Even today, we have a touch of Fall with temps in the early 60s F. I love it …
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Classic Review: The Maltese Falcon (1941)–Humphrey Bogart defined the classic hardboiled detective in John Huston’s seminal film noir
I have a huge blindspot on John Huston and Humphrey Bogart's films, so I thought I'd hit two birds with one stone (pun fully intended). It’s perfect timing since AMC is now licensing a bunch of its shows to Netflix, including Monsieur Spade, where Clive Owen takes on Bogart’s role as Sam Spade, the detective …
FlixChatter Guest Review: BROKEN BIRD (2024)—a darkly beautiful and atmospheric UK gothic horror
Directed by: Joanne Mitchell Written by: Dominic Brunt, Joanne Mitchell, Tracey Sheals Happy fall, FlixChatter readers! Okay, technically we still have a few weeks until the best season begins, and yes, it's still stupidly warm out, but coffee chains and liquor stores are rolling out their pumpkin-flavored drinks, so I'm comfortable jumping into autumn mode. …
TV Review: BAD MONKEY – Bill Lawrence’s cheeky crime caper makes the most of Vince Vaughn’s gift for improv
Crime comedy is easily my favorite genre when it comes to episodic series. I’ve enjoyed The After Party, Only Murders in the Building, as well as Slow Horses (yes it’s a spy comedy but it also deals with crime investigation in a droll fashion). Now I can add Bad Monkey on Apple TV+ to my …
FlixChatter Review: BABES (2024)–A wildly wacky but refreshingly frank comedy about female friendship + motherhood
Whenever I’m on a long flight, I always take advantage of the time by catching up on older films I have missed. So I was delighted that Babes is available on my Delta flight to New England. Babes got glowing reviews out of SXSW, comparing it to [Paul Feig’s] Bridesmaids but with baby-making. The movie …
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