One of my March viewing highlights is this documentary I stumbled upon on Prime Video. The film's tagline is 'sound is 50% of the cinematic experience' which is 100% correct. Making Waves is a comprehensive exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, highlighting one of filmmaking's unsung heroes. Our movie-watching experience wouldn't …
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TV Review: THE BEAR (S1) – Finally caught up with HULU’s award-winning series, each episode gives me such an adrenaline rush and I love it!
Ok, so I’m nearly 2 years late to the party with this highly acclaimed series. Thankfully there are only two seasons so far, and it’s only about a half-hour per episode so it’s easier to binge on. It took us just over a week to finish the entire season. For those who haven’t seen it, …
FlixChatter Review – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) – fun nostalgia dampened by somber tone
Hollywood frequently resorts to nostalgia to sell its plethora of sequels and the Ghostbusters franchise relies heavily on it. It’s so entrenched in popular culture that fans of the original will flock to it whenever a new edition is released, there were quite a few Gen-Xers and their kids dressed up in the iconic khaki …
FlixChatter Review: Arthur the King (2024) – a fun albeit forgettable adventure movie where the dog is the real MVP
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Juliet Rylance, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ali Suliman Arthur the King is an adventure racing movie loosely based on the 2016 book “Arthur – The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home” by Swedish athlete Mikael Lindnord. It stars Mark Wahlberg as Michael Light, the …
FlixChatter Review: CABRINI (2024) – a visually stunning biopic where abiding faith and female empowerment meet
When I first saw the film’s trailer, the first thing that struck me was, how have I not heard of Mother Cabrini before? Frances Cabrini is the First American Saint of the Catholic Church, and I'm glad that I finally learned about her incredible story. Cabrini is the kind of biopic done right in that …
FlixChatter Review: ONE LIFE (2023) – Anthony Hopkins is heart-wrenching in a stirring tribute to British humanitarian Nicholas Winton
Sometimes a sudden change in plan can change one’s life. In the case of Nicholas Winton, a young London-based stockbroker, his plan change from skiing in Switzerland to Prague changed the lives of nearly 700 Jews. The reason for his Prague visit was to assist his friend Martin Blake with welfare work, but seeing the …
FlixChatter Review: Netflix’s DAMSEL – Millie Bobby Brown is a spunky dragon slayer in this revisionist fairy-tale
With the success of the Enola Holmes movies, Millie Bobby Brown inked a deal with Netflix to star in and executive produce the fantasy film. This time she plays Elodie, another Netflix character that starts with an ‘E,’ I wonder if that’s in the contract? Just by the name alone it immediately tells us she’s …
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