A few days before a screening invitation arrived for this movie, I stumbled upon a news story about José Hernández, the first Mexican-American migrant farm worker to travel to space as a NASA astronaut. I was immediately taken by his warm, humble, and affable nature, so I was thrilled to see his historic journey portrayed …
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FlixChatter Review: A Haunting In Venice (2023) – Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot’s latest murder mystery is opulently spooky
It seems that a lot of thrillers I’ve seen lately involve protagonists in retirement who somehow get cajoled into action once more due to an unforeseen circumstance. Kenneth Branagh’s third installment of Agatha Christie’s adaptation is set in post-WWII Venice where Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh donning his giant curly mustache once more) spends his …
Documentary Review: Portrait of the Queen (2023) – Tales about the most photographed woman on the planet from the lensmen who took them
There are countless documentaries and films that have been made about Queen Elizabeth II. But I was intrigued by Portrait of the Queen as it’s told from the perspective of the Queen’s photographers. Not to be confused with Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts released last year by Roger Michell. It’s exactly a year and a …
FlixChatter Review: The Equalizer 3 – Denzel caps off his vigilantism in an Italian village with equal gore and gravitas
Over the Labor Day weekend, The Equalizer 3 arrived and conquered the top box office spot. I’m glad I’ve caught up with the first two movies just in time for the final movie of the franchise. Now, each movie could work as a standalone feature, so I think people would still enjoy it if this …
Streaming Picks: Peace By Chocolate (2022) and Otherhood (2019)
Happy first full week of September! 🍂 Time for another mini-review of movies I saw on streaming recently. PEACE BY CHOCOLATE (2022) Based on a true story of the Hadhad family who fled war-torn Lebanon after the family's chocolate factory is bombed, the movie opens with a scene of Tareq Hadhad (Ayham Abou Ammar) during …
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Musings on Star Wars: Ahsoka (Ep 1-3) – sluggish start so far, but hopeful things will pick up for the rest of the series
I have to preface this post by saying I'm feeling franchise fatigue at this point, that is I can't muster up any excitement for anything by the Mouse House which is basically most things on Disney+. But after two excellent Star Wars-related shows The Mandalorian and Andor, and the good-but-not-great Obi-Wan, I was curious to …
Streaming Picks: LOU (2022) and CARMEN (2021) – These two female-led films directed by women are well worth your time
It's the hottest week in Minnesota (the heat index is over 100 which I'm not used to) so I spend time hibernating and catching up on movies I've been wanting to check out for ages. Of course, I prioritize those #directedbywomen for my 52 Films By Women challenge (6 movies so far this month, woot!!). …
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