Directed by: Nahnatchka Khan Written by: David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, Jen D'Angelo A friend of mine recently told me he prefers watching horror comedies over straight-up horror movies during the Halloween season, and I can understand that preference. While the month of October is universally known as "spooky season," the tone is usually a healthy …
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FlixChatter Review: FLORA AND SON (2023) – John Carney hits the high notes once again with his music-themed drama
I’ve been a huge fan of John Carney movies, specifically his music-themed ones since he directed ONCE in 2007. Just like most of his films, Flora and Son is set in Dublin, where the writer/director was born. It centers on Flora (Eve Hewson), a single mom who has a testy relationship with his only son …
Streaming Pick: Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) – The power of true friendship left me with a delightful aftertaste
Friendship films are a dime a dozen but there’s a certain appeal to this one as it’s loosely based on a true story. Corinne and Jane have been friends since they were kids though they couldn’t be more different from each other. Corinne is a gregarious extrovert while Jane is quiet and shy. Corinne is …
Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) unveils 2023 lineup – featuring Alexander Payne’s THE HOLDOVERS as the opening night film
I just love Autumn 🍂 and one of the main reasons is that October is when MN film fans can enjoy the Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF)!! This past Friday, the festival unveiled its complete 2023 film catalog, revealing more than 140 movies (features and shorts) that will screen Oct. 19-28 in a hybrid format. …
FlixChatter TV Review: The Wheel of Time – Season 2 (ep 1-5)
Nearly two years after its first season premiered, The Wheel of Time season two dropped on Amazon Prime, and I, as your resident nerd, am here to discuss it (the first five episodes, anyway- we still have three more to go). As a reminder, I am only reviewing this as a TV show- not as …
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FlixChatter Review: A Million Miles Away (2023) – an inspiring biopic of farmworker-turned-NASA-astronaut that goes the distance
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 …
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 …
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