Documentary Review: Lakota Nation vs. United States (2023)

I missed this documentary during MSPIFF so when I got a chance to view a screener, I did not pass it up. I have to preface this by saying that I did not grow up in the United States, I came here for college so I realize I have a huge blindspot about Native American …

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FlixChatter Review – Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) – the story takes a back seat to breathtaking action, but the sky-high level of craftsmanship still makes this franchise so irresistible.

What started out as an ensemble TV series has long become a cinematic star vehicle for Tom Cruise. I’ve highlighted in this post how Cruise would go above and beyond in the name of entertainment, risking his own life to bring ‘something we’ve never seen before’ in one death-defying action sequence after another. As Proximo …

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Trio female-directed movie reviews: You Hurt My Feelings + The Mother + The Colour Room

Welcome to another trio-reviews edition on FlixChatter. I'll be doing this more often as there are so many movies I want to write about, but some days I only have time to write mini-reviews. You Hurt My Feelings Written/directed by: Nicole Holofcener I so wanted to see this before it left theaters and thankfully I …

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What I Watched in JUNE 2023 + Mini Reviews + My Pick of Movie Of the Month

Happy Fourth of July weekend!! Wow, can't believe we're done with the first half of the year! Honestly, June was such a blur, and this recap is late as I went on a weekend getaway to my neighboring state. I've lived in MN for 3 decades and for some reason never visited Door County, Wisconsin. …

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FlixChatter Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) – despite some eye-rolling moments, Ford’s timeless charisma makes even the most absurd scenes worth watching

It’s been 15 years since the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released, which doesn't exactly make me want to see another Indy movie. Still, despite the not-so-stellar early reviews, I was determined to stay neutral and judge Dial of Destiny for myself. It starts out with a familiar sequence in 1944 where Indy is …

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FlixChatter Review: Love Gets A Room (2023) – an affecting WWII musical drama set in Warsaw ghetto filmed in real-time

There’s no shortage of holocaust movies out there, but I have to say I have not seen one set primarily as a stage musical set in real-time. That’s the premise of this musical drama by Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Cortés (Red Lights, Buried), which is inspired by a true story set in Warsaw during the 1942 …

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FlixChatter Review: PAST LIVES (2023) is beautifully spellbinding, never has something so low-key hit me like a ton of bricks.

I often say 'There is no such thing as a perfect movie'… but once in a blue moon, a rare gem comes along and proves me wrong. It doesn’t happen every year that a movie completely swept me off my feet, but in 2023, that movie is Past Lives. I first caught the first buzz …

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