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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FlixChatter Review: RYE LANE (2023) – the perfect junction where comedy, heartbreak, and romance intersect beautifully
Rom-coms get a bad rap as a genre that’s plagued by unrealistic situations, unrelatable characters, and a fanciful narrative of love and romance. Well, a bunch of them do fit that category, but once in a great while, a delightful movie emerges that break through the mold. Rye Lane, directed by Raine Allen-Miller and based …
FlixChatter Review: ELEMENTAL (2023) – Pixar’s first rom-com proves that a tale as old as time can still spark when told in a refreshingly creative way
After its debut with Toy Story in 1995, Pixar released its 27th feature with another original story. I have to admit that though I’ve been a longtime Pixar fan, I wasn’t all that enthused about this one after the disappointing Lightyear. But I’m glad that Elemental turns out to be a return to form for …
FlixChatter Review: THE FLASH (2023) – despite an electrifying start, it becomes a chore to sit through in the end… but Keaton’s Batman saves the movie.
One thing worse than suffering from superhero fatigue is feeling exhausted by the multiverse mania, so I wasn't exactly clamoring to see the latest DCEU movie as the dawn of James Gunn's DC Universe is near. What's more, even though Ezra Miller isn’t doing press for the movie, it’s impossible to overlook their off-screen violent …
FlixChatter Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Michael Bay oversaw the Transformers franchise for about a decade. While those films weren't critical darlings, they were huge box office successes and Bay and Paramount executives became even more wealthy each time a new Transformers film hit theaters. But when 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight came out, most fans hated it and the box office …
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Trio Female-led Reviews: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody + 80 For Brady + Faraway
The benefit of being in super long flights (I'm talking about 20+ hours of flight time) is to catch up on movies. I watched two out these three movies on the plane, while I saw Faraway on Netflix the weekend I came back from Bali while still recuperating from a massive jet lag. I thought …
FlixChatter Review – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) – dazzling visuals + extra emotional impact makes this one a satisfying sequel
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren, Oscar Isaac, Daniel Kaluuya When I was 7 years old, my mother gifted me my first set of comic books, all Marvel titles: X-Men, Avengers, Incredible Hulk, and of course, The Amazing Spider-Man. I remember …
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