Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
Most MCU movies are usually critics-proof, which means people will flock to is regardless of its critical rating. Even more so when it’s by Hollywood’s filmmaker du jour Taika Waititi since the smash hit that was Thor Ragnarok. The third Thor movie revitalized the franchise with its zany and hugely entertaining cosmic adventure, largely thanks …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – THOR: Love and Thunder (2022)
We're still in the thick of Summer but today we've got a taste of Fall movies coming our way. I've been anticipating The Woman King for some time, but this is the first time I've heard of Amsterdam… both trailers dropped within hours of each other. Ladies first of course, so make way for… THE …
Continue reading Trailers Spotlight: THE WOMAN KING + AMSTERDAM
Some critics might say that there’s been a resurgence of period dramas of late, but as a fan of the genre, I really think there’s always a healthy appetite for it. I mean, Julian Fellowes certainly has been able to bottle it with the continued success of Downton Abbey, there’s of course Bridgerton that has …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022)
The buzz of Cha Cha Real Smooth out of Sundance was off the charts. It was purchased by Apple TV for $15 million, fresh out of the Oscar win for CODA which they bought for a record $25 mil. When the trailer came out, it didn't exactly scream 'must-see' for me the way CODA was, …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
You know you're definitely getting older when all your favorite movies growing up are turning 20, 30, 40 years old. Well, one of those movies turned 40 years old this month and I thought I'd do a post on it before the end of June. I was around Henry Thomas's age in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial …
Continue reading Spotlight on Steven Spielberg’s E.T. on its 40th Anniversary
Judging a movie based on a work of literature is hard. Judging a movie based on a work of literature by the son of an already iconic horror author is even harder. The Black Phone is an adaptation of a short story by Joe Hill, son of the monumentally famous Stephen King. And while there …
I grew up listening to old crooners–Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, etc.–as those were my late mother's favorites. But one singer that she was a huge fan of was Elvis Presley, who left those crooners sidelined when he shook up the world of pop music in the early 50s. I'm not sure how many …
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