Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
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 …
Let me preface this review by saying that I normally don't gravitate toward films with explicit sex scenes. I'm no prude, but a lot of films depicting graphic sex scenes are often gratuitous and exploitative, mostly designed for shock value. But when I first heard about Good Luck To You, Leo Grande coming out of …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022)
The first Toy Story movie left such a mark when it was released 27 years ago. Woody and Buzz were rivals-turned-friends who lead fellow Andy’s toys to some crazy adventures. Woody’s story is often explored in the Toy Story franchise, but Buzz’s story is only mentioned for the fact that it’s spawned from Andy’s favorite …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Pixar’s LIGHTYEAR (2022)
Here at FlixChatter, we champion indie filmmakers! So thanks Laura for bringing this project to my attention, we're happy to help promote your film here. Congrats Cameron Cloutier and best of luck with the Queen of Hearts project!- Ruth, FlixChatter Founder While David Lynch and Mark Frost's game-changing TV show Twin Peaks made a huge …
Continue reading Indie Film Spotlight – Queen of Hearts: A Twin Peaks Fan Film
Oh happy day!! As an ardent Austenite (or Janeite if you're old school), everything to do with Jane Austen always makes me smile. Those who know me casually are aware of how much Jane Austen period dramas mean to me, but those close to me would know that PERSUASION is my fave of her novels …
Continue reading Trailer Spotlight: Jane Austen’s PERSUASION – on Netflix July 15
I had written this review in 2016 – I'm reposting this in honor of Chris Evans' 41st birthday. I mentioned this movie in this Five for the Fifth post, which sounds kind of like Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise trilogy (heh it even has the word 'before' in the title!). We first met Chris Evans' character …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Chris Evans’ directorial debut BEFORE WE GO (2014)
Sometimes you see a trailer of a movie and thought, ‘we’ve seen something like this before’ and that’s how I felt about The Valet. I had just seen Marry Me, where an ordinary, usually-invisible guy gets unwittingly roped into a high-stake ruse to avert a PR nightmare. This time it involves a famous movie star …
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