TCFF 2021 Reviews: Paradise Strong + Pretty Boy

Paradise Strong This film is available both in person at the Showplace ICON Theaters on Friday October 22 at 4:30 PM and online throughout the entire run of TCFF - Oct 21-30.  This is the true life story of the Camp Fire, a wildfire that devastated the community of Paradise, California on November 8, 2018. …

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FlixChatter Review: The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain (2021)

Benedict Cumberbatch has built his career on quirky roles, and he once again plays an eccentric genius. This time it's an English artist Louis Wain whose surreal cat paintings, um, catapulted his career at the end of the 19th century. Now, I never thought there was a time when cats weren’t household pets, well apparently …

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FlixChatter Review: Interlude in Prague (2017)

I had heard about this film when it was still development a few years ago. Having visited both Vienna AND Prague a few years ago, naturally I’m intrigued to see this as it was filmed on location. I know that many viewers and critics would compare this movie to the Oscar-winning Amadeus. Now, not only …

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FlixChatter Review: The Manor (2021)

Written and Directed by: Axelle Carolyn Hey, FlixChatter readers! We're well into October, so it's the perfect time to find new spooky content to watch. While plenty of streaming platforms have lots of classic Halloween and horror movies available this month, I'm always excited to check out new movies, so I was cautiously optimistic about …

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FlixChatter Review: The Last Duel (2021)

I have a thing for Medieval stories. In fact, a few years ago, I was quite obsessed with the Wars of the Roses after seeing The White Queen miniseries. So when the first trailer of The Last Duel first came out, naturally I was intrigued! As a big fan of Gladiator, I know Ridley Scott …

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THE EXPANSE Season 6 trailer – Amazon Sets Series Finale premiere

As Winter is just weeks away here in MN, it's gonna be hibernation time! So I'm glad there'll be highly-anticipated series to keep my hubby and I occupied! I'm still watching Apple's FOUNDATION, and Amazon Prime's WHEEL OF TIME coming on November 19th, but I'll certainly make time to revisit Terra and the Rocinante crews …

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Documentary Review: My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021)

There is a saying 'not all heroes/heroines wear capes'… well it can't be more aptly bestowed upon Pauli Murray. Most people probably haven't even heard of Pauli, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced two former Supreme Court Justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall. Now, I didn't get to the US until …

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