Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
HAPPY FALL, everyone! I've actually put out my Fall floral decór with pumpkins on my front porch and swapped out my door wreath with sunflowers, pinecones, etc. Autumn is my favorite season here in Minnesota and we get such gorgeous Fall foliage this time of year, so we're heading out to a state park up …
Continue reading September 2021 Viewing Recap + Movie(s) of the Month
The Jim Bakker scandal is something that’s always eluded me as it happened long before I came to the US. I didn’t even realize there’s a Minnesota connection, which has become my adopted state for over 20 years. But of course over time I became familiar about them just from various news items about them, …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
I LOVE a good sci-fi series! It feels like it's been ages since I binge on an expansive space opera, if you will. I finished the latest sci-fi obsession of mine, THE EXPANSE season 5, last November, unfortunately it's not clear when season 6 will drop. Well, thank goodness FOUNDATION is for sure arriving on …
Continue reading Getting ready for Apple TV+’s FOUNDATION series
Happy First Day of Autumn, everyone! I almost forgot about today, even though I had planned on doing a post on Autumn Equinox, which happens to be on Sept. 22. (it's afternoon here in US Central Time as I'm writing this). Nora Ephron's YOU'VE GOT MAIL is one of my all time favorite rom-coms ever …
Continue reading Happy Fall! 🍂 My Favorite Autumn Scenes in YOU’VE GOT MAIL
I've never seen any of the 50 Shades movies, but I've seen quite a few of Dakota Johnson's films and I quite like her as an actress. So she's the main draw for me to see this one which reminds me a bit of Cloud of Sils Maria, where Kristen Stewart (another talented young actress …
A few days ago I saw the trailer for Netflix production of The Guilty starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Soon I learned it's actually a remake (surprise, surprise) of this Nordic version which won the Audience and Grand Jury Award at Sundance. Thankfully this movie is available in HULU, so I decided to give it a watch. …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Den Skyldige (The Guilty – 2018)
I was on a flight recently and I was feeling tired after a pretty hectic vacation that I wanted to watch something to lift up my mood. In Here Today, Billy Crystal stars as the protagonist Charlie Burnz, a veteran comedy writer living in NYC. The film is inspired by a short story by one …
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