October 2021 Viewing Recap + Movie(s) of the Month

Ok so spooky month is out of the way now... I have to say I'm not as fond of Halloween season as most people do. I mean I rarely watch horror movies anyway and just because it's October doesn't mean I was going to start watching scary movies. The only movie I saw that is …

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FlixChatter Review: ANTLERS (2021)

Directed by: Scott Cooper Written by: Henry Chaisson, Nick Antosca, Scott Cooper Antlers follows middle school teacher Julia Meadows (Keri Russell) as her concern for student Lucas Weaver (Jeremy T. Thomas) leads her to discover that the child's home life isn't just troubled, but dangerous. Along with her sheriff brother, Paul (Jesse Plemons), Julia discovers …

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FlixChatter Review: Last Night In Soho (2021)

Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg Known for stylish, action-comedic films, British director Edgar Wright has added another bullet point to his ever versatile and growing oeuvre. This time, it’s the psychological horror/thriller genre with his latest film, Last Night in Soho. Though one might argue that 2004’s Shaun …

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This Just In! HOUSE OF GUCCI trailer 2

Ok, I rarely post a movie trailers more than once, but I've been quite obsessed with the first trailer of HOUSE OF GUCCI that dropped last July. I think that first trailer shows just how a well-made preview can REALLY make a huge impact. I had forgotten the movie is even coming out this year, …

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TCFF 2021 Documentary Reviews: After Antartica + A Fire Within

After Antartica The title of Legendary Polar Explorer is not a title easily earned. Minnesota-born educator, author and lecturer Will Steger earned that title when in the years between 1989–1990, he was the first to dogsled traverse Antarctica, and the International Arctic Project. Then in 1995, he became the first and only person to dogsled …

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TCFF Indie Film Review: SOLD OUT (2021)

I love music-themed movies, so I was excited to see SOLD OUT. Somehow I did not realize the Minnesota-connection until I started watching this movie, which opens with a snowy Minneapolis skyline. Strangely-enough, I warmed up to this movie right away. It centers on a down-on-his-luck construction worker John (Sam Bardwell) who wants to pursue …

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TCFF 2021 Reviews: A Northwest Passage + Everything In The End + Drunk Bus

These film are currently available online throughout the entire Twin Cities Film Fest - Oct 21-30.  A Northwest Passage  Shot entirely in the neighborhood of Northeast Minneapolis, A Northwest Passage tells the story of its residents, neighbors, business owners & employees, and activists who call that part of the largest city in Minnesota their home …

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