Happy Fourth of July, everyone!! Hope you're all enjoying your weekend, wherever you are. I went up north for a couple of days for a quick weekend getaway and went kayaking around Apostle Islands near Bayfield, WI. On the drive back we listened to the Art of the Score, one of my favorite music podcasts …
Continue reading Music Break: Independence Day (1996) patriotic score by David Arnold
Wow, it's Fourth of July weekend already! Which, if you live in the northern hemisphere, that means we're halfway through Summer already. I'll be driving up northeast with my hubby this weekend to a town called Bayfield, Wisconsin and spend a day at Madeline Island on Lake Superior. Given all July 4th festivities were canceled …
Continue reading JUNE 2021 Viewing Recap + Movie of the Month
There's been a pretty long stretch of drought here in MN with this pro-longed heatwave and no rain that everyone's lawn in our neighborhood is pretty much all yellow. So when I came across the poster of Ice Road when I launched Netflix, it sounds like a fun escapism – trust me, it's not something …
When The Fast Saga first opened in June 2001 with The Fast and the Furious, I’m not sure many people predicted it would be a mega franchise spanning 20 years. Well, now the ninth movie once again tops box office, having already grossed $300M overseas ahead of domestic bow, so obviously it doesn’t show signs …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: F9 – The Fast Saga (2021)
When I first saw the trailer for Luca, I was immediately excited for it. I mean, I'm usually excited for Pixar movies and the seaside Italian Riviera setting is extra appealing to me as one of my fave holiday memories was at Sorento & Cinque Terre. Directed by Enrico Casarosa (who did the La Luna …
I've been anticipating this movie for over a year now! I first blogged about The Green Knight in February 2020, but of course it's delayed because of Covid. Well now the wait is nearly over! From director David Lowery and starring Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, and Joel Edgerton, this medieval fantasy opens ONLY in theaters on …
Continue reading A24 presents – Legends Never Die: An Oral History of The Green Knight
Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Jane Wiedlin, Beck, Flea, Tony Visconti, Todd Rundgren, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost As a kid growing up in 1983, I’d watch Sparks’ Cool Places air a few times on MTV – back when it actually was “Music Television” instead of the reality TV monstrosity it’s become …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: The Sparks Brothers (2021)
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