Musings on AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) – released 21 years ago today

Yesterday I stumbled upon the fact that American Psycho was released on April 14, 2000, which was 21 years ago today. I can't remember when I saw this movie exactly, but for sure it was before Christian Bale became the caped crusader. So before he became Batman, his big break was playing Patric Bateman. Written/directed …

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FlixChatter Review: FRENCH EXIT (2020)

I saw this movie a while ago but I just kept getting distracted by other films to finally got a chance to review it. The story is based on Patrick deWitt’s elite-society satire novel of the same name, with the author himself also penning the screenplay. Now, not having read the book, I can't compare …

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FlixChatter Review: Wolfwalkers (2021)

A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night. I've been a longtime fan of Cartoon Saloon, an Irish Animation Studio based in Kilkenny, Ireland that's …

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Thursday Movie Picks: Amateur Sleuth

Happy almost Friday! It's TMP time! The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if you're up to it one …

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Film News I’m excited about – Olivia Colman, Helen Mirren, Julia Roberts + George Clooney

It's been a while since I actually curated recent movie/casting news that I'm excited about. I was reading one after another involving filmmaker/actors I love so I thought I'd include them here.  Sam Mendes, Olivia Colman Team for Love Story Empire of Light Per THR, the Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes will be directing his own …

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FlixChatter Review: The Courier (2021)

I love spy movies, so I was immediately intrigued by The Courier which is set during the Cold War. It’s based on a true story of Greville Wynne, a middle-class businessman whose frequent travel to Eastern Europe got him recruited by CIA and MI6 as their spy. There’s a John Le Carré feel to the …

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March Viewing Recap + Movie of the Month

HAPPY SPRING!! We already hit 70 degrees earlier this week, 20 degrees warmer than what it's supposed to be in late March in Minnesota. Of course we went back to the 30s immediately, but a 30-40 degree swing is pretty common here, but hey I'll take even the occasional 60-70 degree early Spring day and …

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