Being on long flights is usually my opportunity to catch up on recent releases I've missed. So I was delighted to see that these two films were available on my Delta flights to Lisbon and my return flight from Porto back to Minneapolis. PRESENCE A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into …
FlixChatter Guest Review – British indie comedy “Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock ’N’ Roll”
Directed by: Mitchell TollidayStarring: Simon Callow, Imogen Wilde, Nicci Linn, Verona Rose, Luke de Belder, Fran Mcateer Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock’N’Roll is an expanded British independent film by upcoming director Mitchell Tolliday, based on his short feature Everything is Going to Be Fine (2020), and also stars Wilde, de Belder, …
FlixChatter Review: THUNDERBOLTS* (2025) – a great mix of pathos + humor while still delivering fun action sequences. Florence Pugh is the clear MVP.
I’ve been feeling Marvel-ed out for some time, so I wasn’t exactly clamoring to see Thunderbolts*. This year has been especially packed with superhero movies, something I haven’t seen in a while. I guess the pendulum has swung back, so there’s suddenly a demand for big tentpole comic book movies. We’ve got Captain America: Brave …
Guest Review – Netflix’s HAVOC (2025) – Tom Hardy is the only saving grace in this badly shot crime thriller with terrible CGI
Writer and director Gareth Evans made a name for himself by making two highly regarded martial arts films, The Raid 1 and 2, in the Far East. His first major movie in the West was the underrated Apostle for Netflix. For his next feature, Havoc, he tackled the gritty action thriller genre with Tom Hardy …
FlixChatter Review: TWO TO ONE (2025) – Sandra Hüller stars in a German heist comedy set after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Two To One presents a unique storyline that truly exemplifies that 'truth can be stranger than fiction,' as it's based on actual events. After the Berlin Wall came down, a communist family stumbles upon a bunker packed with cash that's about to lose its value. With their neighbors' help, they rush to dive into the …
Portugal on my mind – Films/TV series set in Lisbon, Algarve, and the Portuguese Riviera
Jeremy Irons in Night Train To Lisbon Happy weekend, everyone!! FlixChatter is going on holiday!! 🇵🇹🏖️🌴😎 In fact, I've just finished packing as I was typing this. My hubby and I are going to Portugal for 10 days, to fulfill our bucket list we've had for ages! Since we both had a milestone birthday this …
FlixChatter Review – THE ACCOUNTANT 2 (2025) – Affleck + Bernthal have a blast in an entertaining sequel that brings back the vibe of 80s & 90s thrillers
There were talks of turning The Accountant into a franchise when it came out way back in the fall of 2016. But Ben Affleck has signed on to play Bruce Wayne/Batman in the old DCEU, so we never got to another chapter of The Accountant in the 2010s. But 9 years later, his autistic yet …