The Incredibles was released 2004 when the super hero genre was starting to dominate the box office. It was one of the biggest hits of that year but somehow a sequel never got made. Now 14 years later, the Parr/Incredibles family is back to save the world from bad guys. Set not long after the …
Indie Film Spotlight: Smitten! & Q&A w/ writer/director Barry Morrow
Ahhh… romanza. One of the films I enjoyed most at Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Festival (MSPIFF) this year is this sweet, whimsical fantasy rom-com starring Darren Criss and Mãdãlina Ghenea set in the picturesque Italian Alps. Smitten! is a directorial debut from Minnesota's own Barry Morrow, whom cinephiles might recognize as the Oscar-winning writer of Rain Man …
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FlixChatter Review – Hereditary (2018)
Directed By: Ari Aster Written By: Ari Aster Runtime: 127 minutes Hereditary begins with Annie Graham (Toni Collette), her husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne), and her children Peter (Alex Wolf) and Charlie (Milly Shapiro) coping with the recent death of Annie's mother. Strange and terrifying events quickly begin to occur following the family matriarch's passing, hinting …
TV Chatter – Musings about Netflix’s ALTERED CARBON
Hello everyone! It's been ages since I actually blogged about a TV series, but recently my hubby and I just binged on this Netflix Original Series ALTERED CARBON. As we're waiting for Westworld Season 2 to wrap (as we prefer to binge on a series than following it week by week), we're in the mood …
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Indie Film Spotlight: ‘Virginia Minnesota’ & interview w/ writer/director Daniel Stine
This was one of the films I most anticipated films at this year's MSPIFF. Of course the fact that it was shot here in the picturesque Lake Superior coastline, but the story about fragmented friendship immediately grabbed me. So imagine my delight when I get a chance for a one-on-one interview with the director/writer Daniel …
Short Film Spotlight: ‘Classic. Becky. Party’ + Q&A with writer/director John J. Kaiser
Just two days away until Twin Cities Film Fest's MN Shorts Showcase event! Today we've got yet another Q&A with a talented MN filmmaker whose film Classic. Becky. Party will be screening on Wednesday night (more info below). I met first met John at the TCFF Gala in September 2017, thanks to his creative partner Jay …
FlixChatter Review – SOLO: A Star Wars story
Another year, another Star Wars movie. Now that Disney owns pretty much everything, it’s to be expected that they’re going to milk the lucrative SW and Marvel franchise for all its worth. Honestly I haven’t been following much about all the behind-the-scene dramas, apart from the fact that the original directors Phil Lord and Chris …
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