Directed By: Peter Chelsom Written By: Allan Loeb (screenplay), Stewart Schill (story by) Runtime: 2 hrs The Space Between Us is a fun, sweet coming of age comedy that spoils its own success by trying to be a drama. The story follows Gardner Elliot (Asa Butterfield), a boy born and raised on Mars on his first …
Five for the Fifth: FEBRUARY 2017 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Whoa, the first month of 2017 has come and gone! …
The sun is indeed shining… Sunshine Blogger Award
Nothing like getting an award to bring a ray of sunshine to my day. It has been a pretty hectic few months for me and it's only going to be crazier the closer it gets to filming time of my short in the Spring. I haven't got time to blog but hey it's always fun to …
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Guest Review: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016)
Directed/Written By: Kenneth Lonergan Cast: Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler Runtime: 2 hrs 17 minutes Cinema portrayals of angry people are not usually enjoyable entertainment yet we are fascinated by films that dwell entirely on simmering angst. Manchester by the Sea (2016) is such a film. Perplexing, unsettling, yet engaging, it is a story without joy …
Weekend Roundup + Quick thoughts on ‘The Founder’ (2017)
Hello all, happy last week of January! Well, it's another hectic week… as some of you know if you read this post, I have my work cut out for me now that I've embarked on my first short film project! Well, suffice to say I barely have time to blog these days, so sorry for …
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Guest Review: Patriots Day (2017)
Directed By: Peter Berg Written By: Peter Berg, Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer Runtime: 2 hrs 13 minutes Watching Patriots Day is a stressful experience, but not for the reasons I expected. I expected it to be hard to watch because it is a retelling of a violent moment in recent American history, but instead I was …
Guest Review: JACKIE (2016)
Directed By: Pablo Larraín Written By: Noah Oppenheim Cast: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Great Gerwig, John Hurt Runtime: 1 hr 40 minutes History and drama often make awkward bedfellows as you might find in the bio-pic Jackie (2016). The assassination of JFK is one of the defining moments of the 20th century and any dramatization of the immediate …
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