Belated Birthday Tribute to Sam Riley

I can't believe I missed my darling Sam's birthday yesterday!! My favorite actor turned 37 on January 8… and since he made his breakthrough debut in Control in 2007, he doesn't seem to have aged a day! He was born on January 8, 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. I love his Yorkshire accent, spoken with …

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2017 Golden Globe Awards: Thoughts on the Winners + Fave Moments of the Night

Well it's time for the obligatory award post of the year. I just tuned in right when the award presentation started, skipping the red carpet stuff. I quite enjoyed the La La Land themed opening, that was fun and that bit with Ryan Reynolds on top of the piano as Jimmy Fallon is impersonating Ryan …

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FlixChatter Review: La La Land (2016)

Written/Directed by: Damien Chazelle Runtime: 128 minutes Rarely did I respond so strongly to a film's tagline. In fact, I mostly barely notice them. Here's to the fools who dream… well, La La Land's tagline speaks to me in a profound way, as essentially, I am one of those fools. Unabashedly. Emma Stone plays Mia, an aspiring actress …

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Five for the Fifth: JANUARY 2017 Edition

Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, 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. Well HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! (I think you can still …

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The Flix List: 10+ year-old films that deserve a second look

Have you ever seen a film and question why it’s not as well known or gets the respect it deserves? I consider myself a film geek and have seen several films throughout the years, while some I saw deserves all the accolades it received and many deserves to be forgotten. But I thought these films …

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FlixChatter Review: The Eagle Huntress (2016)

Director: Otto Bell Runtime: 101 min This was one of my most-anticipated documentary of the year, so when it played at TCFF in October I was beyond thrilled. I had never seen eagle hunter doing their thing on screen, let alone an eagle huntress. It's a world rarely explored on films, and for that reason alone I was …

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Bye bye 2016! End of year recap & musings on favorite things we saw this year

Whaddayaknow… it's the last day of 2016. It's been a tumultuous year to say the least… definitely a hectic one for obituary writers. I know many people have said that 2016 is cursed because so many famous people died. Well I certainly don't believe that. Yes, many of those celebs passed away too soon, and some might …

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