Week In Review: Hunt For the Wilderpeople + Loving + The Little Prince

How's your weekend everyone? It's been a while since I did a roundup post, but I figure it's a good way for me to ease my way into blogging again. It's been a particularly gratifying week as I saw two of my highly-anticipated films, Loving and Hunt For the Wilderpeople. As Winter has officially arrived, …

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Guest Review: Bleed For This (2016)

I was a little nervous to write this review. My first two posts for FlixChatter (Ouija and The Eyes Of My Mother) were for horror movies-a genre I enjoy and feel comfortable writing about- so being assigned a movie outside of my wheelhouse was a little daunting, especially considering this one is a boxing movie. …

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Scene spotlight: INCEPTION – ‘You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger darling’

Hi everyone! My blogging break has been longer than expected, but for some reason I haven't got the energy to write reviews. I actually tried to write my review of Doctor Strange and Jack Reacher yesterday but never finished it. I guess my heart just wasn't in it lately… I've been focusing on other things …

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FlixChatter Review: Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

It’s been ten years since Mel Gibson's last directed a film; the violent adventure Apocalypto was a mild success for the controversial actor and director. Many thought that film would be a comeback for Gibson, but then his personal life took another controversial hit and he’s been out of the limelight for a few years. …

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Five for the Fifth: November 2016 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. Hello everyone! As I'm posting this, I've just finished packing …

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OCTOBER 2016 Viewing Recap + Movie(s) of the Month

Am I the only one still in disbelief it's November already?? But I'm glad the temp hasn't dipped that much yet, this week's still gonna be in the mid 50s to 60 degrees, which is much warmer than usual, yay! Well, it's no surprise October is the busiest month for me, thanks to TCFF! I also managed to …

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It’s a wrap! ‘Moonlight’ and MN-made ‘Blood Stripe’ won TCFF 2016 top awards

It's a wrap!! The 2016 TCFF has concluded Saturday night with a festive closing night party. I saw four films Saturday night. Starting with two great documentaries Actors Of Sound and Free Cece, followed by two powerful emotional dramas, Lion and Moonlight. I had been crying so much watching Lion, a wonderful depiction of an incredible true …

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