I've been featuring various soundtracks on my Music Break Feature, so I'm thrilled that on my 71st Music Break post, we actually get insights from the composer of the piece I'm featuring: Rob Simonsen! I've mentioned in my review of The Age of Adaline how much I adore the music. I've been quite obsessed with the dreamy, …
Continue reading Music Break: The Age of Adaline soundtrack & interview w/ composer Rob Simonsen
Happy Wednesday everyone! Hope you're all in good health. Well, my Rheumatoid Arthritis flared up again earlier this week that I had to stay home Monday as I could barely lift my water bottle, let alone drive. My left hand is still swollen which makes typing a pain but thank goodness for Aleve! In any …
Continue reading Everybody’s Chattin + Most-Anticipated Movies from TIFF 2016
I have to admit that I didn't know this film was in the works until I saw it on the press screening list. I had listened to Kenneth Turan's review of the French film Marguerite on NPR, which is also a biopic of a wealthy woman who loves music and the opera but is delusional about …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
How was your weekend everyone? It's been a busy one for me, but a productive one. I actually did go to the movies, which is rare actually for me as I usually go to press screenings on week nights. But after dinner my hubby and I felt like checking out the new AMC theaters with …
Continue reading Weekend Viewing Roundup: The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) + SULLY (2016)
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaassss!!! Sorry ehm, now that I got my giddy enthusiasm out of the way… [well just enough so I can actually do a post, ahah] Well if you've visited my blog long enough you'll know how much I've been crushing madly on Sam Riley… and he deserves every bit of my love… and then some. …
Continue reading A trio of brand new trailers: FREE FIRE, LIVE BY NIGHT and THE PROMISE
The home invasion thriller genre has been around a long time and while some were good, most were average to mediocre. Late summer usually is the time when studios release their crappy action or horror films but thankfully Don’t Breathe doesn’t fall in that category. In fact, it’s one of the best thrillers I’ve seen …
I have to admit I probably wouldn't have stumbled upon this Austrian Western if it weren't for my affinity for English actor Sam Riley. And for that I'm grateful to him, and he's an unlikely-but-perfect choice in the role of a German-speaking, Texas cowboy protagonist. It's always a good sign when a film starts off in a captivating way …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Das Finstere Tal (The Dark Valley, 2014)
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