I just heard about this blogathon on Drew's blog, but it was spearheaded by the Con Man blog, inspired by the Pixar hit Inside Out (which I adore). I love this idea and naturally I had to take part! Here are the rules for the Blogathon: Pick five films to represent the five emotions in …
Weekend Roundup + The End of the Tour review
Happy Sunday all! Summer in Minnesota is fleeting so we try to do outdoor stuff as much as we can. Suffice to say we barely had time to watch any movie, we were too tired for home cinema but y'know what, we'll have plenty of time for home movies later in the Fall & Winter. I …
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Thursday Movie Picks #56: Alien Invasion of Earth
Happy Thursday everyone! This is another entry to the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that's spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. Here's the gist: The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if …
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Five for the Fifth: AUGUST 2015 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. Thank you thank you Netflix for adding more Stanley Weber's …
FlixChatter Review: Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
I've been a fan of this long-standing franchise even from the first one by Brian De Palma. Looking back, it certainly was a more cerebral, somber affair as it took itself way too seriously. It might've been the fourth movie when the film took a decidedly lighter tone, but amped up the action to be even …
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JULY Viewing Recap + Movie of the Month
How in the world is July over already?!?! Seriously, this past month has been a total blur to me. I feel like I haven't done anything worth writing about the entire Summer! I mean we're finally gonna go for a bike ride outside of town with some friends, something we've been meaning to do since the beginning …
Rental Pick: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
I had been wanting to see this movie for ages but for some reason I never saw its theatrical release in my neck of the woods. Even the synopsis and the trailer had me in stitches. Well, the movie itself more than lived up to the hype, it's so well worth the wait! In fact, the reason …
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