Being underappreciated and stuck in a rut is universally relatable to any independent artist. The classic trope of a struggling musician may be stereotypical, but it rings true, especially when it’s as empathetically written as this one by writer/director Nicole Riegel. It also helps to have the radiant KiKi Layne in the title role, she's …
FlixChatter Review: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)–a bloody bonkers action comedy energized by fiery bromance + mind-blowing cameos + uproarious one-liners
I have been feeling Marvel fatigue for some time and I’ve been relatively blasé around all the buzz surrounding Deadpool & Wolverine potentially shaking up the Marvel franchise. I haven’t read the comics, neither the Deadpool nor the X-Men ones, though I still distinctly remember my excitement when the first X-Men movie came out in …
Documentary Review: ‘I Am: Celine Dion’ (2024)–a moving portrait of resilience that shows the Priestess of Pop’s unwavering strength to go on
Celine Dion is a worldwide cultural phenomenon, who's been dubbed the Queen of Power Ballads, Priestess of Pop, among others. Even if you’re not a fan of her music, you must’ve lived under a rock if you haven’t heard at least one of her songs, especially the chart-topping My Heart Will Go On from Titanic. …
FlixChatter Review: Widow Clicquot (2024)–Raise a glass to the luminous Haley Bennett as the Grande Dame of Champagne
As someone who’s not much of a drinker, I’m not that familiar with the luxury champagne brand Veuve Clicquot, which literally means the movie's title, Widow Clicquot. The film opens with a somber funeral of a young man who turns out to be François Clicquot (Tom Sturridge), making Barbe-Nicole (Haley Bennett) a widow at 26. …
FlixChatter Review: TWISTERS (2024)–It doesn’t take my breath away but it’s still worth the chase for fans of action-packed disaster movies
It’s been ages since I saw the 1996 movie, but I still remember the visceral thrill boosted by the great performances of its leads Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, plus a memorable supporting role by the great Phillip Seymour Hoffman. It’s not a stellar movie by any stretch of the imagination, but Jan de Bont’s …
FX Shōgun leads EMMY 2024 nominations – The Full List of Nominees + 5 Things I’m Most Excited About
This marks the first time I blog about EMMY nominations in a couple of years because normally I don't watch that much TV. Well, the past year I managed to watch quite a bit of them to actually be excited that some of my favorites got nominated. FX network must be throwing a huge party …
FlixChatter Review: Young Woman and The Sea (2024)–Daisy Ridley makes a splash as Trudy Ederle in this triumphant sports biopic
At first glance, the plot seems similar to last year’s NYAD centered on Diana Nyad, a female marathon swimmer who at the age of 64 finally realized her dream to swim from Cuba to Florida in 2013. Well, 87 before Nyad made history, Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle paved the way for all female athletes when she …
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