A week and a half ago, I read a headline that shocked me, but in a good way. Per EMPIRE, the Academy is currently exploring the possibility of adding a stunt category at the Oscars. Quoted in that EMPIRE article, Academy CEO Bill Kramer said, “We’re talking to members of the stunt community who are …
FlixChatter Review: GHOSTLIGHT (2024)–The redemptive power of theater brought to life in a personal and authentic way
What do a construction worker who has never acted before and the most famous Shakespeare play have in common? Not much at first glance, but directors Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson are somehow able to connect two seemingly unrelated things together in a wonderfully surprising way. This is the real-life couple's second film collaboration after …
FlixChatter Review: Pixar’s INSIDE OUT 2 (2024) – Vibrant & funny, an outstanding successor to the wildly imaginative original
It’s been nearly a decade since the first Inside Out movie came out. That movie really stood out with its unique depiction of the emotional landscape of the human mind. It’s extra fun for me to see a character from Minnesota, just like the movie’s co-director, Pete Docter, who’s now Pixar’s chief creative officer. Kelsey …
FlixChatter’s TOP 10 Favorite PIXAR films
This list has been long overdue, as I've published this favorite Pixar character list over a decade ago! Well, with the release of Inside Out 2, I thought I'd list my favorite Pixar movies since Toy Story in 1995, nearly 30 years ago. Pixar movies stand out because they appeal to both our emotions and …
FlixChatter Review: HIT MAN (2024) – A lively crime caper armed with charm and laughs
One of the most buzz-worthy movies out of Venice and TIFF is Hit Man, the latest movie from Richard Linklater starring Glen Powell. Apparently, it's Powell who found the idea for the movie in a 2001 Texas Monthly article about fake assassin Gary Johnson, written by Skip Hollandsworth. He brought it to Linklater, and he ended …
FlixChatter Review: Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) – They’re no spring chickens but this buddy cop duo still got some life left in them
Let me start this review with a confession: I haven’t seen the previous three Bad Boys movies, and my introduction to this franchise is via Edgar Wright’s zany action comedy Hot Fuzz (2007). Can’t believe it's been almost 30 years since the first Bad Boys came out, not that you’d know it from looking at …
FlixChatter Review: GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023) – Come for the roaring giant monster, stay for the rousing human story
I don’t consider myself a big monster movie fan, though I have seen a few that I enjoyed (Pacific Rim rocks!). I still haven’t seen the original Japanese-made Godzilla movie in 1954, but I was curious to see Godzilla Minus One after it won Best Visual Effects at the Oscars earlier this year. I had …
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