When I first saw the film’s trailer, the first thing that struck me was, how have I not heard of Mother Cabrini before? Frances Cabrini is the First American Saint of the Catholic Church, and I'm glad that I finally learned about her incredible story. Cabrini is the kind of biopic done right in that …
FlixChatter Review: ONE LIFE (2023) – Anthony Hopkins is heart-wrenching in a stirring tribute to British humanitarian Nicholas Winton
Sometimes a sudden change in plan can change one’s life. In the case of Nicholas Winton, a young London-based stockbroker, his plan change from skiing in Switzerland to Prague changed the lives of nearly 700 Jews. The reason for his Prague visit was to assist his friend Martin Blake with welfare work, but seeing the …
FlixChatter Review: Netflix’s DAMSEL – Millie Bobby Brown is a spunky dragon slayer in this revisionist fairy-tale
With the success of the Enola Holmes movies, Millie Bobby Brown inked a deal with Netflix to star in and executive produce the fantasy film. This time she plays Elodie, another Netflix character that starts with an ‘E,’ I wonder if that’s in the contract? Just by the name alone it immediately tells us she’s …
TV Series Review: Incompleteness (2023) – an ambitious, compelling psychological dramedy featuring an impressive MN cast
Written and Directed by David Ash Incompleteness (Season 1) is an 8-part series of eight 45 min. episodes written and directed by local Twin Cities filmmaker David Ash, whose previous feature was aptly named Twin Cities (2018). Set in MN and filmed pre-Covid and post-lockdown, the season was completed in June of last year with …
Oscars 2024 – Full Winners list + highlights from the 96th Academy Awards
Happy Post-Oscars Day, everyone!! Did you watch the ceremony last night? Just like last year, the Oscars happened during the end of daylight savings when we actually lost one hour 😦 Thankfully they started the ceremony an hour early and relatively speaking it went by pretty fast and was pretty entertaining overall. Now, Jimmy Kimmel …
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2024 Oscars Predictions – FlixChatter picks on who will win + who should win
Happy Oscars Eve! Time for the obligatory predictions, it's currently about 24 hours away until the 96th Oscar winners are announced. Just like last year, I have actually managed to see nine out of the ten nominees. The one I haven't seen is Killers of the Flower Moon (it's nearly 3.5 hours long!) but hey, …
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Happy International Women’s Day 2024 – 10 Female-Ensemble Movies to celebrate powerful #womeninfilm
Happy International Women's Day!! I personally think we ought to celebrate women and female filmmakers far more than just one day a year, don't you agree? Well, here on FlixChatter, we're always championing #women in film. One of the ways I do that is by watching as many films #directedbywomen, hence I've been participating in …
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