Berlin, 1933. The Kemper family was living a pretty good life, Arthur Kemper (Oliver Masucci) is a journalist, and his wife Dorothea (Carla Jury) is an Opera composer living in a large house with their two children, Max and Anna. But suddenly, they found their lives in danger when the Nazi party, despite failing to …
FlixChatter Review: Freud’s Last Session – A pair of strong leads can’t save this based-on-a-play film that’s best left on stage
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall when two famous historical figures were to meet? Freud’s Last Session imagined a time when acclaimed Austrian neurologist/father of psychoanalysis Dr. Sigmund Freud invited an Oxford fellow and recent born-again Christian C.S. Lewis for a psychological/theological debate. The film …
2024 Oscar Nominations – Musings on the egregious snubs + enchanting surprises
So the day movie fans/pundits have been waiting for is here… Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. Well, there's no repeat of Barbenheimer competition at the Oscars. Despite Barbie winning the box office with $1.4 billion worldwide (while Oppenheimer has made $946 million), Christopher Nolan's opus of the father …
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2024 Oscar Nominations are less than 24 hours away – My Final Predictions
Happy Oscar Nominations Eve, everyone! I don't usually predict the nominations, but I feel like this year I have a slightly better idea as to which movies and which actors might get nominated. Some are guaranteed, and of course, there are plenty that are wild cards. I mean, that's part of the fun of making …
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FlixChatter Review: FOE – Saoirse Ronan + Paul Mescal’s marriage unravels in this slo-burn dystopian drama
I saw this back in October at Twin Cities Film Fest on the big screen. The main draw for me was Saoirse Ronan who rarely makes a wrong move in her career. The pairing of Ronan with her fellow Irish actor and current Hollywood ‘it boy’ Paul Mescal as a married couple is intriguing. Both of …
FlixChatter Review: POOR THINGS (2023) – Emma Stone delivers a bravura performance in this wild + weird odyssey of self-discovery
Having seen a couple of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films, I knew I was in for something bizarre and eccentric. Let’s just say nothing can quite prepare oneself for the insane wild ride of Poor Things. Apparently, the Greek filmmaker has been wanting to make this film since 2009, even approaching Scottish novelist Alasdair Gray about adapting …
FlixChatter Review: ORIGIN – Heart-wrenching & defiant, Ava DuVernay brings Isabel Wilkerson’s fascinating life + literary journey to life
Thanks to NEON’s FYC DVD box I received sometime in December, I was able to watch a few films that aren’t even in theaters yet. One of them I saw recently was ORIGIN, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. Billed as a biographical drama, it’s actually more of an origin story (pun intended) of how …
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