Documentary Review: Lakota Nation vs. United States (2023)

I missed this documentary during MSPIFF so when I got a chance to view a screener, I did not pass it up. I have to preface this by saying that I did not grow up in the United States, I came here for college so I realize I have a huge blindspot about Native American …

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TV Review: SILO (S1) – Rebecca Ferguson shines in Apple TV+’s dystopian sci-fi noir

I’m a huge fan of Rebecca Ferguson since BBC's series The White Queen so when I found out she's starring in another TV show, I had to watch it. Based on the Wool book series by Hugh Howey, it’s set in post-apocalyptic earth where around 10,000 residents live in a self-sustaining subterranean city with 144 …

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FlixChatter Review – Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) – the story takes a back seat to breathtaking action, but the sky-high level of craftsmanship still makes this franchise so irresistible.

What started out as an ensemble TV series has long become a cinematic star vehicle for Tom Cruise. I’ve highlighted in this post how Cruise would go above and beyond in the name of entertainment, risking his own life to bring ‘something we’ve never seen before’ in one death-defying action sequence after another. As Proximo …

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Trailer Spotlight: BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE -Kingsley Ben-Adir stars as the reggae legend

Happy Friday!! I saw this late yesterday and I just had to post it. Even if you don't regularly listen to reggae, it's hard to deny the power of Bob Marley's music. He became massively popular in the 1960s, but his influence is still felt to this day. Marley brought more visibility to Jamaican music, …

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Trio female-directed movie reviews: You Hurt My Feelings + The Mother + The Colour Room

Welcome to another trio-reviews edition on FlixChatter. I'll be doing this more often as there are so many movies I want to write about, but some days I only have time to write mini-reviews. You Hurt My Feelings Written/directed by: Nicole Holofcener I so wanted to see this before it left theaters and thankfully I …

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Revisiting the iconic scenes from the first Summer blockbuster: Steven Spielberg’s JAWS (1975)

Happy Fourth of July to my fellow Americans!! 🇺🇸  🌭 🏖️ 🍦🎆 The 2023 Summer Solstice was back on June 21 but I always think of the 4th of July as the quintessential American Summer celebration. As I'm posting this, most people are likely outside enjoying warm-weather activities like grilling, swimming, picnic-ing, etc. I, on …

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What I Watched in JUNE 2023 + Mini Reviews + My Pick of Movie Of the Month

Happy Fourth of July weekend!! Wow, can't believe we're done with the first half of the year! Honestly, June was such a blur, and this recap is late as I went on a weekend getaway to my neighboring state. I've lived in MN for 3 decades and for some reason never visited Door County, Wisconsin. …

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