The term AI was introduced over six decades ago in the 50s but it has heavily dominated the zeitgeist like never before. The Pod Generation is set in the near future where technology and artificial intelligence has taken over daily life while nature quickly vanishes into oblivion. Written and directed by Sophie Barthes, the movie …
The first trailer of Bradley Cooper’s MAESTRO centers on Leonard Bernstein’s decades-spanning love story
I have been highly anticipating this since news circulated that Bradley Cooper was going to direct Leonard Bernstein's biopic AND portray him in the film. Steven Spielberg was originally attached to direct with Cooper in the lead, but as Cooper told Stephen Colbert on his show back in January 2022, Spielberg told him to direct …
FlixChatter Review: Netflix’s HEART OF STONE (2023) – As a franchise starter, this Gal Gadot action vehicle fails to ignite
While Gal Gadot’s lucrative role as Wonder Woman is nothing but certain, there are definitely efforts to build another film franchise around her. From the same studio that released Mission Impossible 7, Skydance has plans that Heart of Stone could be another Netflix action franchise like Extraction. Right from the start, there are definitely echoes …
FlixChatter Review – Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023)
There have been several films about the war in the Middle East since the war started over two decades ago. Some were good, some were terrible and some were just okay. Guy Ritchie’s latest war film sits right in the middle of that. It isn’t great but not that terrible. The story is not a …
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PACIFIC RIM (2013) Appreciation Post – 10 years later, Guillermo del Toro’s Kaiju monster pic is still a lot of fun!
Yes I know I'm about a month behind as Pacific Rim was released 10 years ago on July 12, 2013. Well, I absolutely LOVED this movie, more than I ever thought I would. In fact, I gave the movie 4.5/5 in my review and have rewatched it half a dozen times since. I'm not even …
Trailer Spotlight: FAIR PLAY – Sundance hit corporate thriller starring Phoebe Dynevor + Alden Ehrenreich
I've been curious about Fair Play since it debuted at Sundance early in the year, which was a critical smash and caused a bidding war between a half dozen companies. Glad to see another female filmmaker's directorial debut getting a lot of attention this year. Netflix reportedly shelled out $20 million for it, which will …
Musings on SECRET INVASION series – despite the stellar cast, the show has killed off any remaining interest I had in the MCU
It’s been over a week since I finished watching this series and I’m still left discombobulated - just what the heck was THAT??! If you haven’t seen the series yet, I caution you that I will be discussing spoilers here. I have been so MCU fatigue for some time now so I wasn’t sure initially …
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