The spy thriller is one of my favorite genres but there are so many of them these days it's hard to keep up with them all. This one stands out from the pack given Amazon’s huge marketing budget (you can’t escape seeing an ad for it everywhere), plus it's executive produced by the Russo brothers. …
FlixChatter Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Michael Bay oversaw the Transformers franchise for about a decade. While those films weren't critical darlings, they were huge box office successes and Bay and Paramount executives became even more wealthy each time a new Transformers film hit theaters. But when 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight came out, most fans hated it and the box office …
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Trailer Spotlight: POOR THINGS – Emma Stone + Willem Dafoe star in Yorgos Lanthimos’ spin on the Frankenstein classic tale
Anyone who's seen any of Yorgos Lanthimos' movies can attest that his kooky, eccentric style isn't for everyone, but it's always provocative and thought-provoking. I've only seen two of his films, The Lobster (2015) and The Favourite (2018), and it's been five years since he made his last feature. Well, the wait is over for …
Trio Female-led Reviews: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody + 80 For Brady + Faraway
The benefit of being in super long flights (I'm talking about 20+ hours of flight time) is to catch up on movies. I watched two out these three movies on the plane, while I saw Faraway on Netflix the weekend I came back from Bali while still recuperating from a massive jet lag. I thought …
FlixChatter Review – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) – dazzling visuals + extra emotional impact makes this one a satisfying sequel
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren, Oscar Isaac, Daniel Kaluuya When I was 7 years old, my mother gifted me my first set of comic books, all Marvel titles: X-Men, Avengers, Incredible Hulk, and of course, The Amazing Spider-Man. I remember …
What I Watched in MAY 2023 + Mini Reviews + My Pick of Movie Of the Month
Happy June!! I came back from my Bali vacation on Memorial weekend but have just been dealing with a massive jet lag so it's taking me longer to post this monthly recap. Well in case you're wondering, our 2-week trip to the tropical paradise was absolutely wonderful, Bali is truly magical… definitely should be on …
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FlixChatter Review: Fast X (2023) – Jason Momoa makes for a fun villain but the latest F&F movie is overlong + forgettable
The production of the latest Fast and Furious film didn’t start out quite well. Series regular director, Justin Lin, decided to step down from the director’s chair just a few weeks into production. Reportedly, Lin was tired of dealing with Vin Diesel’s behavior. According to several reports, Diesel would show up several hours late every …
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