Glad to be back to in-person screenings once again after a couple of years of being cooped up inside and watching movies at home. As an acquaintance who sat next to me at the film festival before a screening said, no matter how many times he's seen movies in the movie theater, when the lights …
FlixChatter Review: RENFIELD (2023) – Nic Cage is fun to watch as Dracula despite missed opportunities to mine the killer premise
Dracula's lackey finally gets his time to shine in his comedic origin story. It's an action comedy a la Jackie Chan movie but with a heavy Tarantino-bent in terms of its gory violence. I expected blood will be spilled in an R-rated movie involving Dracula and indeed there's SO. MUCH. BLOOD. in this movie! As …
2023 MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (MSPIFF) opens tomorrow – runs April 13-27
Spring has finally arrived!! I'm excited for the warmer weather here in MN, though we've practically skipped Spring, and goes directly from Winter to Summer 😀 Yesterday and today, temps reached 80 degrees already, while the average temp for this time of year is only 55. One thing I'm always excited about in Springtime is …
Trailer Spotlight: Fool’s Paradise – Charlie Day’s star-studded directorial debut roasts Tinseltown
Charlie Day is having a field day! Fresh out of being in a record-smashing blockbuster that is The Super Mario Bros. Movie where he voiced Luigi, the trailer of his directorial debut just dropped! Day is a great comic actor who's also a massively talented writer. He's written for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and …
TV Series Review: Netflix’s The Night Agent (2023)
There’s been a lot of glee and excitement about the demise of Netflix within the last couple of years from some people in the media. It’s understandable why some people would believe that will happen. Netflix has amassed tons of debts and they lost subscribers instead of gaining more. Yet despite all the noise about …
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Indie Film Review: The Year Of The Dog (2023) – a story about pulling through that’s as heartwarming as it is uplifting
It's Easter weekend and today I'm highlighting an independent film that speaks about hope and redemption. The Year of the Dog tells a story of two strays who somehow find their way to each other and transform both their lives. The opening scene shows Matt, a loner alcoholic who’s hit rock bottom. Flashbacks show Matt …
AIR (2023) review – Affleck + Damon hit the bullseye with a riveting Air Jordan origin story
I can't imagine a time when Nike wasn't such a sports brand juggernaut, but AIR's insightful exposition that double as an homage to the 80s reveals how Nike was an underdog shoe company back in 1984. Converse, which is now owned by Nike, had the largest market share, followed by Adidas with 29% and Nike …
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