Woo wee!!! Thank you WARNER BROS + Denis Villeneuve for brightening up this sleepy hump day with this glorious new trailer. I had already been anticipating it since the brief teaser yesterday promised us a longer trailer and it came exactly on time as promised at 9 AM PT/11 AM CST. Behold… https://youtu.be/Way9Dexny3w OH MY! …
FlixChatter Review: POLITE SOCIETY (2023) – a fun, boisterous genre-bending celebration of sisterhood
Fresh out of covering #MSPIFF42 where I got to watch quite a few directorial debuts by women, I missed out on this one, but thankfully Focus Features are offering free screenings at various theaters nationwide. Polite Society is an action comedy set in a Pakistani family in London, written and directed by British Pakistani filmmaker …
What I Watched in April 2023 + Mini Reviews + My Pick of Movie(s) Of the Month
Happy May!! Technically we're supposed to be entering Summer soon, but yesterday was still so cold and extremely windy! We got a taste of Summer with a couple of days in the 80s in mid-April but that's about it! 
In any case, here's what I watched last month: NEW MOVIES (films indicated with * …
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Guardians of the Galaxy’s Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) Appreciation Post
I just saw Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 last week, which is going to be the last of the franchise by James Gunn featuring the same group of actors. It wouldn't be a spoiler to say that Gunn made it a Rocket Raccoon-centric story and I'm glad he did as he's easily my favorite …
#MSPIFF42 Review: MY SAILOR, MY LOVE (2023) – a poignant and achingly moving tale of late love and loss
There are plenty of returning filmmakers at MSPIFF whose films have screened in previous years. One of them is Finnish filmmaker Klaus Härö whose Estonian/set drama The Fencer was one of my faves in 2016. I immediately got the ticket for this when I saw James Cosmo’s name as the lead and the fact that …
Five favorite scenes of Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE Part 1 – in anticipation of Part 2
Taking a bit of a break from reviewing #MSPIFF movies as I had too much going on today to work on any review. Wish I were at #CinemaCon this week! Twitter is all abuzz with footage of Dune Part 2 trailer which sounds absolutely phenomenal. Director Denis Villeneuve and stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya were …
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#MSPIFF42 Review: FLAMIN’ HOT – Eva Longoria’s directorial debut is a zesty feel-good movie with an empowering message
There have been an increasing amount of stranger-than-fiction origin stories lately… with AIR, Tetris, Blackberry, and even the popular Frito-Lay spicy snacks, Flamin’ Hot. I have to admit I can’t handle spicy stuff (yes I know, my fellow Indonesian friends make fun of me ALL the time), so I have never even tasted Flamin’ Hot …
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