Greetings from balmy Minnesota!! What November?? It actually hit 73 degrees outside today, but what a bummer that both my hubby and I are actually sick with a cold since Sunday 😦 I actually had to forgo the Banshees Of Inisherin press screening that I've been looking forward to. Hopefully we'll feel good enough by …
TICKET TO PARADISE (2022) Review – frothy, frivolous fun but devoid of substance
October is generally popular for dark thrillers/horror or prestige dramas as award season is upon us once more. So seeing a rom-com set in the sunny tropical paradise of Bali is definitely a breath of fresh air. Starring movie star duo Julia Roberts and George Clooney, reuniting for the fifth time since Money Monster in 2016. …
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TCFF 2022 Halloween Special Triple Reviews: MURMUR + ESME, MY LOVE + VALENTINE CRUSH
Thanks to FlixChatter's horror correspondent Laura Schaubschlager for these TCFF reviews! It's TCFF time again! As usual, I gravitated toward the spookier films in the lineup. I had time to watch three- Murmur, Esme, My Love, and Valentine Crush- and all were wildly different experiences. MURMUR In Michael Polish's Murmur, a group of five teenage …
TCFF 2022 Double Reviews: CLOSE (Belgium’s Oscars Submission) + 1-800-HOT NITE
TCFF film fest coverage continues! We've got another double review courtesy of my friend Vince Caro – cinephile, videographer, musician, and artist. CLOSE (2022) Directed by: Lukas Dhont Starring: Eden Dambrine, Gustav de Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker Lukas Dhont’s second feature Close is this year’s Grand Prix winner at Cannes and it’s easy to …
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TCFF 2022 Review: The Unknown Country (2022)
I’m always drawn to see stories about people revisiting their past, especially after a significant family loss. As I have lost both my mother and my grandma in a span of four years, the story of Tana (Lily Gladstone) who’s grieving for the passing of her grandmother resonates with me. An invitation to reunite with …
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TCFF 2022 Double Doc Reviews – Black Daddy: The Movie + Origami In the Garden
There is no shortage of documentaries at Twin Cities Film Fest and these two caught my eye right away. Check out my reviews below: BLACK DADDY: THE MOVIE (2022) The tagline of this film says: Any man can father a child, but it takes a real man to raise one. Powerful words couldn’t be more …
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TCFF 2022 Double Reviews: Armageddon Time + Aftersun
TCFF film fest coverage continues with this double review from my friend Vince Caro – cinephile, videographer, musician, and artist. Armageddon Time (2022) Directed by: James Gray Starring: Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong James Gray’s autobiographical film, set in NY during the pivotal election year in 1980, is a poignant …
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