Something unfortunate occurred with Agnes. But life continues on - at least for everyone else around her. The logline doesn’t reveal exactly what that unfortunate event is, and neither does the movie itself. Presented in a non-linear way, the movie is broken up into chapters with titles that begin with ‘The year where [something happened]’, …
Tag: A24 movies
FlixChatter Review: Death of a Unicorn (2025) – a creative and enjoyable horror comedy with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments
Written & Directed by Alex Scharfman In Death of a Unicorn, father and daughter Elliot (Paul Rudd) and Ridley (Jenna Ortega) are visiting the remote mountain lodge of an insanely rich pharmaceutical CEO and his family in the hopes of Elliot attaining a partnership in the company. On the drive to the mansion, the duo …
FlixChatter Review: A24’s JANET PLANET (2024) – Annie Baker’s kooky but tender mom-daughter drama starring the criminally underrated Julianne Nicholson
There have been some memorable parent-child films I’ve seen of late: Nowhere Special, Ezra, and Ghostlight, to name a few. Here we have a single mother named Janet who lives with her 11-year-old daughter Lacy in rural Massachusetts. What really drew me to this film is its connection to the theater world, as it's directed …
FlixChatter Review – Alex Garland’s CIVIL WAR (2024) – an intense, gripping dystopian thriller that doesn’t take political sides
When writer/director Alex Garland announced that his next film was about a civil war in the United States, I was a bit concerned. Considering how divided we are as a country; I didn’t think a film about civil war in this country would be a good idea. When a trailer was released, I was still …
FlixChatter Review: PAST LIVES (2023) is beautifully spellbinding, never has something so low-key hit me like a ton of bricks.
I often say 'There is no such thing as a perfect movie'… but once in a blue moon, a rare gem comes along and proves me wrong. It doesn’t happen every year that a movie completely swept me off my feet, but in 2023, that movie is Past Lives. I first caught the first buzz …
Trio trailer spotlights of movies #directedbywomen – Past Lives, You Hurt My Feelings, Joy Ride
Happy Hump Day! I'm feeling a bit off today and struggling to get my reviews done. I'm about halfway done with my review of John Wick Chapter 4 and stay tuned for my upcoming reviews of The Lost King and Tetris movie. In any case, I've been meaning to do a trailer post of some …
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