FlixChatter Review: American Fiction (2023) – Jeffrey Wright delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in this shrewd + bitingly funny satire

There have been some memorable directorial debuts this year and surely this is one that I won’t easily forget. What sold me initially was Jeffrey Wright’s casting, the kind of actor who never fails to deliver a solid performance. He plays novelist Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison, easily the winner of ‘best character name’ ever, who’s recently …

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) Review – not as satisfying a crowd-pleaser as the first movie, but still delivers some laughs

It's a rather slow weekend and a particularly cold one here in the Twin Cities, but for some reason, my hubby and I were in the mood to go to the movies. We loved the first Shazam! movie as it was zany, goofy, and silly but with a huge heart as Billy Batson (Asher Angel) …

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A superhero movie I’d like to see: The Flash

I know what you're thinking, we've got way too many superhero movies as it is, do we really need another one?? But let's face it, whether we like it or not, Hollywood isn't done with 'em anytime soon, and to be fair, some of them are definitely worth seeing. To keep from having superhero flix …

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