FlixChatter Review: Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) – Jim Jarmusch’s droll, eccentric dysfunctional-family triptych with a stellar cast

Welcome to the first new release review of the year! As many of us have just spent the holidays or the new year with our family members, the subject matter of this one should resonate well.   This Jim Jarmusch movie is the first new release that I watched this year. His films have a …

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FlixChatter Review: MEGALOPOLIS (2024) – Chaotic, bloated with garish visuals, but there’s no denying Coppola’s grand yet earnest ambition

Much has been made about Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, a passion project of the 85-year-old auteur that’s envisioned since the 80s. The IMAX presentation was preceded by a Q&A hosted by the New York Film Festival with Coppola, Robert De Niro, and Spike Lee, and the director touched upon how he was able to finance …

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FlixChatter Review: FERRARI (2023) – Despite the electric racing scenes, it lacks a certain oomph (or vroom) to mark a memorable comeback for Michael Mann

Just like Enzo Ferrari, director Michael Mann is well-known as a perfectionist, relentless in his pursuit of and commitment to excellence. The 80-year-old can’t really be described as prolific, can you believe this is only his 12th feature film? I read Mann’s director’s statement to a film festival, stating how he practically walked in Enzo’s …

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Vroom vroom! Michael Mann’s adrenaline-pumping FERRARI first teaser is here with Adam Driver as Enzo

What a dose of adrenaline-pumping excitement for a slow Hump Day! Ferrari is one of my most anticipated movies of the year and NEON just unveiled its first trailer… behold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHxT2yb2cE Full synopsis: It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory …

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’65’ (2023) Review – an underwhelming sci-fi but still watchable thanks to Adam Driver’s commanding presence

It was the week leading to the Oscars and all the movies in the top 5 box office would never have been nominated. Third on the list is 65, which beat pundits' expectations and defied dismal reviews with a $12 million domestic gross. I LOVE Adam Driver and dinosaur movies, so I don't mind buying …

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Trailer Spotlight: ’65’ – Adam Driver returns to sci-fi genre & fights prehistoric dinosaurs – produced by Sam Raimi

It's been a gloomy and busy Wednesday but thanks to a new trailer featuring my crush Adam Driver for adding some extra springs to my steps!! I somehow have not heard about this movie, but I'm thrilled we get another Adam's movie in addition to Michael Mann's Ferarri that's scheduled to be released later this …

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Double Teaser Trailers Spotlight – Empire Of Light & White Noise

Happy Friday Eve! I meant to post the teaser trailer of Empire of Light but got busy during the day and had a screening of George Miller's Three Thousand Years Of Longing (review coming this weekend) in the evening. Well, I'm glad I waited as White Noise's trailer came out this morning so might as …

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