Hollywood loves making films about itself, and this time it’s writer/director Noah Baumbach’s turn. The Netflix original film has an excellent cast, with George Clooney as a world-famous movie star in his 60s, Jay Kelly, and Adam Sandler as his dedicated manager, Ron Sukenick. Now, seeing this casting makes me think the 64-year-old Clooney essentially …
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Guest Review – Netflix’s HAPPY GILMORE 2 (2025) – Despite a larger budget and famous cameos, this sequel lacks the charm of the original
Legacy sequels are the current trend in Hollywood right now. Top Gun: Maverick was a huge box office success, and studio executives are scrambling to find more sequels to older, famous films. Sequels to Crimson Tide and Days of Thunder are coming to theaters or streaming services soon. Last year’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F …
Netflix’s Murder Mystery 2 review – a silly & formulaic low-stakes whodunnit that wastes its talented cast
With a title as generic as Murder Mystery, the sequel to Netflix's 2019 action comedy doesn't exactly aim for greatness. Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are back reprising their roles as bickering couple Nick and Audrey Spitz (which of course rhymes with sh*t just so they can make some silly joke out of it). We …
FlixChatter Review – UNCUT GEMS (2019)
Having seen the brothers Josh and Ben Safdie's 2017 crime thriller Good Time, I was more than excited to see their next feature film, Uncut Gems, starring Adam Sandler, with Martin Scorsese serving as an executive producer. Sandler stars as Howard Ratner, who is a gambling addict and narcissist in New York City's Diamond District. …
JUNE Viewing Recap: INDIAN SUMMERS, Netflix’s Murder Mystery, Unlocked, etc.
I can't believe it's July already... I feel like once July 4th is behind us, we're already more than halfway done with Summer 😦 Well, I actually didn't really do much movie/tv watching around the Fourth weekend as I prefer to make the most of Minnesota Summer outside. I did watch quite a few things …
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TCFF 2014 Opening Night Festivities + ‘Men, Women & Children’ review
Today's the day! The fifth annual Twin Cities Film Fest kicked off with the Minnesota premiere of Jason Reitman's latest drama, Men, Women & Children. As he always does year after year, TCFF Executive Director Jatin Setia introduced the film and asked the packed audience to give him a five to commemorate our fifth year bringing …
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