Happy Monday, everyone! My list of best/favorite movies of 2023 is here! I realize that I'm running a bit behind in posting my top 10 list... per my blog tradition, I usually wait until mid-January, but I waited another week so I could watch a couple of films I meant to see before I posted …
Continue reading FlixChatter’s Top 10 Films of 2023 + 20 Honorable Mentions
So the day movie fans/pundits have been waiting for is here… Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. Well, there's no repeat of Barbenheimer competition at the Oscars. Despite Barbie winning the box office with $1.4 billion worldwide (while Oppenheimer has made $946 million), Christopher Nolan's opus of the father …
Continue reading 2024 Oscar Nominations – Musings on the egregious snubs + enchanting surprises
Happy Oscar Nominations Eve, everyone! I don't usually predict the nominations, but I feel like this year I have a slightly better idea as to which movies and which actors might get nominated. Some are guaranteed, and of course, there are plenty that are wild cards. I mean, that's part of the fun of making …
Continue reading 2024 Oscar Nominations are less than 24 hours away – My Final Predictions
The Twin Cities Film Fest announced its 2023 award winners Saturday evening, recognizing films and artists across 10 top categories. The annual visual arts celebration showcased more than 140 features, shorts, and industry events over the past two weeks. This year also featured an array of special programs, championing diversity in filmmaking and raising awareness …
St. Louis Park, MN (October 27, 2023) – The Twin Cities Film Fest unveiled more than 15 finalists for its top awards Thursday, many of which are still set to stream during the event’s final weekend. Among the contenders for the 2023 Best Feature Film Award are the new Alexander Payne comedy The Holdovers, the …
One of my most-anticipated movies out of major Fall film festivals this year has got to be AMERICAN FICTION, which happens to be a directorial debut from writer/director Cord Jefferson. Based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it's essentially about the consequences of turning one's art into a simple commodity. Jeffrey Wright stars as …
I just love Autumn 🍂 and one of the main reasons is that October is when MN film fans can enjoy the Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF)!! This past Friday, the festival unveiled its complete 2023 film catalog, revealing more than 140 movies (features and shorts) that will screen Oct. 19-28 in a hybrid format. …
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