There are a plethora of movies inspired by children’s books, and I'm always up for giving them a shot, even if I don't know the story. The Magic Faraway Tree is adapted from the beloved children's fantasy series The Faraway Tree by British author Enid Blyton. First published in the 1930s, these books take place …
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Golden Globes 2025 recap – Demi, Stan, Shōgun, The Brutalist, Flow, etc. – winner highlights 🏆 + favorite moments of the night ⭐
Happy post-Golden Globes Monday! Did you watch the telecast? I didn't start watching until about 25 minutes in as my attention was divided by the big game between MN Vikings vs. Detroit Lions that's on at the same time. Sadly Vikings lost tonight after 9 straight victories so we didn't clinch the NFC championship 🙁 …
FlixChatter Review: WE LIVE IN TIME (2024) – Florence Pugh & Andrew Garfield create a delectable concoction out of a vanilla romance
With Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield as the leads, it’s easy to see why We Live in Time is one of the most anticipated Fall releases. Both actors are at the top of their game and massively popular, and they’re definitely the reason to see this film. Directed by John Crowley from a script by …
Musings on 2022 Oscars Nominations – Snubs + Surprises
Happy #OscarsNominations Day! I didn't watch the live announcement as I was still in bed, LOL... hey, one has to work for a living and I had to be at work by 8:30. I work from home so my office is just a few steps away from my bedroom, but still. In any case, the …
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FlixChatter Review – VENOM: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
I’m a big fan of Tom Hardy, but for some reason I just wasn’t interested in seeing Venom back in 2018. Well, Spider-man: No Way Home mid-credit scene featuring Hardy’s character Eddie Brock with his alien parasite in a Mexican bar (where the bartender is Cristo Fernández, aka Ted Lasso's Dani Rojas) got me intrigued. Then …
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FlixChatter Review: tick, tick…BOOM! (2021)
Though I saw RENT on stage years ago (can’t remember when or where exactly), I have zero knowledge about its creator Jonathan Larson. I thought the film’s title is so unique and brilliant, which apparently is based on Larson’s one-night-only monologue performance. I only just realized that fact as I got to the end of …
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FlixChatter Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Let me preface this by saying that I wasn't initially super excited for this movie. I felt that it was overhyped and I remember limiting my time on social media due to the fatigue of the relentless promos for this. But days before its release, my hubby and I rewatched the previous movie, Spider-Man: Far …
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