Back in the early 2000s, Dateline NBC was a ratings powerhouse that could pull in anywhere from 9 to 14+ million viewers on any given evening, largely because people didn't have many viewing options. Investigative reality TV To Catch a Predator attracted 7 to 10 million live viewers per episode, which turned host Chris Hansen …
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FlixChatter Review: Dream Scenario (2023) – Nic Cage is hysterical as a hapless man caught on a rollercoaster of newfound fame
As someone who often has strange, even unsettling dreams every night, I was really curious to see a movie about dreams, with the incomparable Nicolas Cage, no less. Cage isn’t a chameleon in the sense that he can disappear into any role, on the contrary, we go see his movies to see the Cage being …
FlixChatter Review – MIDSOMMAR (2019)
Written & Directed by: Ari Aster When I heard Ari Aster had a new horror movie coming out, I was excited, especially since he described it as a companion piece to last year's Hereditary. While I didn't want to go in comparing it too much to last year's hit, I still had high expectations. Following …
FlixChatter Review – Hereditary (2018)
Directed By: Ari Aster Written By: Ari Aster Runtime: 127 minutes Hereditary begins with Annie Graham (Toni Collette), her husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne), and her children Peter (Alex Wolf) and Charlie (Milly Shapiro) coping with the recent death of Annie's mother. Strange and terrifying events quickly begin to occur following the family matriarch's passing, hinting …