I have a thing for Medieval stories. In fact, a few years ago, I was quite obsessed with the Wars of the Roses after seeing The White Queen miniseries. So when the first trailer of The Last Duel first came out, naturally I was intrigued! As a big fan of Gladiator, I know Ridley Scott …
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This Just In! Ridley Scott’s THE LAST DUEL trailer
Oohhh, what have we here? It's been a while since I heard news about this medieval drama directed by Ridley Scott. Production was delayed in the Spring of 2020 due to what else, the Coronavirus pandemic. What's most notable about it is that it features the reunion of Oscar-winning BFFs Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, …
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Netflix Original Movie: The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
Oh where do I begin with this one… frankly, I'm still a bit discombobulated by what I just watched last night. When I saw the trailer over a week ago, The Last Thing He Wanted looks like an intriguing political thriller, and the fact that acclaimed writer/director Dee Rees is at the helm made me …
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Musings on Robert Pattinson casting + Matt Reeves’ noir vision for The Batman
It seems it hasn't been that long ago that I was blogging about casting for a Batman movie when Ben Affleck was cast. If some of you read it, I was actually lamenting about Affleck's casting then, but later on I came around and actually enjoyed his performance. Now, Christian Bale remains my favorite Batman …
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FlixChatter Review: TRIPLE FRONTIER (2019)
As of last October, Netflix began offering press screenings for its original movies. Yet for some reason, this is the first time I'm seeing a Netflix Original Movie on the big screen. The tile seems rather generic, but the term Triple Frontier actually refers to a tri-border area along the junction of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, …
Five for the Fifth: JANUARY 2017 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Well HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! (I think you can still …
FlixChatter Review: The Accountant (2016)
It's kind of an interesting choice for Ben Affleck to do this movie in the same year as Batman V Superman. Some people call this one as an unconventional superhero movie about an autistic accountant, and it wouldn't be wrong as there's certainly traces of Bruce Wayne in the film protagonist, Christian Wolff. Heck even his …
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