Why are some of the funniest performers often the ones who left us in such heartbreaking ways? John Belushi, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, John Ritter, and Robin Williams all left us way too early, some in tragic ways. John Candy: I Like Me documentary takes a look at the life and legacy of the legendary …
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FlixChatter Review: The Friend (2025) – Naomi Watts + the Great Dane keep this tale of friendship engaging, though the movie lingers a bit longer than it needs to be
It must be challenging for actors working with animals, not because the animals are hard to handle—thanks to the trainers on set—but because they probably end up being overshadowed by their four-legged co-stars. That is the case with Naomi Watts here who plays a writing teacher named Iris whose peaceful, solitary life in New …
FlixChatter Review – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) – fun nostalgia dampened by somber tone
Hollywood frequently resorts to nostalgia to sell its plethora of sequels and the Ghostbusters franchise relies heavily on it. It’s so entrenched in popular culture that fans of the original will flock to it whenever a new edition is released, there were quite a few Gen-Xers and their kids dressed up in the iconic khaki …
FlixChatter Review: The French Dispatch (2021)
For some reason I had missed this film when it was released last Fall, and I kind of forgotten about it until it arrived on HBO Max this weekend. I’m not a die-hard Wes Anderson fan, after all I haven’t seen Isle of Dogs yet, but I enjoyed Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, and The …
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New Trailer + Poster Spotlight: Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch
Something super fun just arrived in my inbox today! I was in the middle of a rather long, tedious training for my new job, but upon opening this email, a huge smile formed on my face! Ooooh!! I absolutely adore this poster, I wish I could have it to hang on my wall right now! …
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FlixChatter Review – Dead Don’t Die (2019)
Written & Directed by: Jim Jarmusch In The Dead Don't Die, the quiet small town of Centerville is thrown into chaos as the dead begin rising from their graves and feasting on the citizens' flesh. The few police in town (Bill Murray's Chief Cliff Robertson, Adam Driver's Officer Ronnie Peterson, and Chloe Sevigny's Officer Mindy …
Christmas Weekend Recap: Scrooged + binging on Westworld
Happy last Tuesday of the year folks! Hope you had a lovely Christmas break. Mine is relatively mellow on Christmas day, though we did go up North to Duluth Friday and spent the night there to see the Bentleyville Tour of Lights (I've shared the pics here). We came back in time for Christmas Eve …
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