I grew up with a brother who was a car enthusiast, so I always had an affinity for racing movies. There have been quite a few movies made about this extreme sport, notably SENNA and RUSH, what sets this one apart from other racing movies is the unmatched, boundary-pushing realism thanks to a partnership with …
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SEPTEMBER viewing recap + Mini Reviews + Movie Of the Month
Happy October, everyone! Remember I said 'buh bye Summer' in my last post? Well, as it turns out, September was pretty much a carbon copy of August, temps were so hot up until yesterday (mid-80s Fahrenheit!) that I put off updating my closet to Fall wardrobe, ahah. I am looking forward to Fall movies, so …
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BABYLON (2022) review – Damien Chazelle’s tale of early Hollywood doubles down on the debauchery shock and awe
Hollywood sure loves to point the camera on itself and this year we’ve got a plethora of them. Coming out of the pandemic where movie theaters were forced to shut down, perhaps filmmakers are feeling sentimental about the industry and want to remind viewers of the power of cinema. Damien Chazelle’s BABYLON is touted as …
FlixChatter Review: Bullet Train (2022)
Bullet Train is billed as an action comedy where a down-on-his-luck hitman boards a train filled with fellow assassins whose missions are somehow interconnected. It looks like something out of a violent graphic novel, but it’s actually based on Kotoro Isaka’s Japanese best-selling novel with Japanese characters. When Hollywood bought the rights, of course the …
FlixChatter Review: The Lost City (2022)
Don’t judge a book by its cover (model) is one of the themes of The Lost City. Well I guess the lesson for me is don’t judge a movie by its trailer. When I first saw it, I was convinced it’ll be an atrocious, unwatchable movie… but it turns out to be a blast! Ok …
Musings on ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD & Tarantino’s treatments of women + minorities
It's nearly a week ago that I saw the movie, and though there are parts that I did enjoy, there are more scenes that did not sit well with me. In fact, I didn't even feel like writing about the movie, but posted my friend Ted's review on it this weekend. The movie has received …
FlixChatter Review: ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
Quentin Tarantino’s last two films were westerns, both were a tribute to his favorite genre, the spaghetti western. He’s now back with another tribute, this time to his favorite film decade and town, the 60s in Hollywood. Specifically 1969, the year that many people have said changed the Hollywood movie industry. Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) …
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