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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Advanced Screening Giveaway to ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Happy Monday, folks!! Guess what, we have another passes giveaway! Thanks to Allied Global Marketing, you and a guest are invited to an advance screening of ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD on: Wednesday, July 24 Showplace ICON (West End) at 7pm. RSVP using the link below for your chance to attend (while supplies …

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Trailers Spotlight: Dumbo | Hotel Mumbai | Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

Hi everyone! Happy First Day of Spring! Stay tuned for our reviews of Jordan Peele's Us movie and Shazam! coming later this week. For now, I thought I'd post some trailers for a couple of upcoming movies (I'm seeing the press screenings next week) … and one that just dropped today! DUMBO I actually don't …

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