FlixChatter Review: Causeway (2022)

Billed as a Jennifer Lawrence comeback vehicle (her last leading role was Red Sparrow in 2018), this is a quiet, reflective role about a former soldier dealing with PTSD. There is a lot of that going on as her character Lynsey has a lot to ponder about her family and what she wants to do …

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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: ETERNALS (2021)

I wasn't all that familiar with Eternals as I never read the comics, but I was excited as soon as I heard that Chloe Zhao was announced as director and the casting news starting to pour in. I started reading a bit more about just what/who these super-beings actually are in preparation for the movie. …

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Trailer Spotlight: JOKER (2019) starring Joaquin Phoenix

Once in a while, a trailer pops up that's too good NOT to blog about. In a time crowded with superhero movies and shows, it's refreshing to see films that present an origin story of a villain. Now, I'm not saying I welcome films that glorify violence, but stories about flawed people are inherently more …

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