FlixChatter Review: The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) – this quirky British dramedy hits all the right notes

There have been quite a few feature films based on shorts, Whiplash, Napoleon Dynamite, and District 9, just to name a few. This one is based on a BAFTA-nominated short film, The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, written by its stars Tom Basden and Tim Key, and directed by James Griffiths. Basden …

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Weekend Roundup and mini review of ‘The World’s End’

Hello everyone, hope y'all had a nice weekend. It's scorching HOT here in Minnesota with heat index topping 100 degrees!! I'm not fond of extreme heat and humidity so I stayed mostly indoors, went to the movies Saturday night and cooling off at Mall of America on Sunday. Not much of a home-viewing weekend, as …

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FlixChatter Spotlight: Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special

It's what our local newspaper call a very Messy Christmas today with nonstop icky snow and sleet outside. There's already at least a foot of snow already on the ground, our grill and plastic chairs on the deck are buried in snow, and so are most cars parked outside. Some of you are spending time …

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