The Alien franchise is an interesting one. The first two films were huge box office hits but the later sequels in the 90s were flops. In the 2000s, they tried to reboot the franchise by combining the Alien with another monster, The Predator. The two films didn't exactly set the box office on fire. Then, …
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FlixChatter Review – Alex Garland’s CIVIL WAR (2024) – an intense, gripping dystopian thriller that doesn’t take political sides
When writer/director Alex Garland announced that his next film was about a civil war in the United States, I was a bit concerned. Considering how divided we are as a country; I didn’t think a film about civil war in this country would be a good idea. When a trailer was released, I was still …
Capsule Reviews: NYAD + Priscilla – a pair of female-directed films based on memoirs
It's double-review time! I always try to find common ground in the films I review together. These two are based on memoirs and are directed by women – both currently available on VOD. NYAD There have been quite a few biopics released in the past year, and this one centers on Diane Nyad, a marathon …
FlixChatter Review: On The Basis Of Sex (2018)
“You couldn’t have existed until now.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s teenage daughter has just told off a cat calling construction crew. RBG stares at her daughter, who is striding into the street to call a cab. Oblivious to the rain and to the cab which her daughter is now impatiently waiting by, RBG sees her daughter …
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