So February 28 marks the last day of meteorological winter, not that Winter is over yet here in Minnesnowta. Still March signals spring and though temps are still hovering in the 30s F, at least no more sub-zero weather! My hubby rejoiced after work today that he didn't have to shovel after the 1+ inch …
Continue reading What I Watched in February 2023 + Movie Of the Month
Another week, another big, expensive but soulless Netflix blockbuster. It’s no wonder they’re losing subscribers by the thousands with this kind of quantity over quality mentality. It doesn’t help that the streaming subscription is getting more and more expensive, it’ll cost us $15.49 per month in August. Undoubtedly Netflix is seeking a lucrative action franchise to …
The first Toy Story movie left such a mark when it was released 27 years ago. Woody and Buzz were rivals-turned-friends who lead fellow Andy’s toys to some crazy adventures. Woody’s story is often explored in the Toy Story franchise, but Buzz’s story is only mentioned for the fact that it’s spawned from Andy’s favorite …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Pixar’s LIGHTYEAR (2022)
I had written this review in 2016 – I'm reposting this in honor of Chris Evans' 41st birthday. I mentioned this movie in this Five for the Fifth post, which sounds kind of like Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise trilogy (heh it even has the word 'before' in the title!). We first met Chris Evans' character …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Chris Evans’ directorial debut BEFORE WE GO (2014)
It's been quite a week of new trailers!! Thor 4, Elvis, The Three Thousand Years Of Longing … boy, my head is spinning! I still might blog about that last one by George Miller as it gets closer to its release date in August. Now, The Gray Man has been on my anticipated list for …
Continue reading Trailer Spotlight: The Gray Man – drops on Netflix July 22
I've just wrapped The Expanse series finale a couple of weeks ago which ended with a bang. I feel like there's still SO much exciting stories to tell in that universe, and am still trying to process that there won't be season 7 😦 Well, I'm on the lookout for new series to get on …
With a provocative title like Knives Out, the film had better be a sharp murder mystery. Fortunately, writer/director Rian Johnson and his stellar ensemble cast delivered! The film embraces the tropes of the whodunnit genre – the wealthy dysfunctional family, the historic mansion, and an eccentric detective investigating the case... but it cleverly turned it …
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