#MSPIFF42 Review: Dreamin’ Wild (2023) – a heartfelt musical biopic of the Emerson Brothers

Glad to be back to in-person screenings once again after a couple of years of being cooped up inside and watching movies at home. As an acquaintance who sat next to me at the film festival before a screening said, no matter how many times he's seen movies in the movie theater, when the lights …

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AIR (2023) review – Affleck + Damon hit the bullseye with a riveting Air Jordan origin story

I can't imagine a time when Nike wasn't such a sports brand juggernaut, but AIR's insightful exposition that double as an homage to the 80s reveals how Nike was an underdog shoe company back in 1984. Converse, which is now owned by Nike, had the largest market share, followed by Adidas with 29% and Nike …

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FlixChatter Review: I CARE A LOT (2021)

When I first heard of this dark comedy, I was immediately intrigued by its casting of Rosamund Pike. I've seen her playing real-life heroines in her last two films, A Private War and Radioactive, that it's actually quite a treat to see her playing a shamelessly devious character. Marla Grayson is a piece of work …

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FlixChatter Review – BIRDS OF PREY (2020)

After Margot Robbie pitched the idea of a Harley Quinn film featuring the Birds of Prey team to Warner Bros. Studios in 2015, she spent three years developing the project under her production company. Directed by Cathy Yan and written by Christina Hodson, the Harley Quinn film would end up being called Birds of Prey …

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Thursday Movie Picks #29: All in the Family Edition – Married Couple Movies

Happy Thursday everyone! I've been seeing posts on the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that's spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog, but I haven't been able to participate. Well until now that is. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks …

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