FlixChatter Streaming Double Reviews: ANACONDA (Netflix) + MERCY (Prime)

Welcome to another edition of double reviews. This time, I’m combining two one-word-title movies that recently went to streaming. ANACONDA (Netflix) A group of friends is going through a midlife crisis. They decide to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle. The trailer had me cracking …

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In-Flight Movie Double reviews: Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE (2024) and Neil Burger’s INHERITANCE (2025)

Being on long flights is usually my opportunity to catch up on recent releases I've missed. So I was delighted to see that these two films were available on my Delta flights to Lisbon and my return flight from Porto back to Minneapolis. PRESENCE A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into …

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Highlights from TCFF 2016 Opening Night + Review of ‘Blood Stripe’

For the seventh year in a row, Twin Cities Film Fest is keeping up with tradition of opening the film festivities with a strong film. Last year it opened with an inspiring documentary A New High which goes with 2015's Changemaker series that supported Homeless Youth, along with the heart-wrenching drama Room featuring Brie Larson who went …

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