Happy Hump Day aka Wednesday (for those in the Northern Hemisphere)! As we're getting over the middle day of the traditional workweek, I thought I'd post a review of a show that's set in the workplace. AppleTV's Severance (Season 1) I blogged about this series back in 2022 when it first came out but for …
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Musings on Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind documentary
I've subscribed to HBO for a month so I could watch season 3 of Westworld. Well, I finished on Friday night and this documentary's key art on the HBO's interface and decided to watch it. The film began with the narration of Natalie Wood's own daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, who was only 11 years old …
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FlixChatter Review: Disney’s The Jungle Book (2016)
It's been ages since I saw the cartoon version of The Jungle Book. I have to admit I wasn't too keen on this remake idea when it was first announced, despite the amazing voice cast. But I love when films I wasn't even anticipating end up being such a pleasant surprise, and The Jungle Book did …
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Filmmaker Spotlight: John Irvin’s Triple Play
Welcome, friends, fans and aficionados of film and television. As does happen occasionally. An excavation and exploration of one topic can take a hop and a turn in another completely unexpected layer of depth and direction. As I found myself recently breaking the topsoil and troweling around the body of work accumulated by the long …
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Guest Post – Jersey Boys: The musical or the movie?
This review is courtesy of guest blogger Sarah Johnson who mainly contributes reviews for the Twin Cities Film Fest. I love it when books or musicals I like become movies because it allows me to enjoy the same story again and pick up subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) differences in different mediums. “Jersey Boys,” the new movie …
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TCFF Roundup – Part 1 – A Late Quartet, Things I Don’t Understand & Problem Solving the Republic Reviews
Whew, this week has been quite a whirlwind! I saw a total of 13 films and attended four educational panels in the last nine days. Most of the films have been good to excellent, so even with a couple I didn't really enjoy, it's still a nearly a perfect record. TCFF certainly has a super …
TCFF: 6 Films. 2 Days. 1 Programmer’s Personal Picks
Call it the Ultimate Film Fest Experience. With only 2 more days to go, there are still a bunch of great films playing at the ShowPlace ICON Theatre through Saturday. If you haven't been able to catch any of the films during the weekdays, but you're ready for a TCFF movie marathon this weekend, then …
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