I was a little nervous to write this review. My first two posts for FlixChatter (Ouija and The Eyes Of My Mother) were for horror movies-a genre I enjoy and feel comfortable writing about- so being assigned a movie outside of my wheelhouse was a little daunting, especially considering this one is a boxing movie. …
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Top 10 Favorite Irish Actors working in Hollywood today
Happy St Patrick's Day everybody! According to this Guinness Store House sign, everyone's Irish today 😀 I hope you don't mind me resurrecting this oldie-but-goodie list I did a while back, but I've been meaning to update 'em for some time. This list is limited to performers born and bred in Ireland (at least for …
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FlixChatter Review: John Carter (2012)
This is one of those movies I just didn't really care for from the first time I heard about it, and the trailer didn't really convince me otherwise. But my hubby really wanted to see it and I must admit I became more curious after reading some positive reviews, such as this one from my …
THIS JUST IN! Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Trailer
Woo hoo! Another preview to one of my anticipated movies this year. Synopsis: In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6′s echelons. ... Wow, that is one suspenseful trailer, but man it looks sooo good! I love spy thrillers and this …
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Random Thoughts: The Chameleon vs. Perpetually-Typecast Actors
Well, clearly we have winner on the movie battle of the muscled men vs. Julia + her men vs. a nerd boy hero. The Expendables exploded at the box office with $35 million, with Eat, Pray, Love came out in a distant second with about 10 million less. I guess Sly's gamble paid off, it …
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Memorial Weekend Roundup
Haven't done a weekend roundup for a while, but this long weekend seems like a good a time as any to do so. Firstly, I just want to thank IMDb again for featuring my post London Tube & The Movies on Friday. It's been a dream of mine to be featured on the Friday HitList …
Top Ten Chat-Worthy Irish Actors
I haven't done a top-ten list in a while. I meant to post this last week around St. Paddy's day, but took me a while to finish it. Well, as the green dye in the Chicago river hasn't completely washed out, I hope you don't mind reading another Irish-related post. Here's my list of ten …
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