Directed by Michael ShowalterStarring: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett Colleen Hoover has been on a roll of late with five big-screen adaptations of her literary work since the 2010s. The biggest so far has been the film It Ends with Us (2024), infamous for its behind-the-scenes troubles playing out in the tabloids as well …
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FlixChatter Review: MATERIALISTS (2025) – Celine Song’s witty dialogue is music to my ears in this dreamy and stimulating romantic drama
Celine Song is no one-trick pony. After the flawless Past Lives, many might think, ‘how do you follow up such perfection?’ Well, she answers that question with another beautifully written human drama filled with witty repartee. Materialists revolves around Lucy (Dakota Johnson), a driven matchmaker in NYC who's so skilled at what she does that …
Trio Trailer Spotlight of female-directed + female-led movies: Materialists, Bonjour Tristesse, Ballerina – all released in June
We're just days away from June, so the Summer Movie season is heating up! While temps have been trending lower than normal here in Minnesota (normal high is early 70s), it's going to be much warmer later this week. It might even hit 90 by June 1st! Well, I haven't done a trailer post in …
FlixChatter Review: Netflix’s PERSUASION (2022)
Since this movie is clearly made for Gen Z and the supposedly woke audience, let me just say that most involved in this production did NOT understand the assignment. As I said in my trailer post, I was open-minded about this Netflix adaptation, but within 10 minutes I realize they’ve stripped everything I love about …
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FlixChatter Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
The buzz of Cha Cha Real Smooth out of Sundance was off the charts. It was purchased by Apple TV for $15 million, fresh out of the Oscar win for CODA which they bought for a record $25 mil. When the trailer came out, it didn't exactly scream 'must-see' for me the way CODA was, …
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Trailer Spotlight: Jane Austen’s PERSUASION – on Netflix July 15
Oh happy day!! As an ardent Austenite (or Janeite if you're old school), everything to do with Jane Austen always makes me smile. Those who know me casually are aware of how much Jane Austen period dramas mean to me, but those close to me would know that PERSUASION is my fave of her novels …
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FlixChatter Review: The Lost Daughter (2021)
The Lost Daughter marks another directorial debut from a terrific actress. Earlier this year I saw Passing from Rebecca Hall, and this time it’s Maggie Gyllenhaal behind the camera and also wrote the script based on Elena Ferrante’s novel. Olivia Colman plays Leda, a middle-aged professor of comparative literature vacationing in a Greek island. It’s …
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