Highest 2 Lowest marks the fifth time Denzel Washington and Spike Lee have teamed up. This time, Lee decided to reinterpret Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 procedural thriller High and Low, which was based on Ed McBain's novel, King’s Ransom. Lee shifts the focus from a Tokyo shoe executive to a music mogul in modern-day NYC. The …
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Trio Trailer Spotlight – August movies I’d watch just for the cast: Highest 2 Lowest | EDEN | The Thursday Murder Club
Happy Friday, all! TGIF – it's been a hectic week, so I know I'm looking forward to the weekend! I haven't done a trailer post since May, which didn't feel that long ago, but that was three months ago! This year has been flying way too fast 😬 Well, since it's Friday, I thought I'd …
FlixChatter Review: The Piano Lesson (2024) – Malcolm Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play is intense and spine-chilling, with a scene-stealing performance by Danielle Deadwyler
This has been quite a year for the Washington family. Its patriarch Denzel Washington is currently chewing the scenery starring in Gladiator II. Meanwhile, a Netflix film he co-produced with his daughter Katia Washington, The Piano Lesson is released on the same weekend. Based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, it’s definitely a family project …
FlixChatter Review: GLADIATOR II (2024) – The cast brings their A-game but this sequel is heavy on CGI spectacle, light on logic + emotional resonance
It’s been 24 years since Gladiator was released and it remains one of my favorite movies of all time. I rewatched it recently and it still holds up exceptionally well. It starts strong and ends with equal fortitude. The hero’s journey is complete with Maximus’ death, as he sacrificially saves Lucilla, her son Lucius, as …
Trailer Spotlight: Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR II–the spirit of Maximus lives in Paul Mescal’s Lucius as he unleashes hell on Rome
I haven't done a trailer spotlight for ages, and there just haven't been any upcoming films that get me pumped like Gladiator II. So let's just get to it, shall we? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgYUipGJNo Whoa!! What a jolt of energy to see this trailer in the morning! Ok, so I'm not crazy about the use of rap …
FlixChatter Review: The Equalizer 3 – Denzel caps off his vigilantism in an Italian village with equal gore and gravitas
Over the Labor Day weekend, The Equalizer 3 arrived and conquered the top box office spot. I’m glad I’ve caught up with the first two movies just in time for the final movie of the franchise. Now, each movie could work as a standalone feature, so I think people would still enjoy it if this …
Finally caught up with Denzel Washington’s only film franchise The Equalizer 1 & 2 – now I’m excited to see The Equalizer 3
This has been a rather hectic weekend for me with lots of activities. I didn't make it to the cinema, but one of the highlights in terms of movie-watching is that my hubby and I finally caught up with Denzel Washington's The Equalizer. As the third movie is coming out this Friday, we thought we …
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