SEPTEMBER viewing recap + Mini Reviews + Movie Of the Month

Happy October, everyone! Remember I said 'buh bye Summer' in my last post? Well, as it turns out, September was pretty much a carbon copy of August, temps were so hot up until yesterday (mid-80s Fahrenheit!) that I put off updating my closet to Fall wardrobe, ahah.  I am looking forward to Fall movies, so …

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FlixChatter Review: LEE (2024) – Kate Winslet is fierce as the model-turned-wartime photographer Lee Miller

In a sea of biopics, LEE is one I’ve been looking forward to this year. I’m mildly familiar with the subject matter, Lee Miller, an American fashion model turned war photographer whose photos became one of the most significant contributions to WWII archives. Kate Winslet’s passion project, which she co-produced and even partly funded herself, …

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FlixChatter Review: THE SUBSTANCE (2024) – a stylish and entertaining body horror if you can stomach the gore

Directed by  Coralie Fargeat Starring:  Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid The Substance is a body-horror-psychological thriller and French Director Coralie Fargeat’s sophomore feature film after 2017’s Revenge. It tells of aging celebrity-turned-fitness-host Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) who is fired from her show by a venomous executive (Dennis Quaid) as she is no longer able …

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FlixChatter Review: La Chimera (2023)–beautifully enigmatic & beguiling… Josh O’Connor delivers a sublime performance

I usually chose a lighter film on the plane but I just couldn’t pass out on La Chimera as I’ve been wanting to see this for some time. It turned out to be a good decision as it allowed me to get lost in a poetic world with a touch of magical realism for two …

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AUGUST viewing recap + Mini Reviews + Movie Of the Month

Happy August, everyone, and say buh-bye to Summer! We're in the 'ber' month already, which means Summer is pretty much done even though we'll likely still have warm temps for another month or so here in Minnesota. Even today, we have a touch of Fall with temps in the early 60s F. I love it …

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FlixChatter Guest Review: BROKEN BIRD (2024)—a darkly beautiful and atmospheric UK gothic horror

Directed by: Joanne Mitchell Written by: Dominic Brunt, Joanne Mitchell, Tracey Sheals Happy fall, FlixChatter readers! Okay, technically we still have a few weeks until the best season begins, and yes, it's still stupidly warm out, but coffee chains and liquor stores are rolling out their pumpkin-flavored drinks, so I'm comfortable jumping into autumn mode. …

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FlixChatter Review: BABES (2024)–A wildly wacky but refreshingly frank comedy about female friendship + motherhood

Whenever I’m on a long flight, I always take advantage of the time by catching up on older films I have missed. So I was delighted that Babes is available on my Delta flight to New England. Babes got glowing reviews out of SXSW, comparing it to [Paul Feig’s] Bridesmaids but with baby-making. The movie …

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