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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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. …
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 …
Championing fellow women and female filmmakers has always been the goal of FlixChatter. So every year I participate in the #52FilmsByWomen challenge. Introduced a few years ago by the Women In Film (WIF) organization, the basic rules are simple: watch 52 films directed by women within one year. I also share the films I watch on …
There is something so intriguing about a missing persons case because the absence of closure can be more haunting than a murder mystery. It’s even more heart-wrenching when the missing person is Native American, as is the case here in Erica Tremblay’s Fancy Dance. Tremblay is a member of the Seneca-Cayuga nation, and the story …
Happy August, everyone! Boy, Summer is so fleeting, I feel like the warm weather has just started (albeit with a ton of rain) and next month is already the 'brrr' month!! Well, I intend to enjoy the last weeks of Summer as much as I can by being outside and attend some outdoor events, glad …
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Being underappreciated and stuck in a rut is universally relatable to any independent artist. The classic trope of a struggling musician may be stereotypical, but it rings true, especially when it’s as empathetically written as this one by writer/director Nicole Riegel. It also helps to have the radiant KiKi Layne in the title role, she's …
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