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 …
Tag: directed by women
52 Films By Women 2024 Challenge – 10 Best Female-Directed Movies I saw in the first half of the year
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 …
FlixChatter Review: FANCY DANCE (2024)–A nuanced tale of Indigenous women showcasing a standout performance by Lily Gladstone
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 …
JULY viewing recap + Film/TV Mini Reviews + Movie(s) Of the Month
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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FlixChatter Review: DANDELION (2024)–KiKi Layne is resplendent in this lyrical and beautifully-shot musical drama
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 …
FlixChatter Review: A24’s JANET PLANET (2024) – Annie Baker’s kooky but tender mom-daughter drama starring the criminally underrated Julianne Nicholson
There have been some memorable parent-child films I’ve seen of late: Nowhere Special, Ezra, and Ghostlight, to name a few. Here we have a single mother named Janet who lives with her 11-year-old daughter Lacy in rural Massachusetts. What really drew me to this film is its connection to the theater world, as it's directed …
JUNE viewing recap + Mini Reviews + Movie Of the Month
Happy July, everyone! Right smack dab in the middle of summer, and the weather has been as erratic as ever, the wind is especially nasty lately. Minnesota even made news for all the floods all over the state thanks to all the rain we've been having. There's a 90+% chance of thunderstorms on the Fourth …
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