In the span of a couple of weeks, I’m introduced to two fantastic filmmakers whose films will likely be competing at next year’s Oscars. The first is Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, and the other is Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value. These two films are completely different in style and tone, yet both tackle …
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FlixChatter Review: A Complete Unknown (2024) – Timothée Chalamet captures Bob Dylan’s freewheelin’ vibe in James Mangold’s engrossing musical biopic
I’m going to preface this review by saying I have a huge blindspot about Bob Dylan. I probably shouldn’t feel too bad as Timothée Chalamet himself didn’t know much about the world-famous singer/songwriter when he got offered the part. The fact that I live in Minnesota, it’s hard to escape the Dylan effect. Just like …
Cheers Virtual Cinema! Minnesota Film Festivals go online
In this strange and difficult times, it's particularly tough for movie fans everywhere as movie theaters are closed and new movies are being delayed as we're all in lockdown mode. But hey, I just thought how we should still be grateful we live in the age of the internet! Imagine if this happened in a …
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FlixChatter Review – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil was at once my most anticipated and most dreaded film of this year. Disney has a long history of over saturating the market with quickly produced sequels, prequels and even midquels of films that have been successful. These sloppily made seconds have left me with a bad taste and a severe …
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Guest Review – LEAP (2017)
Directed By: Éric Summer Written By: Éric Summer Runtime: 1 hr 29 minutes I had no idea what I was getting into when I volunteered to review Leap! for this blog. I just saw that the screening was on a morning I had free, so I said I could go, then looked it up and realized …
Weekend Roundup & Review of Disney’s Maleficent
Hi everyone! Hope you had a lovely weekend. Well it's sort of the calm before the storm as Twin Citians are bracing for the first snow storm of the year. We're supposed to get anywhere between 6-12 inches, ugh! I ran a bunch of errands today just so I don't have to go anywhere besides …
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