One of the big tentpole movies of the 2026 summer has arrived! Brace yourself for a loooong write-up… I’m going to keep my initial review free of spoilers, but I’ll talk about specific plot points towards the end. Don’t worry, I’ll give you adequate warning. As an 80s kid, I grew up on Steven Spielberg’s …
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FlixChatter Review: The Fall Guy (2024) – a fun albeit predictable ode to the unsung heroes of action cinema
Ryan Gosling is still riding high from the Barbie movie zeitgeist and his Oscar-nominated performance as Ken. Not to mention the Beavis and Butt-Head SNL sketch that’s becoming another cultural phenomenon. He’s bringing his Ken-ergy to his role as Colt Seavers, a down-and-out stuntman who suffers a career-ending injury we see early in the movie. …
FlixChatter Review: OPPENHEIMER (2023) – a majestic, haunting, thought-provoking piece of cinema that further cements Nolan’s auteur status
Christopher Nolan is back with his sixth feature, 25 years after his feature debut Following. He’s reached a point where his films are regarded as motion picture events, as is the case with this one. Nolan has been rather obsessed with this subject matter for a long time, even his previous film Tenet deals with …
FlixChatter Review: JUNGLE CRUISE (2021)
Disney once again capitalize on one of their Disney park’s attraction and turn it into a movie. I suppose that’s no surprise since the last franchise based on a popular Disney ride, Pirates Of The Caribbean grossed a total of $4.5 Billion globally with five movies, making Johnny Depp extremely wealthy with a reported $300 …
FlixChatter Review: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Directed by Rob Marshall | Screenplay by David Magee Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters There are few things I hold dear to my inner child’s heart, one of them being Disney’s Mary Poppins (1964) starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Regarded as a classic, the 1964 film succeeded on so many …
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FlixChatter Review: The Girl on the Train (2016)
When this project was first announced, I was hoping I'd finish the book by the time the film comes out. Well I didn't get to the book, but I was still anticipating this one, largely for the female-driven story. Comparison to Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl (which I reviewed almost exactly two years ago) is inevitable, given that both …
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Guest Post: Musings on the casting for the upcoming ‘Wicked’ The Movie
Hello everyone! Today we've got a guest post from across the pond. Simon Harding is a blogger w/ Theatre Breaks website who writes about London's Theatreland. As FlixChatter is primarily a film blog, today's post relates to an upcoming musical adaptation. 'Wicked The Movie' On Its Way! We can hardly contain our excitement at the thought …
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