Judging a movie based on a work of literature is hard. Judging a movie based on a work of literature by the son of an already iconic horror author is even harder. The Black Phone is an adaptation of a short story by Joe Hill, son of the monumentally famous Stephen King. And while there …
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FlixChatter Review: The Northman (2022)
Who doesn’t love a revenge movie? We all wait for that climactic moment when Charles Bronson finally does in the bad guys – as the anti-hero of the Death Wish franchise or as the excellent “man with the harmonica” in Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West. Or when John Wick just loses …
TV Review: Marvel’s MOON KNIGHT (2022)
Still fresh from the mega-blockbuster that is Spider-man: No Way Home, Disney makes sure the MCU is never far from our minds. It's quite serendipitous that screeners became available during Oscars week, as the series stars Oscar Isaac (who I'm surprised has NOT been nominated yet given his phenomenal acting skills). I'm thrilled to see …
FlixChatter Review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
I gotta admit, I'm not much of a Western fan. Though interestingly enough, I've liked three western remakes in the past decade: 3:10 To Yuma, True Grit and then this one. Confession: I have NOT seen any of the original films. Now, people who have seen the original films would likely have a different opinion about the remake. …
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Eclectic Weekend Roundup: Great Expectations (1998), About A Boy (2002), Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Well there goes the weekend… it seems to fly by so fast as it always does. I'm super excited for my upcoming trip to Montréal next week, we'll be there for four nights and then three nights in Québec City. The Airbnb flats we'll be staying at are gorgeous and they're both right downtown too! I'll be …
Five for the Fifth: APRIL 2016 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Ok let's start off with some on-set photos from Doctor Strange …
Thursday Movie Picks #53: Science Fiction Movies (No Space/Aliens)
Happy Thursday everyone! This is another entry to the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that's spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. Here's the gist: The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if …
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