I'm always drawn to movies filmed in the Pacific Northwest because the landscapes are just stunning. The Weight takes place in Oregon back in 1933, right in the middle of the Great Depression, when the U.S. government was about to take control of the gold supply. The movie centers on Ethan Hawke's grounded, gritty performance …
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FlixChatter Review: She Dances (2025)–Steve Zahn teams up with daughter Audrey in this heartwarming road trip dramedy
She Dances is an indie dramedy featuring a father-daughter duo, with Steve Zahn and his daughter, Audrey Zahn, who shines in her debut role. Steve plays Jason, a single dad who’s having a tough time reconnecting with his estranged teenage daughter, Claire, while he’s there to support her at a regional dance competition in Kentucky. …
Musings on Golden Globes 2026 Nominations – Glaring Snubs + Great Surprises
Happy Monday, everyone!! It's been a hectic day with several meetings, so I completely forgot that the Golden Globes nominations were announced. Unsurprisingly, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another led with nine nominations, followed by Sentimental Value (8 noms) and Sinners (7 noms). I've seen all three of them, and they're all great films, …
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FlixChatter Review: BLUE MOON (2025) – Linklater and Hawke join forces again to craft a poetic tribute to a troubled musical genius
Ethan Hawke seems to be popping up everywhere lately, but maybe that's because three of his films came out around the same time. I caught him in this movie, and She Dances just a few days apart, and my friend Vince just watched him in Black Phone 2. The film tells a fictionalized tale based …
FlixChatter Guest Review: BLACK PHONE 2 (2025) – This horror sequel cranks up the gore and violence, but it’s a slight step down from the original
Directed by: Scott DerricksonWritten by: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert CargillStarring: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, Miguel Mora, Demián Bichir, Ethan Hawke This year’s latest Halloween offering from Blumhouse means to capitalize on it’s OG big brother, 2022’s excellent The Black Phone, reviewed here on Flixchatter by our very own Laura Schaubschlager. That film’s understated quality, …
FlixChatter Review – Netflix’s Leave The World Behind (2023)
The psychological/end-of-the-world genre never really clicked with audiences even though it's been around for a long time. Hollywood tried to ignite the genre recently. George Clooney made The Midnight Sky a few years ago and again it didn't click with audiences. Earlier this year, M. Night's Knock at the Cabin came and went quickly in …
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FlixChatter Review: The Black Phone (2022)
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 …