This was one of my most anticipated movies of the summer, and I’m thrilled to say it lived up to the hype (all the way from Sundance, where it reportedly sparked a bidding war) The story unfolds over just one day when Angela (Olivia Wilde) invites the couple from the upstairs apartment, the ones who …
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FlixChatter Review: RENOIR (2025) – 1980s Tokyo seen through the eyes of a precocious, imaginative young girl
This review focuses on the Japanese film that came out this year, not to be confused with the 2012 French movie sharing the same title about the famous painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The story and the filmmaking approach definitely pay homage to Renoir, as writer/director Chie Hayakawa uses an "impressionistic" style, weaving together small, seemingly unrelated …
FlixChatter Review: Forastera (2025) – A beguiling, haunting tale of familial loss set in Mallorca
Loss of a loved one hits differently across cultures, and Forestera explores grief from the perspective of a young Spanish woman while on holiday in Mallorca. Cata (Zoe Stein) and her sister Eva (Martina García) are clearly enjoying their time with their grandma Catalina (Marta Angelat) and grandpa Tomeu (Lluís Homar). They have a special …