Hello! I’m Laura, FlixChatter’s horror correspondent. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I credit my dad with sparking my interest in horror movies. (Fun tidbit: my dad and FlixChatter's founder Ruth used to work for the same company!) I have so many great childhood memories of him showing me some of his favorites, pointing out …
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FlixChatter Review: DISCLOSURE DAY (2026) — Aliens and empathy at the heart of Spielberg’s latest sci-fi conspiracy thriller
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 …
FlixChatter Review: TUNER (2026) – Leo Woodall hits all the right notes in this music-themed heist thriller
I love it when I discover a movie I didn't see coming, and it's better than I expected. As summer movie season is just heating up, let me, um, tune you to a film by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher in his terrific narrative feature debut, TUNER. The story revolves around a skilled piano tuner …
FlixChatter’s MAY 2026 Viewing Recap, Mini Review of Spider-Noir TV Series starring Nicolas Cage, and Movie(s) of the Month
Hello Summer!! 🌞 Glad the summer season is here, and it's getting quite hot here in Minnesota. I came back from Japan on Memorial Day weekend, and it's already sweltering hot there even in mid-May. My hubby and I went to Tokyo and Kyoto, and we absolutely loved our Japan trip, perhaps one of the …
Japan on my mind – 10 Favorite Films/TV series filmed on location in Japanese cities and towns
Hello, everyone!! FlixChatter is going on holiday!! 🇯🇵🍜🍱⛩️ 🎏🎎🏯😎 I'm almost done packing for an 11-day trip to Japan!! It's been on our bucket list for ages, just like our trip last year to Portugal. I said in that post that there are relatively few films/series set in Portugal, but there are a bunch set …
FlixChatter Guest Review: MORTAL KOMBAT II (2026) – Flashier, funnier, with more action than its predecessor
Directed by Simon McQuoid Starring: Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Martyn Ford, Tadanobu Asano, Damon Herriman, Lewis Tan Admittedly, to this day, I haven’t spent any time playing the video game or getting to know Mortal Kombat’s universe. But no one can deny the game’s popularity, even to …
FlixChatter Guest Review: BALLISTIC (2026) – Lena Heady is intense as a grieving, vengeful mother
Directed by Chad FaustStarring: Lena Heady, Hamza Haq, Amybeth McNulty, Amanda Brugel, Enrico Colantoni, Jordan Kronis Nance (Headey) is a munitions factory worker in a small Ohio factory town. As a proud working-class mom of military son Jesse (Kronis), things start to unravel when he is killed on a mission abroad by a bullet manufactured …
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