FlixChatter Review: The Instigators (2024) – Matt Damon + Casey Affleck star in an amusing but forgettable heist action comedy

Heist action comedy is one of my favorite sub-genres, and it is pretty much in Doug Liman’s wheelhouse. He’s directed The Bourne Identity, Mr & Mrs. Smith, and one of my fave action sci-fi The Edge of Tomorrow, so naturally I was intrigued by this one. There’s a bit of a buddy-comedy theme here with …

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TV Series Review: Netflix’s The Night Agent (2023)

There’s been a lot of glee and excitement about the demise of Netflix within the last couple of years from some people in the media. It’s understandable why some people would believe that will happen. Netflix has amassed tons of debts and they lost subscribers instead of gaining more. Yet despite all the noise about …

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Trailer Spotlight – Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY – his first foray into sci-fi features an out-of-this-world cast

I know we've barely escaped Winter yet – there's actually an upcoming Winter storm coming tomorrow until Saturday morning [SIGH], but I'm already anticipating Spring and Summer movies! Wes Anderson's movies don't always get released in the Summer months, in fact, the last one, The French Dispatch, was released in the Fall. I suppose it's …

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Musings on 2023 Oscars Nominations – The biggest snubs + surprises

Happy #OscarsNominations2023! I actually woke up exactly at 7 AM this morning to watch the LIVE announcement on my phone. I don't know why as I had never done that before but my hubby usually is up by then so I thought I'd tune in to see the presenters announce the nominees. In any case, …

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