Five for the Fifth: OCTOBER 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. Well, it's October and a lot of bloggers are dedicating their …

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FlixChatter Review: Blair Witch (2016)

The original Blair Witch Project came out almost 20 years ago and it ignited the found-footage genre. Personally I was never a fan of the original movie or the genre itself. I found the concept to be idiotic and lacking creativity. Initially, I wasn’t that interested in seeing this sequel/remake but when I found out …

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Question of the week – Which movie/tv genre(s) have you decided to stop watching?

Happy weekend all! I haven't done this question-of-the-week post in a looong time. Well, my pal Ted sent me an email about this topic and I thought it'd be a good one to pose to all you fine movie lovers out there. I'm hoping this would be an interesting discussion point as we'd all have different …

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Notable Nuggets Double Feature: The Objective (2008) & Right at Your Door (2006)

Greetings, all and sundry!Having enjoyed a brief respite and access to Netflix and the Independent Film Channel (IFC). I've taken the time to indulge in a favorite past time. And to take the advice of Julian over at Dirtywithclass Blog to critique some newer films.Rooting around, digging, excavating and uncovering an offering or two that are …

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Classic Flix Review: The Omen (1976)

I was 5 years old when this came out – about the same age as Damien, the demon child destined to be the antichrist. While I didn’t see this movie until the mid-eighties (thanks to the advent of video rentals), I read screenwriter David Seltzer’s novelization just right before. It was a good and creepy …

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