I’m a big fan of Irish writer/director John Carney; I’ve seen most of his films apart from a couple from early in his career. Having the eternally-likable Paul Rudd as a washed-up wedding singer is brilliant casting. Like most of Carney’s films, Power Ballad blends comedy and drama, using music and relationships as the heart …
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FlixChatter Review: FLORA AND SON (2023) – John Carney hits the high notes once again with his music-themed drama
I’ve been a huge fan of John Carney movies, specifically his music-themed ones since he directed ONCE in 2007. Just like most of his films, Flora and Son is set in Dublin, where the writer/director was born. It centers on Flora (Eve Hewson), a single mom who has a testy relationship with his only son …
FlixChatter Review: A Royal Night Out (2015)
I have Her Majesty The Queen on my mind all weekend, so of course, all my viewings were inspired by her passing last Thursday. This one was already on my to-watch list on Amazon Prime so it's the perfect time to see this fantasy drama, imagining the events when Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were allowed …
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FlixChatter Review – MIDSOMMAR (2019)
Written & Directed by: Ari Aster When I heard Ari Aster had a new horror movie coming out, I was excited, especially since he described it as a companion piece to last year's Hereditary. While I didn't want to go in comparing it too much to last year's hit, I still had high expectations. Following …
A trio of brand new trailers: FREE FIRE, LIVE BY NIGHT and THE PROMISE
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaassss!!! Sorry ehm, now that I got my giddy enthusiasm out of the way… [well just enough so I can actually do a post, ahah] Well if you've visited my blog long enough you'll know how much I've been crushing madly on Sam Riley… and he deserves every bit of my love… and then some. …
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FlixChatter Review: Sing Street (2016)
Ahhhh... the 80s. Duran Duran, A-Ha, Spandau Ballet, The Cure, etc. I grew up with the bands featured in this movie, which adds the enjoyable quotient tenfold for me. I discovered John Carney a bit late as I saw Begin Again first a couple of years ago, then rented Once after that. I absolutely loved …
Everybody’s Chattin + Spotlight on ‘Macbeth’ First Official US Trailer
Hello hello! How is this only Wednesday? I feel like I've been at work all week. Well, here in the States we're anticipating a three-day weekend with Labor Day on Monday. YES!! Well, I was gonna do this community blogging post last week but somehow time ran away from me so I made sure I do …
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