Despite an uneven box office record in recent years, Ridley Scott can still command a massive budget. His latest film, an adaptation of Peter Heller’s 2012 novel The Dog Stars, is a post-apocalyptic thriller that starts as a meditative study of survival and loss before collapsing into familiar dystopian violence. Set in 2035, after a …
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Musings on 2026 Oscar Nominations – SINNERS’ record-breaking 16 nods, this year’s egregious snubs + exciting surprises
Welcome to Oscar Nominations Day! Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominees this morning at 7:30 a.m. CT (5:30 a.m. PT / 8:30 a.m. ET)… Unlike last year, I actually am pretty happy with this year's nominations. There isn't anything glaring or head-scratching like Emilia Pérez getting 13 nominations. The biggest surprise of the …
FlixChatter’s Top 10 Films of 2025 + Honorable Mentions
Happy weekend, everyone! It's that time of year again for FlixChatter's annual best films reveal. For the last ten years, I've been sharing my top 10 list in mid-January. This gives me a chance to catch up on FYC screeners and any films I missed in December. However, for 2025, I've almost finalized my Top …
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Musings on Golden Globes 2026 Nominations – Glaring Snubs + Great Surprises
Happy Monday, everyone!! It's been a hectic day with several meetings, so I completely forgot that the Golden Globes nominations were announced. Unsurprisingly, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another led with nine nominations, followed by Sentimental Value (8 noms) and Sinners (7 noms). I've seen all three of them, and they're all great films, …
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Thanksgiving Weekend Special: 25 Cinematic Things I’m Thankful For in 2025
Hello everyone! To my American friends, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🦃🥧🍁🍽️🍗 I had a wonderful traditional turkey meal with all the trimmings courtesy of one of my besties. My hubby & I made beef stew for the first time using our slow cooker, a perfect dish for Winter as we finally got …
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Capsule Reviews: NYAD + Priscilla – a pair of female-directed films based on memoirs
It's double-review time! I always try to find common ground in the films I review together. These two are based on memoirs and are directed by women – both currently available on VOD. NYAD There have been quite a few biopics released in the past year, and this one centers on Diane Nyad, a marathon …
FlixChatter Review: SALTBURN (2023) – A promising young man’s tale of obsession and covetous ambition is not for the squeamish
Fresh out of her Best Screenplay Oscar win in 2021 for Promising Young Woman, no doubt Emerald Fennell could get pretty much any project green-lit. Just two years later, her sophomore feature, Saltburn, is one the most buzzed-about films of the last half of this year. Her debut feature was described as bold and provocative, …