AppleTV’s latest feature is a terrifying inferno ravaging a town in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California. I didn’t realize until after I saw it that it’s based on a true story that happened in 2018, where bus driver Kevin McKay and teacher Mary Ludwig end up saving 22 children during one of California’s …
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Music Break: Halloween Special 🎃 Six Favorite Horror Film Scores
Well, it's Halloween's Eve and I'm actually not really into Halloween though I did meet my hubby for the first time at a Halloween party back in high school (I was wearing a black cape and he had a skeleton costume on, ha!) That's pretty much the only time I actually celebrated this popular 'holiday' …
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FlixChatter Review: JUNGLE CRUISE (2021)
Disney once again capitalize on one of their Disney park’s attraction and turn it into a movie. I suppose that’s no surprise since the last franchise based on a popular Disney ride, Pirates Of The Caribbean grossed a total of $4.5 Billion globally with five movies, making Johnny Depp extremely wealthy with a reported $300 …
FlixChatter Review: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Ok so even though I grew up watching a ton of Disney animated movies (especially the ones w/ princesses because that’s what many little girls do), I don’t immediately get excited for every new Disney animated movies that come along. In fact, you’d be surprised that I haven’t watched The Princess and The Frog, Coco, …
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FlixChatter Review: NEWS OF THE WORLD (2020)
First, a confession: I'm not a big fan of Westerns. Yes, there have been some Western movies I liked, most notably The Big Country, The Magnificent Seven, 3:10 To Yuma, The Dark Valley (this last one is an Austrian Western!). But when I received a screener of this one, I was intrigued because of Tom …
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Music Break: Top 10 Favorite Film Scores of 2014
I'm so behind on my year-end top ten lists, but hey, I think January is still a great time for those lists right? 😉 I was listening to NPR two nights ago and caught host Robert Siegel interviewing composer Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, The Road To Perdition, Wall•E, etc.) and naturally I started thinking …
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Music Break: Favorite Music Scores from BATMAN Screen Adaptations
Happy Wednesday everyone! Inspired by the GOTHAM pilot on Monday night, I thought I'd do a Batman-themed Music Break today. Before I do that, here's my two cents on the show: #GothamPremiere's not perfect but I'd still be up for more #GothamOnFox. We'll see how long it'll keep me tuning in tho. — FlixChatter (@FlixChatter) September 23, …
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