GUEST REVIEW by Russell Johnson Writer/Director: Riley Stearns Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, David Zellner Synopsis: A man is attacked at random on the street. He enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself. I met Jesse Eisenberg when I was an …
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FlixChatter Review: Café Society (2016)
Café Society is director Woody Allen’s latest film about old Hollywood – or sort of. Set during its golden age (30s, 40s), its main protagonist is Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg), a naïve young New Yorker looking to make his way by moving to Hollywood to work under his uncle Phil (Steve Carell in a wooden …
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Review – The good, the bad and the ugly
By the time I sat down to write this, I’ve actually seen BVS twice in a week. Yup, you probably think I’m a masochist and I don’t blame you. But hey, it’s really out of solidarity with my dear hubby that I saw it again a second time, as we weren’t allowed to bring guests …
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Weekend Roundup + The End of the Tour review
Happy Sunday all! Summer in Minnesota is fleeting so we try to do outdoor stuff as much as we can. Suffice to say we barely had time to watch any movie, we were too tired for home cinema but y'know what, we'll have plenty of time for home movies later in the Fall & Winter. I …
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MSPIFF14 Reviews: The Double & The Last of Robin Hood
Review by Josh P. The Double follows Simon James (Jesse Eisenberg, who plays against type and is award-worthy superb), a meek man unrecognizable to his co-workers, one of whom is the girl of his dreams, Hannah (Mia Wasikowska, terrific). Early in the film, Simon’s bleak life takes two unhappy turns. First, he witnesses a suicide, and …
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Five for the Fifth: MARCH 2014 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's one and only 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. With March here, it's the start of …
Weekend Roundup Reviews: Now You See Me & The Kid With a Bike
First weekend of June and apparently the box office came crashing down after a strong Memorial weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, Fast & Furious 6 fell 65% to about $34 mil, but yet it still took the top spot with Now You See Me ($28 mil) and After Earth ($27 mil) rounding up the …
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