RIP Donald Sutherland (1935-2024)—my favorite performance from the Canadian acting legend

Today marks Summer Solstice 2024, but it's a somber day for movie lovers everywhere with the passing of acting legend Donald Sutherland. Known for his versatile performances in movies like M*A*S*H, Ordinary People, Don't Look Now, and The Hunger Games, he passed away at the age of 88. He died in Miami on Thursday after …

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Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina

Thanks to my friend Julian who told me about the trailer via Twitter, I had forgotten that I was going to do a spotlight post on this film when I first picked up the novel. I still have not finished the Leo Tolstoy masterpiece, still stuck at about the halfway mark. I wasn't sure if …

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Weekend Roundup: HANNA review

I finally venture out into the theater after about a month of a lot of home cinema viewing. All the great reviews on HANNA got me really curious to check it out on opening weekend. It wasn't powerful enough to defeat HOP in the box office, but managed to finish second with $12.4 million, which …

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