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 …
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Hello October!! Here’s what I Watched in SEPTEMBER 2023 + My Pick of Movie Of the Month
Happy October! I'm posting this during my annual trip to visit my family in New England. The colors haven't quite peaked yet but still, the trek north towards White Mountains is still stunningly beautiful! We were blessed with warm and sunny Autumn day and despite the Canadian wildfires, the sky was as blue as can …
Top 10 Favorite Movies of the FIRST HALF of 2016
This list is long overdue. I should've posted it sometime in July, but oh well, better late than never. This list only consist of films released between January - June 30, 2016. Some of these might've opened internationally prior to 2016, but I'm using the USA release dates or the fact that they opened at a local …
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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 …
APRIL Viewing Recap + Movie(s) of the Month
Spring is in the air!! It's still relatively cool this weekend and the sun was being bashful yesterday so we spent some time at Minneapolis Museum of Art on Saturday during its Art in Bloom exhibition. It's so lovely to see cherry blossom tree bloomin' at the park across the street… it was a perfect Spring day! So here …
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Weekend Roundup: Final weekend of MSPIFF 2016 + Review of Indonesian drama ‘A Copy of My Mind’
Time really does fly when you're having fun! The three-week MSPIFF festivities has concluded yesterday. I didn't see any movie on its last day, but I did attend a film panel titled Cinematic Voices with two documentary filmmakers… Nandita Ahmed, Producer A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers Jack Pettibone Riccobono, Director The Seventh Fire …
Weekend Roundup: Quick thoughts on BBC’s The Fall, ONCE (2006) & Blindspot Series Update
Happy Monday all! Hope you had a relaxing weekend. I didn't go to the movies but had time for some home cinema. My co-worker and I swapped dvds, I lent him Rocknrolla and he lent me ONCE, I think I got the better end of the bargain 😉 I saw Clueless on Friday and did …
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