TCFF 2024 Review: CONCLAVE – Ralph Fiennes delivers his finest performance in this engrossing papal mystery thriller 

Twin Cities Film Fest kicked off its 10-day film festivities yesterday with Focus Features’ papal mystery thriller CONCLAVE. It’s one of my most anticipated Fall films thanks to the all-star cast filled with Oscar nominees, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow. Directed by Edward Berger, the 2023 Oscar winner for All Quiet on the …

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FlixChatter Review: CABRINI (2024) – a visually stunning biopic where abiding faith and female empowerment meet

When I first saw the film’s trailer, the first thing that struck me was, how have I not heard of Mother Cabrini before? Frances Cabrini is the First American Saint of the Catholic Church, and I'm glad that I finally learned about her incredible story. Cabrini is the kind of biopic done right in that …

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FlixChatter Review – BOMBSHELL (2019)

Directed by: Jay Roach Screenplay by: Charles Randolph Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow Bombshell follows a group of female news anchors as they confront Fox CEO Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) for sexual harassment and attempt to dismantle the toxic atmosphere he created as head of the network. Previously they all had …

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FlixChatter Review: LATE NIGHT (2019)

I watched Dame Emma Thompson on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert where she described this movie as a science-fiction given that her character is a late-night talk show host. Ba da bing! She definitely has a point there, a jab at the establishment she delivered rather stealthily the only way she could. Thompson's character, …

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FlixChatter Review: PET SEMATARY (2019)

Directed by: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Starring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence and John Lithgow A year prior to graduating high school I had seen Mary Lambert’s 1989 adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary in the theaters. Yeah – remember those? (I’m looking at you streaming fans). I was on a date and …

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FlixChatter Review – Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)

Directed By: Trish Sie Written By: Kay Cannon, Mike White based on the book by Mickey Rapkin Runtime: 1h 33min I've had mixed feelings on the Pitch Perfect movies. As a choir nerd, I appreciate the music. As a film fan, I've been unimpressed with the writing, finding the plots forgettable and the comedy (with …

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FlixChatter Review: The Accountant (2016)

It's kind of an interesting choice for Ben Affleck to do this movie in the same year as Batman V Superman. Some people call this one as an unconventional superhero movie about an autistic accountant, and it wouldn't be wrong as there's certainly traces of Bruce Wayne in the film protagonist, Christian Wolff. Heck even his …

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