Directed by: Derek CianfranceWritten by: Derek Cianfrance and Kirt GunnStarring: Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Peter Dinklage, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield True crime stories typically illustrate the inhumanity of human beings, whether through violence, greed, or cruelty. And as voyeuristic creatures, we eat this up, gore and all, in a way that could only be described …
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FlixChatter Review – Alex Garland’s CIVIL WAR (2024) – an intense, gripping dystopian thriller that doesn’t take political sides
When writer/director Alex Garland announced that his next film was about a civil war in the United States, I was a bit concerned. Considering how divided we are as a country; I didn’t think a film about civil war in this country would be a good idea. When a trailer was released, I was still …
FlixChatter Review: The Power of the Dog (2021)
This is the kind of film that is best experienced when you have very little information about the story. So with that in mind, I’ll skim on details about the plot and let you discover them on your own. At the center of the story is a wealthy rancher Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) who lives …
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FlixChatter Review: Midnight Special (2016)
I'm a big fan of science fiction films, and the ones that are more *grounded* in our reality, meaning it's not all sleek and drowned in special effects are usually the most compelling. Midnight Special is certainly one of those films, which in essence is a father/son story. Right from its opening scene, this film …
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January 2016 BLIND SPOT: Marie Antoinette (2006)
I have to confess that since I visited Paris a couple of years ago, I've become slightly obsessed with French history. Sofia Coppola's retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen promises a character study of the title role instead of a historical account that led to the fall of Versailles. I have no problem with that, after all I'm not expecting a documentary of …
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Weekend Viewing Roundup + The Two Faces of January (2014) review
Well last Friday was the first weekend of Spring but Winter's still not done with us yet as it was the Winter Wonderland again Sunday night. I didn't think the snow was going to stick but here's what my neighborhood looked like as I left work this morning! I do love those snow-covered branches! Skipped the …
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Scene Spotlight: Spiderman’s Upside Down Kiss
Many of you on Twitter probably have seen the first official photo of Andrew Garfield as Spiderman. In fact, fanboys/girls everywhere were all bursting with geek-gasm yesterday with the release of two major superheroes in their uniform (the other one was Captain America). At first I wasn't too enthused about the upcoming Spiderman reboot, but since …
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