The Meg, short for "megalodon," refers to a massive prehistoric shark dwelling below what scientists initially believed to be the ocean floor. When a team of explorers is trapped in their submarine and at the mercy of the enormous creature, it's up to disgraced deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) to save them. On …
Tag: Laura S
FlixChatter Review – Hereditary (2018)
Directed By: Ari Aster Written By: Ari Aster Runtime: 127 minutes Hereditary begins with Annie Graham (Toni Collette), her husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne), and her children Peter (Alex Wolf) and Charlie (Milly Shapiro) coping with the recent death of Annie's mother. Strange and terrifying events quickly begin to occur following the family matriarch's passing, hinting …
FlixChatter Review – Truth or Dare (2018)
Directed By: Jeff Wadlow Written By: Jillian Jacobs, Michael Reisz, Christopher Roach, Jeff Wadlow Runtime: 1h 40min When I first saw the preview for Truth or Dare, I thought it looked pretty stupid, but I did my best to keep an open mind going into the screening. I've been surprised before by horror movies that …
FlixChatter Review – Ready Player One (2018)
Directed By: Steven Spielberg Written By: Zak Penn & Ernest Cline Runtime: 2hrs 20min Before seeing Ready Player One, I had to remind myself to judge it as a stand-alone movie rather than a book adaptation. I've read the book several times and thoroughly enjoyed it for the most part, and I didn't want to …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – Ready Player One (2018)
FlixChatter Review – Thoroughbreds (2018)
Directed By: Cory Finley Written By: Cory Finley Runtime: 1h 32min In Thoroughbreds, high school friends Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Olivia Cooke) rekindle their friendship after going through their own personal crises. As their friendship grows, the girls hatch a plan against Lily's unpleasant stepfather, Mark (Paul Sparks), enlisting the help of drug dealer …
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 …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
FlixChatter Review – COCO (2017)
Directed By: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina Written By: Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz , Matthew Aldrich & Adrian Molina Runtime: 1h 49min Before I get into this review, I want to address one of the main arguments I’ve heard about it: that Coco is a rip-off of DreamWorks’s 2013 film The Book of Life. I don’t think …
FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG 