Welcome to this special edition where I’ve got my friend and site contributor, Ted Saydalavong, joining me to review the same film. Since Ted has read Stephen King’s book and watched the 1987 movie, we have different expectations and reactions to it. Did we end up with two totally different takes on the film? Well, …
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Trailer + Scenes Spotlight: Tarsem Singh’s THE FALL (2006) – to commemorate my trip to Bali, Indonesia
Hello FlixChatter friends!! Today's post is going to be a short one as I'll be on my way to the airport in a couple of hours en route to Bali, Indonesia. Most of you already know I was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, but I've been living in Minnesota since college. It's been over …
Getting ready for Apple TV+’s FOUNDATION series
I LOVE a good sci-fi series! It feels like it's been ages since I binge on an expansive space opera, if you will. I finished the latest sci-fi obsession of mine, THE EXPANSE season 5, last November, unfortunately it's not clear when season 6 will drop. Well, thank goodness FOUNDATION is for sure arriving on …
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Musings on the final Hobbit trilogy: The Battle of the Five Armies
Seems like it was ages ago since I saw the first Hobbit film. But in fact it was exactly two years ago that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released. There were – and still are – quibbles about how a 320-page book warrants a three-film adaptation, and I was actually one of those people who …
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FlixChatter Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
I have to admit that I wasn't remotely interested in seeing this one from the moment I first heard about it. For one thing, I was beginning to get bored of yet another Marvel superhero movie, and another reason is I have never even heard of who these characters are. Though it seems that a lot of …
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A Trio of Casting News I’m Excited About: Viola Davis + Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Lee Pace
Now, if only the three of them would actually be starring in ONE film, that'd be an even more spectacular casting news. But hey, I'm just glad that those three are getting more prominent roles and I'm particularly excited about Viola's news because it involves one of my favorite directors! Viola Davis & Chris Hemsworth …
Five for the Fifth: First Edition of 2013!
Hello folks, welcome to the first 2013 edition of Five for the Fifth!! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Well, since …
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