People love nostalgia in movies, and that’s why plenty of legacy characters get a comeback decades later. The first Beverly Hills Cop was released 40 years ago in 1984, Eddie Murphy was just a young'un 23-year-old at the time. Dayum, the comedian still looks pretty darn good for being 63! I had only seen the …
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FlixChatter Review – Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) – the story takes a back seat to breathtaking action, but the sky-high level of craftsmanship still makes this franchise so irresistible.
What started out as an ensemble TV series has long become a cinematic star vehicle for Tom Cruise. I’ve highlighted in this post how Cruise would go above and beyond in the name of entertainment, risking his own life to bring ‘something we’ve never seen before’ in one death-defying action sequence after another. As Proximo …
FlixChatter Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) – a hilarious heist fantasy adventure worth tagging along for!
Video game adaptation is having a moment. Just this Spring alone, we’ve got no less than three movies based on or about video games, TETRIS, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and this one. Now, I’ve never played Dungeons & Dragons even for a second and generally don’t go out of my way to seek out video …
FlixChatter Review: Black Widow (2021)
When Natasha Romanoff was first introduced in the MCU 11 years ago in Iron Man 2, I didn’t immediately warm up to the character. Even Scarlett Johansson herself admitted Romanoff was portrayed more as a sex object, albeit a bad ass one. Thankfully, she continues to evolve for the better in the subsequent movies, as …
FlixChatter Review – Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018)
The Mission: Impossible film franchise is one of the few that somehow got better and better after its third sequel struggle to make a dent at the box office. Not only did the later sequels were financially successful, they’re also critically darlings. Looking at Rottentomatoes.com, Mission: Impossible 4-6 received mid to high 90% rating. After …
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Music Break: Not Another Happy Ending (2012)
I've been wanting to do this post for over a month now. In fact, if I had my way I'd just be blogging about this movie and Stanley Weber until my fingers bleed. But that's what Tumblr is for 😉 Ok so you probably know by now I've been obsessed with this Scottish rom-com for …
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