Music Break: Top 5 favorite 2022 film scores snubbed by Oscars

Happy Weekend, all! I'm taking a bit of a break from movie reviews as I still have the Oscars in my mind. There's still a bunch of controversies swirling around the nominations, the latest one focusing on Andrea Riseborough's nomination in the Best Actress category. Apparently, The Academy is conducting a review of the campaign …

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The Mandalorian Season 3 Trailer – Mando + Grogu are back for new adventures on March 1

Woo wee!! Nothing perks up a gray Tuesday after a 3-day weekend like a trailer of a highly-anticipated series! Can't believe it's been two years since we've seen a new episode of The Mandalorian – yep, S2 season finale was released back in December 2020! I still remember my state of shock seeing Luke Skywalker …

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review

I’ve been suffering from superhero fatigue for some time now. MCU Phase 4 has not been consistently satisfying and I still have no desire to see DC's Black Adam (totally fine skipping it altogether). That said, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is immune to that sentiment and I was still anticipating it greatly. Right from its …

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FlixChatter Review: Turning Red (2022)

Pixar has always been able to take on weighty, serious subject and somehow make it a fun, humorous family entertainment. This time, filmmaker Domee Shi takes on a theme of teen puberty and the journey of self discovery. As a Southeast Asian-born critic, naturally it's wonderful to see part of myself represented in Turning Red's …

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Musings on Christopher Nolan’s TENET (2020)

If you've been reading my blog long enough, you know that Christopher Nolan is one of those filmmakers whose films I always anticipate. Even if I don't end up loving the film (*cough* Interstellar *cough*), I still consider his film release as an 'event' and this one is no different. The repeated delays–it was supposed …

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Trailers Spotlight: TENET and DOWNHILL

Happy Friday, folks! I was going to post TENET trailer last night when it first arrived, but didn't get a chance to do so. Then his morning, I received a trailer news release of a movie I didn't even know was being made, DOWNHILL. Well, as I always like to mix the tone/genre/style when posting …

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FlixChatter Review: Black Panther (2018)

I had been looking forward to write a review of this film since I saw it a week ago. By now practically everyone has seen this film, as it broke all kinds of box office records. Normally I don't really care for numbers for a big tentpole films like this one, but I am thrilled …

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