It’s only three years ago that Jurassic World: Dominion was released in 2022, so this reboot feels too soon and wholly unnecessary. Interesting that the film begins in a world where humans have become detached and jaded with dinosaurs. Early in the movie, a dying Brontosaurus is spotted in Manhattan traffic, seen more as a …
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FlixChatter Review – Netflix’s Leave The World Behind (2023)
The psychological/end-of-the-world genre never really clicked with audiences even though it's been around for a long time. Hollywood tried to ignite the genre recently. George Clooney made The Midnight Sky a few years ago and again it didn't click with audiences. Earlier this year, M. Night's Knock at the Cabin came and went quickly in …
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Oscars 2019 – Reflections on winners, memorable moments
Quick confession: I'm copying this post from 2015. Well whaddayaknow, four years later, I am still loyal to tradition of watching the Oscars in my PJs live tweetin' with my laptop!! The way to watch the #Oscars is always in my PJs w/ my laptop. Just set up a standing workstation for live tweeting tonight …
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FlixChatter Review – ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019)
So apparently James Cameron has dreamed of making this movie, an adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's "Battle Angel Alita" manga, for over 20 years! It was before he made Titanic in 1997 and Avatar in 2009, and it’s his commitments to the latter that made him relinquish his directing duties to Robert Rodriguez. I have to …
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Twin Cities Film Fest’s 2018 OPENING NIGHT: Time For Ilhan Documentary & Green Book Reviews
What a day! What a night! It's the ninth year I'm covering TCFF (yep that's right, I've been with this amazing film fest since its inception) and they've done it again. They had not one but TWO opening night film and they're both amazing! (scroll down to view my brief write-up of Time For Ilhan …
TWIN CITIES FILM FEST announces a star-studded 2018 lineup!
TCFF announces a diverse and inspiring lineup of films for their 2018 festival, to be held October 17-27 at Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON Theatres at The Shops at West End with ICON•X. Coming off of a successful September Gala that honored Steve Zahn with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Rachel Mairose from Secondhand Hounds with the …
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Quick thoughts on Oscars 2017… and that crazy Best Picture mixup!
Well this is the first year where the Oscars almost escaped me… It's funny, there's a line that my lead character said in my Hearts Want script, 'I don't give a f*** about the Oscars…' Well, it seems his um, lack of enthusiasm seems to have rubbed off on me a bit. Suffice to say, …
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