In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. I saw this film two months ago and it was an early screening at 11 in the morning. I made the mistake of going back to work after this, as I was so shaken …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: 12 Years A Slave (2013)
Hello November! It's also the weekend daylight savings ends here in Minnesota, so we get an extra hour to do whatever we wish, yay! Well, since I've been suffering with a cold the past week (yes that meant I was sick during my vacation plus I also twisted my ankle on my second night of the …
Continue reading October Movie Watching Recap and Movie of the Month
Hello folks, welcome to the 8th Five for the Fifth of the year! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item, observation, trailer, actor/director spotlight, 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 …
I first published this list back in November 2009, and I've been wanting to do an update in a while, thanks to the suggestion from Iba @ ILuvCinema. As I said back then, this kind of list is a matter of opinion/preference, and it's impossible to please everyone. This one in particular is not meant …
Continue reading TEN Notable Foreign Actors to Watch – Where Are They Now?
The last day of July is coming to an end, in fact it's already August for some of you, but hey I thought I'd fit in a couple of reviews first before I post my Monthly Roundup tomorrow. Been watching the Olympics much? The only thing I managed to watch is the opening ceremony which …
Continue reading Weekend Viewing Reviews: Mirror Mirror and Angel (2007)
Yo, Happy Tuesday all! It's been one hectic weekend for me. Saturday morning my hubby and I participated in the annual Kids Against Hunger's Fill Their Plate 5/10k walk/run sponsored by my friend's church. It's raining but still a whole lot of fun to do and we were caught up in the energy of all …
Continue reading Weekend Roundup: Thoughts on Prometheus, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, BBC’s ZEN
The one thing I found appealing right away is of course, the cast: Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton... and the femme fatale, a real mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano. Steven Soderbergh confessed to the Hall H panel at Comic-con that he 'discovered' Carano fighting in a cage whilst watching …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Haywire’
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