Good Luck, Don’t Die, Have Fun is such a bold and cheeky title that immediately grabs my attention. With Sam Rockwell as a man claiming to be from the future who holds the patrons of an LA diner hostage, I expected a wacky, bizarre sci-fi comedy, and that is what Gore Verbinski delivered. Known for …
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TCFF 2024 Review: UNSTOPPABLE (2024) – this sports biopic doesn’t break new ground, but Anthony Robles’ incredible story is truly inspiring
Unstoppable might be an overly generic title for a film, but the story of wrestler Anthony Robles, an American wrestler who was born without a right leg is anything but. The story is lifted straight out of his autobiography, Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated Champion, and this is very much an underdog sports story just …
FlixChatter Review: A Million Miles Away (2023) – an inspiring biopic of farmworker-turned-NASA-astronaut that goes the distance
A few days before a screening invitation arrived for this movie, I stumbled upon a news story about José Hernández, the first Mexican-American migrant farm worker to travel to space as a NASA astronaut. I was immediately taken by his warm, humble, and affable nature, so I was thrilled to see his historic journey portrayed …
FlixChatter Review: Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a new family adventure live action film, based on the popular Nickelodeon animated television series Dora the Explorer. If you are like me (and you don’t watch Nickelodeon on a regular basis—OR AT ALL!!), you may have heard of Dora the Explorer from Saturday Night Live’s TV …
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FlixChatter Review: Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)
I can't believe it's been three years since Ant-Man came out. Perhaps because we saw the character in Captain America: Civil War, it felt like I had just seen him recently. This movie actually takes place following the aftermath of Captain America 3, which explains why Ant-Man isn't fighting with his fellow Avengers in Infinity …
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FlixChatter Review: 12 Strong (2018)
Review by: Vitali Gueron The movie 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers is based on author Doug Stanton's book Horse Soldiers, which tells the story of U.S. Special Forces and CIA paramilitary officers sent to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban, immediately after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. …
Five for the Fifth: MAY 2016 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! 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. Happy Cinco de Mayo! Well, per tradition on the Fifth of …
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