There is no shortage of films and documentaries already made about WWII and the holocaust, so the trick for filmmakers is to find a fresh angle to tell the story. James Vanderbilt found his angle for Nuremberg via a book by American journalist Jack El-Hai’s The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, which highlights the relationship between …
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FlixChatter Review: The Bikeriders (2024)—the bad boys Hardy + Butler are cool but it’s Comer who’s the real scene-stealer
Though he’s only been making movies for less than two decades, Jeff Nichols has become one of my favorite contemporary filmmakers. I’ve seen four out of his six films (still need to see Shotgun Stories and Take Shelter) and loved every single one of them, including this one. The plot is inspired by Danny Lyon’s …
FlixChatter Review: THE FLASH (2023) – despite an electrifying start, it becomes a chore to sit through in the end… but Keaton’s Batman saves the movie.
One thing worse than suffering from superhero fatigue is feeling exhausted by the multiverse mania, so I wasn't exactly clamoring to see the latest DCEU movie as the dawn of James Gunn's DC Universe is near. What's more, even though Ezra Miller isn’t doing press for the movie, it’s impossible to overlook their off-screen violent …
AMSTERDAM (2022) Review – Another proof that star power never guarantees a movie’s quality
When I watched the trailer of Amsterdam back in July, I could barely pay attention to the story thanks to the star-studded ensemble. It’s not to be dazzled by all the actors who signed up to do this David O. Russell’s movie, it’s starry even by his standards. Like Woody Allen (another white male director …
TV Review: The Little Drummer Girl (2018) mini series starring Florence Pugh
One of my TV viewing highlights in May I mentioned in my monthly recap was The Little Drummer Girl. I happened to watch quite a bit of TV that month (seven different series to be exact) and this spy thriller was definitely a standout. The fact that it's based on John le Carré's novel appealed …
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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. …
FlixChatter Review: The Shape of Water (2017)
Once in a blue moon I fell in love for a film just from the trailer. It happened with The Shape of Water sometime last Fall, but it took a few months before I finally saw it. Forbidden love stories are my thing, but this isn't just a typical star-crossed lovers. Guillermo del Toro created a romance …
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