The first part of Wicked was a pleasant surprise for me as someone who hasn’t seen the Broadway version and is generally not all that familiar (nor enthused) about the Wizard of Oz story. Jon M. Chu did an outstanding job in creating a wholly enjoyable movie, but still, I didn’t think the tale of …
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FlixChatter Review: WICKED Part I (2024) – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande are wicked good in Jon M. Chu’s vivid, dazzling, and surprisingly heartfelt movie musical
As you’ve likely seen on social media, it’s that time again in Hollywood where two blockbuster juggernauts are competing at the box office. Last year we got Barbenheimer, and this year we got dueling Roman bloodshed and Broadway songs with GLICKED (check out my review of Gladiator II). I have to preface my review by …
FlixChatter Review: A Haunting In Venice (2023) – Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot’s latest murder mystery is opulently spooky
It seems that a lot of thrillers I’ve seen lately involve protagonists in retirement who somehow get cajoled into action once more due to an unforeseen circumstance. Kenneth Branagh’s third installment of Agatha Christie’s adaptation is set in post-WWII Venice where Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh donning his giant curly mustache once more) spends his …
FlixChatter Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Michael Bay oversaw the Transformers franchise for about a decade. While those films weren't critical darlings, they were huge box office successes and Bay and Paramount executives became even more wealthy each time a new Transformers film hit theaters. But when 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight came out, most fans hated it and the box office …
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Oscars 2023 Recap + Highlights – The Good, The Bad + The WTF
Happy Post-Oscars Day, everyone!! Did you watch the ceremony last night? I wish the Oscars telecast didn't happen during daylight savings time when we actually LOST one hour 
Anyhoo, I made my predictions at the last minute of who will win and who SHOULD win, here are my predictions post. I didn't predict ALL …
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2023 Oscars Predictions – Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Well, it's Oscars eve… and like last year, I'm down to the wire in getting my predictions as I was preoccupied the last two days. But hey, it's still Saturday night where I am and there are about 20 hours left until those Oscars envelopes are opened. This year I have actually managed to see …
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10 favorite Michelle Yeoh performances – in honor of her historic 2023 SAG Best Actress win
What a historic night!!! This award season has pulled a ton of 'firsts' for performers of Asian descent, and as an Indonesian-born critic, that is something to celebrate! I don't usually blog about SAG Awards but I'll make this post a first because of Michelle Yeoh's historic win. Thankfully the event was streamed LIVE this …
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