Female super assassins seem to be a hot genre within the last year or so. Netflix has produced some well-known ones, including The Old Guard and Gun Powder Milkshake. In theaters, there were films like Ava and The Protégé. Joining the club is the newest assassin and her name is Kate. In Osaka, Japan, Kate …
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Thursday Movie Picks: BOOKISH films
Happy almost Friday everyone! I'm a bit late to the TMP party but I love this week's topic that I still want to participate. The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of …
FlixChatter Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
When this movie came across my screen as I fired up Netflix, I knew this is the kind of movie I'd enjoy. Billed as a 'celebration of literature, love, and the power of the human spirit,' it's a charming film set in an English island during WWII. It certainly helps that I'm an Anglophile and British …
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Five for the Fifth: MARCH 2017 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation, 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. I know it's been over a week since the death …
FlixChatter Review: The Invitation (2016)
Director Karyn Kusama got the attention of Hollywood executives when she made her first film, Girlfight, it also launched the career of Michelle Rodriguez. But like many of other young filmmakers, Kusama made the mistake of accepting a big studio film for her sophomore project and the result was disastrous. Her second film Aeon Flux …
FlixChatter Review: The Age of Adaline (2015)
A lot of the times, I anticipate films based on its director or cast, but in this case, it's the premise that intrigued me. I wish there are more fantasy romance like this made. It seems that a lot of romantic films are either rom-coms or something utterly tragic. Then there's the Nicholas Sparks variety which …
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FlixChatter Review: WILD (2014)
Based on a memoir of Cheryl Strayed, a Minnesota native, it's no surprise the TCFF screening last month was packed and there were a long line at the RUSH line trying to get tickets to the sold-out showing. As someone who haven't read the book, I was intrigued by the female-driven story and was expecting to be entertained …
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