This is a movie I immediately gravitated towards based on the title alone. The film draws inspiration from the personal experiences of its writer/director Tracie Laymon. It opens with Lily (Barbie Ferreira) crying over a recent breakup, but her dad (French Stewart) practically ignores her. She turns to Facebook in the hope of connecting with …
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FlixChatter Review: Last Breath (2024) – A gripping underwater survival tale based on the North Sea miracle
Last Breath tells the true story of a saturation diver who found himself stuck 330 feet deep in the North Sea, with only five minutes of air left in his tank. Often called saturation (SAT) divers, they are professional divers who work underwater for an extended period of time to keep offshore oil rigs and …
Double Reviews: Based-on-real-events thrillers THE ORDER + SEPTEMBER 5
Welcome to another FlixChatter double review edition! I thought I’d combine these two films as both are based on real events dealing with threats of terrorism, albeit from two different groups. Both are excellent, gripping thrillers I highly recommend. THE ORDER The Order refers to a Neo-Nazi terrorist group that was active in the U.S. …
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FlixChatter Review: Arthur the King (2024) – a fun albeit forgettable adventure movie where the dog is the real MVP
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Juliet Rylance, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ali Suliman Arthur the King is an adventure racing movie loosely based on the 2016 book “Arthur – The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home” by Swedish athlete Mikael Lindnord. It stars Mark Wahlberg as Michael Light, the …
FlixChatter Review: ONE LIFE (2023) – Anthony Hopkins is heart-wrenching in a stirring tribute to British humanitarian Nicholas Winton
Sometimes a sudden change in plan can change one’s life. In the case of Nicholas Winton, a young London-based stockbroker, his plan change from skiing in Switzerland to Prague changed the lives of nearly 700 Jews. The reason for his Prague visit was to assist his friend Martin Blake with welfare work, but seeing the …
TCFF 2023 Documentary Review: A BINDING TRUTH (2023)
A Binding Truth is a story about two people who share the same last name – one black, one white – both from Charlotte, North Carolina in Mecklenburg County. When Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and Hugh “De” Kirkpatrick encountered each other as high school classmates in 1965, neither thought much of anything about their shared name, …
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FlixChatter Review: THE TENDER BAR (2021)
This is the third film by George Clooney I’ve seen so far, and also his second collaboration with Ben Affleck after they both produced the Oscar-winning ARGO. Both are actors who have become terrific directors in their own right… they have also played Batman on screen, surely an amusing anecdote for superhero fans. Growing up …
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