I didn't catch this one at MSPIFF last year, so I'm really happy to find it streaming on Netflix. Set against the backdrop of Ireland's wilderness, 18-year-old Maud Ruthyn is grieving the unexpected loss of her affluent father, who left her the inheritance of the sprawling Knowls estate. It's not exactly a suitable environment for …
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FlixChatter Review: FLORA AND SON (2023) – John Carney hits the high notes once again with his music-themed drama
I’ve been a huge fan of John Carney movies, specifically his music-themed ones since he directed ONCE in 2007. Just like most of his films, Flora and Son is set in Dublin, where the writer/director was born. It centers on Flora (Eve Hewson), a single mom who has a testy relationship with his only son …
FlixChatter Review: The Miracle Club (2023) – Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates & Laura Linney hope for a miracle in a pilgrimage to Lourdes
Lourdes, France is an essential Catholic pilgrimage site and I actually visited the Massabielle Grotto cave with my late mother when I was 13. Many believe that in 1858, a young girl named Bernadette saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary where the chapel now stands. Ever since then, the grotto became famous for visitors …
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) Review – an amusingly bleak tale of a harrowing break-up
Everything was fine yesterday… such simple words, but yet it packs a punch when it's uttered from one friend to another. It sounds funny when I first heard it, but when I think more about it, it's quite poignant, distressing even. And that's how Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin operates from start to finish. Set …
17 Irish Movies to Watch on St Patrick’s Day
Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!! I'm wearing green today even though I have no plans to go anywhere 😉 Man, looking at the beautiful photo of Dublin above makes me wish we could actually travel to Ireland, or anywhere for that matter. Well, we can always travel vicariously through the movies. There are quite a …
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St. Patrick’s Day Flix Spotlight: Circle of Friends
Hello readers, are you wearing green today? I'm not the least bit Irish but hey, everyone's Irish on March 17, right? At least that's what this Guinness Storehouse sign in Dublin says 🙂 Well, I was going to post a clip of a movie with the word 'green' on the title, as there are quite …
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