FlixChatter Review: Fountain of Youth (2025) – Guy Ritchie’s globe-trotting treasure hunting movie is devoid of fun, wit and heart

AppleTV heavily promoted this Guy Ritchie movie, and to be honest, I’ve enjoyed seeing John Krasinski and Natalie Portman’s promotional tours on a bunch of talk shows. As it turns out, their interviews are actually more entertaining than the movie! Just from the trailer, you get the vibes of archaeological action adventure classics like Indiana …

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FlixChatter Review – Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) – Tom Cruise cheats death with gusto once more in a finale packed with action & melodrama

The Mission: Impossible franchise hits a big milestone this year… nearly three decades ago, the first film starring Tom Cruise opened in 1996. The Final Reckoning has a lot on its plate, working hard to say a fitting farewell to Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his beloved franchise. It’s also designed to tie up loose ends …

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FlixChatter Guest Review – British indie comedy “Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock ’N’ Roll”

  Directed by: Mitchell TollidayStarring: Simon Callow, Imogen Wilde, Nicci Linn, Verona Rose, Luke de Belder, Fran Mcateer Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock’N’Roll is an expanded British independent film by upcoming director Mitchell Tolliday, based on his short feature Everything is Going to Be Fine (2020), and also stars Wilde, de Belder, …

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Portugal on my mind – Films/TV series set in Lisbon, Algarve, and the Portuguese Riviera

Jeremy Irons in Night Train To Lisbon Happy weekend, everyone!! FlixChatter is going on holiday!! 🇵🇹🏖️🌴😎 In fact, I've just finished packing as I was typing this. My hubby and I are going to Portugal for 10 days, to fulfill our bucket list we've had for ages! Since we both had a milestone birthday this …

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FlixChatter Review – THE ACCOUNTANT 2 (2025) – Affleck + Bernthal have a blast in an entertaining sequel that brings back the vibe of 80s & 90s thrillers

There were talks of turning The Accountant into a franchise when it came out way back in the fall of 2016. But Ben Affleck has signed on to play Bruce Wayne/Batman in the old DCEU, so we never got to another chapter of The Accountant in the 2010s. But 9 years later, his autistic yet …

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FlixChatter Review: SINNERS (2025) – Coogler’s stylish flair and the fine ensemble cast make this period horror a fun and entertaining watch

Directed by: Ryan CooglerStarring: Michael B. Jordan, Hailey Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo, Li Jun Li 3 years removed from the globe-smashing Marvel hit Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), writer-producer-director Ryan Coogler again takes the helm – this time for a unique period-horror piece Sinners. Starring Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as …

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MSPIFF 2025 viewing recap + mini reviews + FlixChatter’s picks of 3 Favorite #MSPIFF44 films from the past 12 days

The 44th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) has come and gone!! The film festivities aren't over yet, though, as a selection of the BEST OF FEST is screening this week. Wish I could see some of the films I had missed, but I have a pretty severe cold as I'm typing this, however, …

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