For some reason, this film has eluded me for months but I’m glad I finally got around to seeing it on the second to last day of 2024. I love stories of redemption and this one, set inside a New York maximum security prison called Sing Sing, offers plenty of that and more. Directed by …
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Special Guest List: 10 Great Christmas Crime Movies
It's one day before Christmas and I'm enjoying the holiday in warm, sunny Florida with family. I'm taking a week-break from blogging, but thanks to my pal Dan from Top 10 Films, he's got another smashing top 10 list filled with great Christmas movie recommendations! 🎄☃️🎅 Christmas might be the time for giving but crime …
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James Gunn’s SUPERMAN teaser trailer – a battered superhero, dapper Lex Luthor, Krypto the superdog + more
It's been nearly half a year since I posted a trailer on this site, but as a longtime fan of Superman, I knew I had to do a post about James Gunn's SUPERMAN (retitled from Superman Legacy). Plus this drops as I'm feeling under the weather as I've had a cold for over a week …
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: MOANA 2 (2024) – this frenetically paced sequel is a rehash of the original with less catchy songs
I saw the first Moana movie pretty late, six years after its 2016 release, and I had a great time with it. The visuals are gorgeous and the songs are pretty memorable, so that’s the reason I was curious to check this out on the big screen. Well, like the original, this movie is a …
FlixChatter Review: JUROR #2 (2024) – Clint Eastwood’s engrossing courtroom drama has me feeling torn in all the best ways.
I actually heard about this film from reports that Warner Bros had somehow ‘buried’ the film as it was released with minimal fanfare in limited theaters with no plan for expansion. It’s really a bummer not only because it could be 94-year-old Clint Eastwood’s last film, but because it deserves to be seen by more …
FlixChatter Review: Small Things Like These (2024) – Cillian Murphy brings a subtle intensity to this slow yet absorbing historical drama
As the holidays are approaching, there are a bunch of new movies coming that are set at Christmas time. Well, Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, but this is NOT a warm and fuzzy holiday movie. Adapted from the Booker Prize-nominated novel by Claire Keegan, it’s a sobering film dealing with …
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