Another week, another remake/reimagining of a classic. Now, the appeal of this new interpretation of Warren Adler’s novel is the two leads: Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as Ivy and Theo Rose. I vaguely remember seeing the 1989 movie The War of the Roses with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, which started with a war of words …
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FlixChatter Guest Review: ROW (2025) – UK’s oceanic survival-thriller of a trans-Atlantic rowing excursion gone wrong
Directed by Matthew Losasso Written by Matthew Losasso & Nick Skaugen Row begins with Megan (Bella Dayne) washing ashore in a remote area of Ireland, the apparent sole survivor of an attempted record-breaking trans-Atlantic rowing excursion gone wrong. While recovering, memories of her doomed journey come back to her in fragments. The premise of this …
FlixChatter Review: Highest 2 Lowest (2025) – Denzel is always the highlight of any film and A$ap Rocky delivers, but the score is its lowest point
Highest 2 Lowest marks the fifth time Denzel Washington and Spike Lee have teamed up. This time, Lee decided to reinterpret Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 procedural thriller High and Low, which was based on Ed McBain's novel, King’s Ransom. Lee shifts the focus from a Tokyo shoe executive to a music mogul in modern-day NYC. The …
Revisiting ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) at EMAGINE Minnesota’s Monthly Secret Movie Night– a beautiful & timeless classic romance
I had the pleasure of hosting the August edition of Secret Movie Night at EMAGINE Willow Creek Theaters last night. It's a monthly event organized by EMAGINE Minnesota that takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 PM. I haven't seen Roman Holiday since 2012, when I first saw it, though I …
Guest Review – Netflix’s HAPPY GILMORE 2 (2025) – Despite a larger budget and famous cameos, this sequel lacks the charm of the original
Legacy sequels are the current trend in Hollywood right now. Top Gun: Maverick was a huge box office success, and studio executives are scrambling to find more sequels to older, famous films. Sequels to Crimson Tide and Days of Thunder are coming to theaters or streaming services soon. Last year’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F …
FlixChatter’s JULY Viewing Recap + Movie(s) of the Month
Oh my goodness, how did we get to August?! Can't believe we only have two months left of Summer, and it's annoying that we've been having such poor air quality this past week when the weather is nice. The unhealthy air levels are due to wildfires in Canada, brought into the upper Midwest by the …
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The Naked Gun (2025) – Liam Neeson flexes his comedic muscle and deadpan humor in this uproarious crowd-pleaser
The reboot of the slapstick comedy franchise has long been in the works. Apparently, the franchise’s original creators, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, even wrote a script back in 2018 that’s meant to be a spoof of the Bourne and Mission: Impossible franchise. This 2025 one isn't exactly a spoof of the Bond …
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