Weekend Roundup: Frequency and Headhunters reviews

Ahhh... Fall is in the air. I LOVE Autumn, it's my favorite season. Growing up in a tropical country where it's 80+ degrees all year long, I've come to appreciate the changing seasons and I'm really looking forward to the cool, crisp weather. It's another week where we opted for home cinema viewing once again. …

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The [Untouchables] prequel I actually would LOVE to see: Capone Rising

Now, there are few prequels made that actually worked. In fact, I could only think of two that I actually like: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men: First Class. And The Hobbit is poised to join the scarce number of prequels people anticipated most, but generally speaking, few prequels—or sequels, for that …

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Everybody’s Chattin’… TCFF news + Blogathon Reminder

Happy Friday all! Aren't you glad the weekend is almost here? It's another slow weekend for movies, at least where I live. The only new one I'm interested in is The Master, but it hasn't opened anywhere near me. Hopefully next weekend when it opens in wider release. So maybe we'll opt for watching The …

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Weekend Roundup: ENDGAME review

It's another s-l-o-w week at the box office when the number one movie is a small-budget horror flick The Possession and it barely cracked $10 million! I skipped the cinema this weekend, though I was initially anticipating The Cold Light Of Day. But the utterly dismal critical rating (9% on rotten tomatoes!!) dissuaded me for …

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Reflecting on 9/11 and the Movies… 11 years later

It's September 11's eve as I'm writing this... eleven years after that infamy of the heinous terrorist attack, once again it falls on a Tuesday. I could not remember what I was doing that night of September 10, but I certainly won't ever forget where I was when I heard the news. I've jotted down …

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Upcoming Flix Spotlight: The Coen Brothers’ Gambit remake

I haven't visited impawards site in a while but I'm glad I did so today. How have I not heard of this film before?? I mean, hello Col. Brandon and Mr. Darcy... I mean, these are two of my all time favorite period drama heroes!! 😉 The gist: So what's Gambit about? Now, you comic-book …

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Five for the Fifth: September 2012 Edition

Hello folks, it's time for the September 2012 edition of Five of the Fifth! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. So let's …

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