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 …
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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 …
Ranking all 8 SUPERMAN live-action movies from Best to Worst
Happy weekend, everyone! With James Gunn's Superman opening wide in theaters this weekend, I thought I'd rank all of the live-action SUPERMAN movies that I've seen since the 1978 Richard Donner movie. I'm excluding animated movies and Justice League, which is more of an ensemble cast, and Supes barely even appear in the movie. My …
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FlixChatter Review: SUPERMAN (2025) – Gunn gives us a benevolent superhero worth looking up to and the new DCU is off to a flying start
Never has so much been riding on the success of a Superman film like this one. This is the first movie from the newly created DC Studios' shared universe, so its success is crucial for gaining traction and sparking renewed interest in Superman and the DC brand. Writer/director James Gunn has been actively sharing the …
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