Writer and director Gareth Evans made a name for himself by making two highly regarded martial arts films, The Raid 1 and 2, in the Far East. His first major movie in the West was the underrated Apostle for Netflix. For his next feature, Havoc, he tackled the gritty action thriller genre with Tom Hardy …
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FlixChatter Review: MARIA (2024) – Angelina Jolie is sublime in this stylish but cryptic reimagining of Maria Callas’ last days
Maria, based on the life of opera legend Maria Callas, completes the ‘trilogy’ of iconic women by Chilean director Pablo Larraín. It’s unclear if Larraín intended for them to form a trilogy, but they definitely share some connections. Jackie (as in Jackie Kennedy Onassis), Spencer (about Princess Diana), and now Maria all center on women …
FlixChatter Review: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Eddie Murphy still brings the heat in this light & fun action flick with an undemanding plot
People love nostalgia in movies, and that’s why plenty of legacy characters get a comeback decades later. The first Beverly Hills Cop was released 40 years ago in 1984, Eddie Murphy was just a young'un 23-year-old at the time. Dayum, the comedian still looks pretty darn good for being 63! I had only seen the …
TV Review: THE BEAR (S1) – Finally caught up with HULU’s award-winning series, each episode gives me such an adrenaline rush and I love it!
Ok, so I’m nearly 2 years late to the party with this highly acclaimed series. Thankfully there are only two seasons so far, and it’s only about a half-hour per episode so it’s easier to binge on. It took us just over a week to finish the entire season. For those who haven’t seen it, …
Musings on the Spielberg VS Netflix Debate
Hello readers! Today is the fifth and up until a couple of years ago, it's customary that I post five random movie news/tidbits/query under the Five for the Fifth series. Well, this topic would certainly be part of that series today! I had thought about this quite a bit since I heard about Steven Spielberg's …
Movies coming to Netflix in June – here are the ones I recommend & look forward to
Hi folks, I've been meaning to post this for sometime as every weekend my hubby and I always spend way too long browsing Netflix on what to watch. Yes I know, that's what the queue [or My List] is for but for some reason we still browse the new releases and decide which one appeals …
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Question of the Week: What new (or new to you) TV series are you really into right now?
Hi everyone! Just to switch things up from all the awards chatter (which is so tiresome already), let's talk about TV shows. In the start of the new year, I thought I should catch up on some great shows that people have been recommending. So last week I finally caught up on Season 1 of …
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