2025 Film-Watching Year in Review (via Letterboxd) + MNFCA Award Winners

Happy first weekend of 2026, everyone!! My hubby and I just kept it mellow as I'm still suffering from my arthritis flare-up in my left hand that makes it a bit difficult to do many activities. We just went to brunch at our favorite pancake place and accompanied hubby shopping for new glasses.  I'll start …

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Happy New Year! FlixChatter’s 10 Favorite Music Scores + Soundtracks of 2025

Happy New Year, everyone!! 🥂ೃ🍾࿔🎉🌟 Whether you're starting the day bright and fresh or you're still hungover from last night's countdown festivities, I thought I'd welcome y'all with music! ♫♪♬🎼 I'm still working on my Top 10 BEST FILMS list (coming in a week or so), but I've been thinking about some of my favorite …

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Musings on Golden Globes 2026 Nominations – Glaring Snubs + Great Surprises

Happy Monday, everyone!! It's been a hectic day with several meetings, so I completely forgot that the Golden Globes nominations were announced. Unsurprisingly, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another led with nine nominations, followed by Sentimental Value (8 noms) and Sinners (7 noms). I've seen all three of them, and they're all great films, …

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FlixChatter’s SEPTEMBER Viewing Recap + Mini Reviews + Movie of the Month

Happy October 🍁🍂🧡 It's been such a warm September that it barely felt like Fall. It's about 80 degrees as I'm typing this, and the forecast says it'll be 90 degrees, whoa!! I actually love the crisp Fall weather before it's suddenly brrrrr here in Minnesota! I'm excited for TCFF in a couple of weeks, …

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FlixChatter Review: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025) – A wild and funny rollercoaster ride with a stellar cast that rarely loses its rhythm

I must confess that I have a big blind spot in Paul Thomas Anderson’s work, as I've only watched three of his ten feature films: Punch-Drunk Love, Phantom Thread, and this one. Each of these films belongs to a different genre, but they all share a common theme of exploring flawed, broken characters, with dysfunction being a …

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