Thanksgiving Weekend Special: 25 Cinematic Things I’m Thankful For in 2025

Hello everyone! To my American friends, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🦃🥧🍁🍽️🍗 I had a wonderful traditional turkey meal with all the trimmings courtesy of one of my besties. My hubby & I made beef stew for the first time using our slow cooker, a perfect dish for Winter as we finally got …

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Easter Special Review: The King of Kings (2025) – The story of Jesus is narrated through the lens of Charles Dickens in this star-studded animated feature

The story of Christ has been told cinematically countless times, though in terms of feature animation, this is the first one I’ve seen so far. Created by South Korea’s Mofac Animation and later acquired by Angel Studios for US distribution, what’s unusual about this one is that it’s got Charles Dickens in it. Apparently, the …

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FlixChatter Review – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) – dazzling visuals + extra emotional impact makes this one a satisfying sequel

Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren, Oscar Isaac, Daniel Kaluuya When I was 7 years old, my mother gifted me my first set of comic books, all Marvel titles: X-Men, Avengers, Incredible Hulk, and of course, The Amazing Spider-Man. I remember …

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Five favorite scenes of Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE Part 1 – in anticipation of Part 2

Taking a bit of a break from reviewing #MSPIFF movies as I had too much going on today to work on any review. Wish I were at #CinemaCon this week! Twitter is all abuzz with footage of Dune Part 2 trailer which sounds absolutely phenomenal. Director Denis Villeneuve and stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya were …

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TV Review: Marvel’s MOON KNIGHT (2022)

Still fresh from the mega-blockbuster that is Spider-man: No Way Home, Disney makes sure the MCU is never far from our minds. It's quite serendipitous that screeners became available during Oscars week, as the series stars Oscar Isaac (who I'm surprised has NOT been nominated yet given his phenomenal acting skills). I'm thrilled to see …

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FlixChatter Review: DUNE (2021)

Few films are as buzzy as DUNE in the past decade and after nearly a year delay, its eventual release date felt like it crept up on me all of sudden. The press screening was packed, which wasn’t always the case lately as most screenings have been barely half full. But DUNE felt like a …

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THIS JUST IN! Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE (2020) trailer

Woo wee!! Can you believe it's been five months since the first official FIRST LOOK photos of DUNE were released?! I remember hyperventilating then just looking at a bunch of photos, well... finally, the trailer is here! Behold... https://youtu.be/n9xhJrPXop4 ... I had been standing in front of my laptop since 10:45 CST... waiting w/ bated …

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