FlixChatter Review: The Choral (2025) – Ralph Fiennes is always great, but this historical drama is too genteel to make a lasting impression

Given there is so much chaos, fear, and uncertainty facing my state right now with no end in sight, I’ve been turning to more feel-good films than usual for obvious reasons. So a movie about a choral society during WWI seems to be the calming diversion I’m looking for. It's the summer of 1916, and …

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FlixChatter Guest Review – 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (2026) – Garland’s human story and Fiennes’ artistry make this horror sequel a must-watch

Directed by: Nia DaCosta Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Alfie Williams, Jack O’Connell, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry The Bone Temple is the sequel to last year’s very good 28 Years Later, which was a fairly low-key affair as zombie movies go and much different than its predecessor, 2007’s 28 Weeks Later. A coming-of-age story dressed in rage-virus …

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FlixChatter Review: 28 YEARS LATER (2025) – A wonderful addition to the horror series… beautiful, thoughtful, scary, and well-acted

  Directed by Danny Boyle While I obviously love horror, zombie movies have never been my favorite subgenre. There are only a couple I've genuinely loved enough to watch multiple times, and one of those is 2004's 28 Days Later. In addition to having a simple but terrifying design for the zombies, it strikes the …

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TCFF 2024 Review: CONCLAVE – Ralph Fiennes delivers his finest performance in this engrossing papal mystery thriller 

Twin Cities Film Fest kicked off its 10-day film festivities yesterday with Focus Features’ papal mystery thriller CONCLAVE. It’s one of my most anticipated Fall films thanks to the all-star cast filled with Oscar nominees, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow. Directed by Edward Berger, the 2023 Oscar winner for All Quiet on the …

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Trailer Spotlight: The Menu – starring Ralph Fiennes + Anya Taylor-Joy

Man, I really wish I could attend TIFF this year! SO. MANY. GOOD. MOVIES!! I love dark comedies and this one looks as dark and suspenseful as it gets! I saw the teaser a few weeks ago and now we've got the full trailer! https://youtu.be/CAWZMssP3gM Set in the world of high-end culinary culture, a young …

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FlixChatter Review: THE DIG (2021)

When I first saw the trailer for The Dig, I was immediately intrigued as I love historical drama, even if it I'm not familiar with the Sutton Hoo excavation of 1939 that shed light into the early Anglo-Saxon period. The film begins with archaeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes, sporting a Suffolk accent) visits the home …

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Netflix FIRST LOOK: The Dig + Lupin (French series) – coming in January

We have twenty four days left in December and yet I'm already looking to January. Yes I know we still have a few things to look forward to in December, namely Wonder Woman and The Midnight Sky (directed by & starring George Clooney), but seeing these two trailer this past week got me excited to …

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