FlixChatter’s AUGUST 2026 Viewing Recap, Mini Review of A24’s BACKROOMS, and Movie of the Month

Happy September!! Whew, just like that, summer is practically over… but it looks like the warm weather is gonna be sticking around for a while. For us movie lovers, award season is upon us as I've started getting those For Your Consideration (FYC) screeners, so it's an exciting time! AUGUST VIEWINGS I watched quite a …

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FlixChatter Review: SENTIMENTAL VALUE (2025) – A profoundly moving story about familial trauma and the restorative nature of art

In the span of a couple of weeks, I’m introduced to two fantastic filmmakers whose films will likely be competing at next year’s Oscars. The first is Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, and the other is Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value. These two films are completely different in style and tone, yet both tackle …

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FlixChatter Review: A DIFFERENT MAN (2024) – Adam Pearson & Sebastian Stan are tremendous in this surreal + darkly funny genre-bending film

The whole "twin films" phenomenon in Hollywood is happening again right now with The Substance and A Different Man. Released around the same time by different studios, both films share similar stories and themes around identity and the unyielding quest for beauty. I don’t have the stomach for gore, so I asked my friend and …

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