FlixChatter’s NOVEMBER Viewing Recap, Mini Review of LOVE+WAR documentary, and Movie of the Month

Happy December, everyone! We're down to the last month of 2025, can you believe it??  To my American friends, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. It was nice to get four days off, though they went by too fast 😆 We finally got snow ❄️ this past Saturday, enough to be plowable and …

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FlixChatter’s OCTOBER Viewing Recap + ’52 Films By Women’ Update + Movie of the Month

Happy November, all! 🧡 Two more months until we're done with 2025, wow!! I feel like this past year felt like a blur… I wouldn't say it's been uneventful, but if we're talking about movies, there aren't major releases that made this year extra special. I am still looking forward to some award-worthy films in …

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TCFF 2025 | HEDDA review: Tessa Thompson dazzles in a sultry, sumptuous adaptation of Ibsen’s classic play

Hedda is a pretty loose adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play from the 1870s. Nia DaCosta takes Ibsen's themes and gives them a sumptuous and feminist twist while making some notable changes to the plot. One clear change is the setting, which shifts from 19th-century Norway, representing the white European bourgeoisie, to 1950s England featuring a …

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FlixChatter Review: John Candy: I Like Me (2025) – An incredibly moving documentary created by and for fans of the iconic funnyman

Why are some of the funniest performers often the ones who left us in such heartbreaking ways? John Belushi, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, John Ritter, and Robin Williams all left us way too early, some in tragic ways. John Candy: I Like Me documentary takes a look at the life and legacy of the legendary …

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FlixChatter Review: THE LOST BUS (2025) – McConaughey + Ferrera go full throttle in Paul Greengrass’ fiery, action-packed docudrama

AppleTV’s latest feature is a terrifying inferno ravaging a town in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California. I didn’t realize until after I saw it that it’s based on a true story that happened in 2018, where bus driver Kevin McKay and teacher Mary Ludwig end up saving 22 children during one of California’s …

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FlixChatter Review: Mr. Blake At Your Service – John Malkovich embraces his comedic side in this gentle, feel-good French dramedy

Not many actors can boast a career like John Malkovich. Seriously, how many have portrayed a fictionalized version of themselves in a movie? While most people probably remember the two-time Oscar nominee for his bad guy roles, particularly in the '90s, he's definitely done his share of playing the good guy, too, including this one. …

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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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