The Flix List: List of Misfires from big-name stars/filmmakers that I enjoyed

Many film fans get excited when a film with big named stars or director or both are attached to a project. We assume that the film will be great and studio executives thinks it will be a box office gold and/or Oscar contender during the awards season. Unfortunately, most films with an all-starred cast or …

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This Just In! Ridley Scott’s HOUSE OF GUCCI trailer

Dayum, Sir Ridley Scott is one busy filmmaker!! I feel like I've been posting his film just the other day, The Last Duel, and I'm feeling de-ja-vu as we've got Adam Driver in the lead role once again. Eccellente! I think Adam should be in EVERY MOVIE, ehm.  Full synopsis: Spanning three decades of love, …

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This Just In! Ridley Scott’s THE LAST DUEL trailer

Oohhh, what have we here? It's been a while since I heard news about this medieval drama directed by Ridley Scott. Production was delayed in the Spring of 2020 due to what else, the Coronavirus pandemic. What's most notable about it is that it features the reunion of Oscar-winning BFFs Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, …

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FlixChatter Review – ALIEN: Covenant (2017)

When Ridley Scott announced that he’s going back to the Alien franchise again 5 years ago, many fans were very excited. Even though he didn’t say it at the time, 2012’s Prometheus was a prequel to his original Alien film. There were quite a lot of excitement for Scott’s first sci-fi picture in many years …

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Five for the Fifth: JANUARY 2017 Edition

Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Well HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! (I think you can still …

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FlixChatter Review: The Martian (2015)

It's a testament of a truly good film when two weeks after I saw it I'm still thinking about it fondly and can't wait to see it again. I mentioned in this post that I had been anticipating this film for a couple of reasons, but deep down I still wished it'd be good as …

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Fall Movie Spotlight: Ridley Scott’s The Martian

You're probably wondering why I'm suddenly blogging about this film, with just two weeks before its US release (October 2). UK folks actually will get this two days sooner on Sept. 30. In all honesty, up until fairly recently, I had been mostly blasé about this film, given my disappointments with Sir Ridley Scott's movies …

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