FlixChatter Review: MICKEY 17 (2025) – Robert Pattinson’s comedic flair energizes Bong Joon-ho’s grand but uneven sci-fi satire

After a year-long delay, Bong Joon-ho’s highly anticipated film has finally reached US theaters. Mickey 17 came six years after Bong’s Oscar-winning film Parasite, a shrewd blend of black comedy, social satire, and Hitchcockian thriller, which stands as one of my top 10 favorite films of 2019. Set in the not-too-distant tomorrow of 2054, the …

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Ranking BATMAN Live Action Movies

Happy The Batman weekend, everyone! Holy ka-chiiing Batman!! If the Bat signal is any indication, perhaps the movie pandemic slump is behind us? Following the strong global box office of Spiderman: No Way Home ($1.8 billion worldwide + counting!), Matt Reeves' The Batman's global take so far stands at over $248 million as it opened …

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FlixChatter Review: THE BATMAN (2022)

Even in a saturated comic-book movie market, I find it impossible NOT to be excited for The Batman. I love what Matt Reeves did with the Planet of the Apes trilogy, somehow he could make an oft-told subject matter feels fresh and new again. It’s already well-known even for casual Batman fans that Gotham City …

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Musings on Christopher Nolan’s TENET (2020)

If you've been reading my blog long enough, you know that Christopher Nolan is one of those filmmakers whose films I always anticipate. Even if I don't end up loving the film (*cough* Interstellar *cough*), I still consider his film release as an 'event' and this one is no different. The repeated delays–it was supposed …

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THIS JUST IN! The Batman – DC FanDome Teaser

Wow, Robert Pattinson is everywhere isn't he? Fresh from the release of a bunch of TENET reviews just a few days ago, now we've got a new teaser of THE BATMAN! Apparently the film hasn't even finished filming yet (yep, thanks to Covid-19), it's supposed to resume in September. But hey, good for director Matt …

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Encore Review: The Lost City of Z (2016)

I had blogged about this three years ago, but upon seeing some new stills from Netflix's upcoming horror film The Devil All The Time, which stars Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland in supporting roles, it made me think of this underrated biographical adventure drama. Based on author David Grann's nonfiction bestseller, "The Lost City of …

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Netflix FIRST LOOK: The Devil All the Time + Rebecca – coming this Fall

Well, it seems streaming content is in our future for a long, long time. If this THR article is to go by, this pandemic isn't slowing the streaming giant at all. In fact, Netflix continues to spend a gazillion dollars for original films/shows. Well I ain't complaining!! I'm grateful that my home cinema setup makes …

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