FlixChatter Review: La La Land (2016)

Written/Directed by: Damien Chazelle Runtime: 128 minutes Rarely did I respond so strongly to a film's tagline. In fact, I mostly barely notice them. Here's to the fools who dream… well, La La Land's tagline speaks to me in a profound way, as essentially, I am one of those fools. Unabashedly. Emma Stone plays Mia, an aspiring actress …

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TCFF 2014 Opening Night Festivities + ‘Men, Women & Children’ review

Today's the day! The fifth annual Twin Cities Film Fest kicked off with the Minnesota premiere of Jason Reitman's latest drama, Men, Women & Children. As he always does year after year, TCFF Executive Director Jatin Setia introduced the film and asked the packed audience to give him a five to commemorate our fifth year bringing …

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TCFF Day 6: Nobody Walks Review

Day six at TCFF has come and gone. So far I've seen over a half dozen films, on my way to completing the 11 movies I set out to do. I think that's about hit the maximum number of films I could handle in a week before things become a blur and I'd have a …

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