What I Watched in March 2023 + Mini Reviews + Movie Of the Month

Happy April Fools Day! I guess the joke's on us Minnesotans. Spring? Yeah right. As I'm writing this, our driveway is covered in white stuff again :\ I didn't expect to have to plow/shovel 6-8 inches of thick, wet, and heavy new snow! So much for rejoicing about not having to shovel again this year …

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Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) Review – visually even more glorious than the first film but not much improvement narratively

My first experience with the first AVATAR movie started with a free 15-minute sneak peek at the Rosedale IMAX on AVATAR DAY 13 years ago., four months before the movie actually opens on December 2009. It was the first time I saw a movie in 3D and I was in awe of the world of …

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JULY 2016 Viewing Recap + Movie(s) of the Month

I can't believe I'm doing yet another monthly roundup. I swear I just did this not that long ago. The last day of July also marks a milestone for me as I finally got to type those elusive two words at the bottom of my script!!! Now I'm going to lock it away for a month …

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Weekend Viewing Roundup: Ghostbusters (1984) & Superman Returns (2006) rewatch + The Adventurer: Curse Of The Midas Box (2013)

Well this weekend's viewing turns out to be pretty eclectic. Given that I saw the screening of the new Ghostbuster movie (review up later this week), I was inspired to re-watch the original. I honestly can't remember when I saw that one, probably when I was a teen years ago, so my memory of it is hazy. …

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FlixChatter Review: CHAPPIE (2015)

Neill Blomkamp burst into Hollywood fame with his film debut District 9, a film that was well-received by both critics and audiences alike; although I’m not a fan of it myself. Then he hit a sophomore slump with Elysium, it wasn’t a great movie but I enjoyed it more than District 9. For his newest …

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FlixChatter Review: EXODUS: Gods and Kings (2014)

Sir Ridley Scott maybe the most inconsistent successful film director ever, he first burst into fame by directing Alien in 1979 but made two big budget misfires a few years later, Blade Runner and Legend. He came back into prominence again in 1991 with Thelma & Louise, but the rest of his work in the 90s …

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Memorial Weekend Viewing Roundup and LAMMY 2012 Updates

LOVE a four-day work week, don't you? Well for us Americans, we enjoy an extra weekend day as Monday was Memorial Day. The weather was glorious on Monday so my friends and I spent most of the day outside picnicking at a small park. I did do some blogging over the weekend as I got …

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