There have been some memorable directorial debuts this year and surely this is one that I won’t easily forget. What sold me initially was Jeffrey Wright’s casting, the kind of actor who never fails to deliver a solid performance. He plays novelist Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison, easily the winner of ‘best character name’ ever, who’s recently …
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Trailer Spotlight: AMERICAN FICTION – Jeffrey Wright stars as a frustrated novelist in this publishing world satire
One of my most-anticipated movies out of major Fall film festivals this year has got to be AMERICAN FICTION, which happens to be a directorial debut from writer/director Cord Jefferson. Based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it's essentially about the consequences of turning one's art into a simple commodity. Jeffrey Wright stars as …
FlixChatter Review: Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
‘Not everyone who calls out to me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.’ - Matthew 7:21-23 That’s the verse I thought of right away when I first heard of the premise of this movie. It’s a satirical comedy about …
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Trailer Spotlight: THE RHYTHM SECTION (2020)
Happy Tuesday, everyone!! I've been meaning to do a trailer post but somehow kept getting sidetracked. Now, since I'll be seeing The Rhythm Section tonight, and am quite excited about it, I thought I'd post it today. Stephanie Patrick veers down a path of self-destruction after a tragic plane crash kills her family. When Stephanie …
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FlixChatter Review: FROZEN II (2019)
Written & Directed By: Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Sterling K. Brown Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes When the credit for Frozen II started to roll, I looked over at my (adult) niece and asked what she thought. “It was really cute! What did you think?” …
FlixChatter Review: THE PREDATOR (2018)
John McTiernan’s Predator came out 31 years ago, it spawned 2 sequels and 2 spinoffs. The original film felt fresh when it’s released back in the late 80s and I think it’s one of the Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best films. The two sequels weren’t as good, both has its moments but quite forgettable to me. The …
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