Greetings from balmy Minnesota!! What November?? It actually hit 73 degrees outside today, but what a bummer that both my hubby and I are actually sick with a cold since Sunday 😦 I actually had to forgo the Banshees Of Inisherin press screening that I've been looking forward to. Hopefully we'll feel good enough by …
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FlixChatter Review: Café Society (2016)
Café Society is director Woody Allen’s latest film about old Hollywood – or sort of. Set during its golden age (30s, 40s), its main protagonist is Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg), a naïve young New Yorker looking to make his way by moving to Hollywood to work under his uncle Phil (Steve Carell in a wooden …
Everybody’s Chattin + Trailer Spotlight: The Big Short
Happy Tuesday everyone! Well, it's a three-day work week for me so technically today's already *Friday* for me, wahoo! 😀 I'll be taking a week blogging break as my hubby and I are flying to Arizona Thursday to hang out with an old friend of hours who moved there last year from MN. I'm also …
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Mini Reviews: Hitman Agent 47 | Seeking A Friend For the End of the World | The Last Flight
I wrote some of these reviews last week, but just haven't got around to posting 'em. I haven't got much time to write reviews lately, as I'd rather devote my time to my script. But at the same time, I do have something to say about some of the movies I saw, so why not …
2014 Recap: 10 Favorite MALE Performances of the Year
Well, now that I've posted my Top 10 Movies of the year and picked my Top 10 favorite FEMALE Performances and Top 10 Film Scores of the year, I'm finally down to my last 2014 Recap list. It's quite a crowded category, more so than the female counterpart, as obviously there are more roles for men as there are …
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Weekend Roundup + Musings on the SAG Awards & Golden Globes Nominations
What a hectic weekend it's been. With my hubby's company holiday party, a Christmas concert, a TCFF bloggers meet-up and a morning screening, I barely had time to even open my laptop until Sunday night. No time for home cinema at all obviously, though I did see two press screenings: Into The Woods on Thursday night and …
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FlixChatter Review: Foxcatcher (2014)
This film is what you'd call a quiet suspense type of film, brimming with unsettling tension throughout even when there's barely any action going on. The film starts with the two pro-wrestling brothers Dave and Mark Schultz (Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum, respectively) as they practice in a gym. It gives us a glimpse into the …