FlixChatter Review: THE CRITIC (2024) – Ian McKellen is always a delight to watch even if the material fails to meet his character’s lofty standards

I love movies set in the world of theater, though the premise of The Critic is intriguing as the center of the story is a theater critic. Directed by Anand Tucker from a script by Patrick Marber, it's an adaptation of Curtain Call, a novel by former film critic Anthony Quinn. I read that Quinn …

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FlixChatter’s Most Anticipated Fall 2024 Movies

Labor Day weekend is upon us. For us movie enthusiasts, it’s time to get pumped: the real cinematic treats are on the way! Summer is the time when studios crank out big films with jaw-dropping visuals and plenty of explosions. When autumn hits, the studios switch gears to embrace the gloomier vibes. Expect to see …

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MSPIFF 2015 Reviews: Unlikely Heroes (Schweizer Helden) + El Crítico (The Film Critic)

Unlikely Heroes (Schweizer Helden) An uneven picture, Unlikely Heroes is about Sabine (Esther Gemsch), a middle-aged woman in the midst of a lengthy separation from her husband and devolving relationships with friends. She is emotionally unstable. But when she stumbles on a home for asylum seekers, she finds purpose in trying to introduce psychodrama, a …

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