The Matrix was first released in Spring 1999, a year where Y2K aka the Millennium Bug, was quite a frenzy with all kinds of doomsday theories. Some thought it was the apocalypse because of a widespread computer flaw wrecking havoc as the year changed from 1999 to 2000. In many ways it was the perfect …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
I have to admit I'm not one of those people who have been hugely anticipating this movie. Heck, I had not watched the two sequels after the first movie The Matrix. I might have seen clips of The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, but I could hardly remember anything about either of them. Well, …
Continue reading Musings on The Matrix Resurrections trailer
Happy Tuesday, or if you're an eternal optimist, happy-three-more-days-until-Friday! 😀 My hand is still not well yet, apparently it's NOT Rheumatoid Arthritis, it's something w/ a fancy name: Extensor Tenosynovitis. Heh, it's really annoying, I have to wear a splint daily which makes typing a chore. I might have to do MRI in a couple of weeks if …
Continue reading Everybody’s Chattin’ + John Wick: Chapter 2 trailer
Since I just posted a review of Ralph Fiennes' second film that he directed, The Invisible Woman, I thought I'd turn the focus on other sophomore directorial efforts over the years. Interestingly, as I was working on this post, I came across this article that talks about the slump of directorial sophomore efforts in 2013. …
Continue reading Question of the Week: What’s your favorite sophomore directorial films?
Today is Keanu Reeves' Birthday and I almost missed it! Can you believe it he's 49 years old?? He's nearing 50 but he doesn't look a day over 35! Keanu Charles Reeves was born in Beirut on September 2, 1864 in Beirut, Lebanon. His father is Hawaiian Chinese and his mother English, his first name …
Continue reading Birthday Tribute: Top 5 Favorite Keanu Reeves’ Roles & Trailer Spotlight: 47 Ronin
Having seen many hours of cinematic entertainment, I've developed a rather discerning pallet in regard to actors and the various roles they play. And have noted a few here for mass discussion and dissertation. Tough guys. Femme Fatales. Saps. The Superb Louse and the like. There is one classification the has both eluded and annoyed …
A few weeks ago, my blog pal Marc from Go, See Talk invited a bunch of us to participate in this fun blog-a-thon called “Double Feature Theater”. The idea here is that we all get to imagine ourselves as bona fide Theater owners. As such we set up our schedule for a week’s worth of …
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