After a three-year wait, the sci-fi cinematic event from Denis Villeneuve is here! I’m a huge fan of Part One, which was my #1 film of 2021, so I couldn’t wait for Part Two. Because this is a continuation of the first, not a sequel per se, I knew I could safely expect the same kind …
Roald Dahl's classics have been popular in Hollywood, and one that’s been adapted several times is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I actually have never seen any of the adaptations, and frankly, I wasn’t even all that interested in seeing this one. Yet I was willing to check it out as it’s written, produced, and …
Two of the first three Hollywood films my late mom introduced me to when I was a tween were musicals, My Fair Lady (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965) so naturally I have a soft spot for musical movies. I do have to admit though that I have not seen the original films of …
Continue reading A pair of musicals to look forward to this December 2023: The Color Purple + Wonka
Woo wee!!! Thank you WARNER BROS + Denis Villeneuve for brightening up this sleepy hump day with this glorious new trailer. I had already been anticipating it since the brief teaser yesterday promised us a longer trailer and it came exactly on time as promised at 9 AM PT/11 AM CST. Behold… https://youtu.be/Way9Dexny3w OH MY! …
Taking a bit of a break from reviewing #MSPIFF movies as I had too much going on today to work on any review. Wish I were at #CinemaCon this week! Twitter is all abuzz with footage of Dune Part 2 trailer which sounds absolutely phenomenal. Director Denis Villeneuve and stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya were …
Continue reading Five favorite scenes of Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE Part 1 – in anticipation of Part 2
For some reason I had missed this film when it was released last Fall, and I kind of forgotten about it until it arrived on HBO Max this weekend. I’m not a die-hard Wes Anderson fan, after all I haven’t seen Isle of Dogs yet, but I enjoyed Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, and The …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: The French Dispatch (2021)
In the climate we live in today, with global warming, political unrest AND pandemic wreaking havoc practically everywhere, do we need an apocalyptic movie about an extinction level event? I actually have been avoiding depressing apocalyptic movies these days, though sometimes I’m curious to see something because of the cast. Well, Adam McKay’s Don’t Look …
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