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 …
Few films are as buzzy as DUNE in the past decade and after nearly a year delay, its eventual release date felt like it crept up on me all of sudden. The press screening was packed, which wasn’t always the case lately as most screenings have been barely half full. But DUNE felt like a …
Woo wee!! Can you believe it's been five months since the first official FIRST LOOK photos of DUNE were released?! I remember hyperventilating then just looking at a bunch of photos, well... finally, the trailer is here! Behold... https://youtu.be/n9xhJrPXop4 ... I had been standing in front of my laptop since 10:45 CST... waiting w/ bated …
Continue reading THIS JUST IN! Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE (2020) trailer
Happy um-what-day-is-it? The days have become such a blur lately... and honestly, it's tough to keep motivated during the lockdown, and the not-knowing when this whole thing would actually end is the toughest part. Summer's practically been canceled, which if you've lived in places like Minnesota, that's so devastating given how fleeting Summer is and …
Continue reading Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE – what I’ve learned of the 2020 adaptation so far
Something super fun just arrived in my inbox today! I was in the middle of a rather long, tedious training for my new job, but upon opening this email, a huge smile formed on my face! Ooooh!! I absolutely adore this poster, I wish I could have it to hang on my wall right now! …
Continue reading New Trailer + Poster Spotlight: Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch
As a fan of period dramas with strong female protagonists, naturally I've been looking forward to seeing the new Little Women adaptation. I remember loving the Gillian Armstrong's 1994 version, but 25 years is a long enough time to see a new adaptation from Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical novel about her own life with her …
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