Romantic thriller is my jam and Liaison already had me from a brief scene in the trailer when two estranged lovers cross paths again after 20 years. Vincent Cassel and Eva Green have such explosive chemistry even when they silently stare at each other through a rain-splattered window. It's a dramatic scene full of romantic …
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TV Trailer Spotlight – AppleTV+ thriller series ‘Liaison’ starring Eva Green + Vincent Cassel
I'm always in the mood for a spy thriller and when I saw the names Eva Green + Vincent Cassel together, I'm definitely on board! These two French thespians sure like to work together as I posted this trailer of a new French version of Three Musketeers not too long ago. Liaison is Apple TV+'s …
Trailer + Poster Spotlight – The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan starring Eva Green, Vicky Krieps and Vincent Cassel
I know there have been a bazillion Three Musketeers adaptations but hey, I've actually never seen a French version with French actors. There is a 1953 French-Italian version that I've never seen, and there are probably others given that Alexandre Dumas is one of the most celebrated French writers. Well, Pathe has just released the …
FlixChatter Review – UNDERWATER (2020)
In 2017, prior to its acquisition by The Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox was in production of a Sci-Fi/Horror genre film Underwater, with actress Kristen Stewart taking the leading role. Now a part of much larger studio and release schedule, the film, directed by William Eubank, would not get a release date until the …
Ranking the BOURNE villains – from worst to best
Every hero requires a villain and the Jason Bourne franchise has plenty of villains to root against. I do want to see him go up against other groups of villains though, as opposed to just CIA bigwigs and their hired assassins. Maybe for the next sequel, Bourne could take down some other group of baddies. In …
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FlixChatter Review: Jason Bourne (2016)
As a fan of the Bourne trilogy, I was dismayed when in 2012, Universal went ahead with the sequel (Bourne Legacy) without Matt Damon. That fact perhaps made me more excited to see Damon teamed up again with director Paul Greengrass for a fifth (well, technically fourth) entry. I guess it's inevitable that a franchise as lucrative …
Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Danny Boyle’s TRANCE & Advanced Screening Giveaway
James McAvoy is a bit on an action roll these days. He's starring in two British crime thrillers out in the same month in the UK. One is Welcome to the Punch, and the other is TRANCE, directed by Danny Boyle. This is Boyle's first film since the Oscar-nominated 127 Hours in 2010. As you …
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