THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019)

Directed by: Robert Eggers Screenplay by: Robert Eggers, Max Eggers In his best performance to date, Robert Pattinson plays a lighthouse apprentice assigned to a much older keeper played by Willem Dafoe. Set in Nova Scotia in the 1890’s, this film takes place in an isolated lighthouse. As a never-ending storm rages, the men fight to …

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Netflix Original Movie: The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

Oh where do I begin with this one… frankly, I'm still a bit discombobulated by what I just watched last night. When I saw the trailer over a week ago, The Last Thing He Wanted looks like an intriguing political thriller, and the fact that acclaimed writer/director Dee Rees is at the helm made me …

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TCFF 2017 Interviews: Lea Thompson, Madelyn + Zoey Deutch AND filmmakers/ musicians Jack & Kitty

There are SO many things going on during Twin Cities Film Fest! It's fun to see filmmakers and talents coming to present their films and see them do the red carpet interviews! This year I've a couple of bloggers helping me out not just in reviewing stuff but also in doing interviews. That's super helpful …

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Blogathon – A Most Wanted Man (2014) review

This review is part of Epileptic Moondancer's PSH blogathon. I selected the second last completed movie by Hoffman before his death. He died a week after the premiere of the film at the Sundance Film Festival. A Most Wanted Man A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror. …

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FlixChatter Review: John Wick

'Don't judge a movie by its trailers,' That's a saying I often live by, for better or for worse. But in the case of John Wick's trailer, which was groan and eye roll-inducing the first time I saw it, I'm glad I ignored my first instinct and saw it anyway. The movie is as lean …

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FlixChatter Review: The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

I read The Fault in Our Stars and absolutely adored it. You can read my full review here! The dialogue was witty, sharp and fun and the characters were well developed. I’m also a huge fan of the television show “Friends.” Each friend lends a different perspective and balances each other out. Without all six …

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FlixChatter Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

I came to appreciate Wes Anderson's films through his third feature film The Royal Tennenbaum a few years after its release in 2001. I enjoyed it but I didn't immediately become a fan right away, his movies are definitely an acquired taste. Since then I have only seen three more from his work, The Darjeeling …

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