FlixChatter Review: A Family Affair (2024)–this Netflix age-gap rom-com is in dire need of a facelift

I have a love-hate relationship with rom-coms. It’s not my go-to genre (unless it’s written/directed by Nora Ephron or Richard Curtis) because I think it’s really tough to write for this genre without succumbing to clichés. The pairing of Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron piqued my curiosity, though they apparently had played lovers on screen before …

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October 2022 Recap + Movie of the Month

Greetings from balmy Minnesota!! What November?? It actually hit 73 degrees outside today, but what a bummer that both my hubby and I are actually sick with a cold since Sunday 😦 I actually had to forgo the Banshees Of Inisherin press screening that I've been looking forward to. Hopefully we'll feel good enough by …

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FlixChatter Review: The Greatest Showman (2017)

Review by: Vitali Gueron The upcoming original musical The Greatest Showman is directed by Michael Gracey, and written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon. First time Australian director Gracey made a wonderful decision to turn The Greatest Showman into a modern-musical, opting for modern day pop style songs over 1800s tunes. Convincing 20th Century FOX, …

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Five for the Fifth: New Year Edition

Hello folks, welcome to the first Five of the Fifth edition of 2012! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. So let's get started, shall we? …

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