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FlixChatter Review: ANEMONE (2025) – Daniel Day-Lewis hasn’t lost his mastery & passion for his craft, as his son Ronan is still honing his directorial flair – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Anemone will likely be known primarily as the comeback film for Daniel Day-Lewis after an 8-year self-imposed ‘retirement’ after he filmed Phantom Thread with PTA. Notably, this film is a family affair as it’s directed by Daniel’s son, Ronan Day-Lewis, and the two also collaborated on the screenplay. The ancient Greek term "anemone" means "windflower,"…
FlixChatter Review: THE LOST BUS (2025) – McConaughey + Ferrera go full throttle in Paul Greengrass’ fiery, action-packed docudrama – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
AppleTV’s latest feature is a terrifying inferno ravaging a town in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California. I didn’t realize until after I saw it that it’s based on a true story that happened in 2018, where bus driver Kevin McKay and teacher Mary Ludwig end up saving 22 children during one of California’s…
FlixChatter Review: Mr. Blake At Your Service – John Malkovich embraces his comedic side in this gentle, feel-good French dramedy – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Not many actors can boast a career like John Malkovich. Seriously, how many have portrayed a fictionalized version of themselves in a movie? While most people probably remember the two-time Oscar nominee for his bad guy roles, particularly in the '90s, he's definitely done his share of playing the good guy, too, including this one.…
FlixChatter’s SEPTEMBER Viewing Recap + Mini Reviews + Movie of the Month – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Happy October 🍁🍂🧡 It's been such a warm September that it barely felt like Fall. It's about 80 degrees as I'm typing this, and the forecast says it'll be 90 degrees, whoa!! I actually love the crisp Fall weather before it's suddenly brrrrr here in Minnesota! I'm excited for TCFF in a couple of weeks,…
FlixChatter Review: Time Travel Is Dangerous – A zany British sci-fi comedy about a pair of vintage shop owners’ time-traveling adventures – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
I'm always fascinated by stories about time travel, and I have a soft spot for mockumentaries. Time Travel Is Dangerous merges these two concepts, making the premise quite exciting. Besties Ruth and Megan run a vintage store called ChaChaCha in Muswell Hill, London. One day, they find what appears to be a discarded bumper…
FlixChatter Review: One Battle After Another (2025) – A wild and funny rollercoaster ride with a stellar cast that rarely loses its rhythm – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
I must confess that I have a big blind spot in Paul Thomas Anderson’s work, as I've only watched three of his ten feature films: Punch-Drunk Love, Phantom Thread, and this one. Each of these films belongs to a different genre, but they all share a common theme of exploring flawed, broken characters, with dysfunction being a…
FlixChatter Review: QUEEN OF THE RING – Emily Bett Rickards delivers a knockout performance as a trailblazing female wrestler in this rousing biopic – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Every year, there are tons of sports biopics, but Queen of the Ring stands out, even for someone like me who isn't into wrestling. A great sports biopic isn't just about the competition; it's about the individual who beats the odds to truly impact the field. That's exactly who Mildred 'Millie' Burke was—a young single…
FlixChatter Review: ELEANOR THE GREAT (2025) – Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is decent, but June Squibb is always great – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
June Squibb is a national treasure! It’s astonishing that she finally got to play a leading role in Thelma last year, more than 65 years after her acting career began. But better late than never, as I’m thrilled to see her portray the film’s title role once again, this time in Scarlett Johansson’s directorial…
FlixChatter Guest Review: HIM (2025) – A blood-soaked football horror film tackles the lengths a young athlete would go to achieve NFL stardom – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
The term “HIM” has gained popularity in the sports world over the past few years, particularly in the NFL. The term refers to a player who has become elite at his position on the team. That position is usually a highly visible position, such as a wide receiver, running back, or quarterback. If teammates or…
FlixChatter Review: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) – Margot Robbie + Colin Farrell’s tedious and schmaltzy fantasy romance lacks heart – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Romance is a tough genre to get right. A fantasy romance is even trickier. I feel like there aren’t too many quintessentially romantic dramas for adults, so I’m excited when a film like A Big Bold Beautiful Journey comes along, especially with huge A-listers like Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell. This is Robbie’s first leading…
FlixChatter Review: SWIPED (2025) – Lily James convincingly portrays a tech visionary, but the movie feels more like a sizzle reel masquerading as a biopic – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
The tech origin story has turned into a trendy subgenre in Hollywood biopics. Swiped narrates the journey of Whitney Wolfe Herd (formerly Whitney Wolfe), an entrepreneur who played a key role in creating both Tinder and Bumble. She's portrayed by the incredibly talented Brit, Lily James, one of the most versatile yet underrated actresses in…
FlixChatter Guest Review – The Long Walk (2025) – A solid adaptation of Stephen King’s work, but it should have stuck with the book’s original ending – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Stephen King's The Long Walk journey from book to big screen adaptation was a long one (pun intended). Some of the most well-known filmmakers were involved in the film adaptation throughout the years. The names include Steven Spielberg, George A. Romero, Rob Reiner, and Frank Darabont. But turning a book about teenagers walking and swearing…
FlixChatter Review – DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (2025) | Not quite an epic farewell, but still delightful for franchise fans and period-drama lovers – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
The end has finally come to the long-running series by Julian Fellowes, which premiered in September 2010. It’s pretty much 15 years to the day that the last film of the trilogy will be released. The first film revolves around the upstairs/downstairs tensions of the Crawley family as they get ready for a visit from King…
Documentary Review: MATCH IN A HAYSTACK (2025) – A Ukrainian dance troupe’s story of resistance and creation in war time – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Match in a Haystack is a documentary set in Ukraine that could be the perfect double bill with Checkpoint Zoo, which was recently released in select theaters. Denver-based filmmaker Joe Hill, whose background is journalism, documents the journeys of three women from one of Ukraine's top contemporary dance troupes. In the wake of the extensive Russian…
EMMYS 2025: Chatting about THE PENGUIN’s Costume Design with Costume Designer & TV Academy Voter Resa McConaghy – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Welcome to another collab edition with my dear friend Resa McConaghy, the costume designer extraordinaire who runs not just one, but two amazing blogs: Graffiti Lux Art and More and Art Gowns, which showcases her amazing designs and sketches, such as this one. We had collaborated earlier this year on the Emmy nominations and snubs,…
FlixChatter Review: THE GLASSWORKER – Pakistan’s gorgeous, Ghibli-inspired first hand-drawn animated feature – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
I learned recently that Latvia’s Oscar-winning movie Flow wasn't the only animated movie sent to the Oscars last year. Pakistan also put forward an animated feature, marking the first from their country, as their official entry for the international feature film category. Interestingly, just like Flow, The Glassworker is also a debut feature, directed by…
FlixChatter Review: A Little Prayer (2025) – David Strathairn is exquisite in this quiet but profound Southern family drama – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
A Little Prayer is one of those films that seems simple at first glance, but it's actually quite complex and emotionally profound. The title hints at the heavy emotional burden of things left unsaid. Bill (David Strathairn) is a man in his 70s who tends to keep to himself, struggling with feelings of helplessness while…
FlixChatter Guest Review: CAUGHT STEALING (2025) – Darren Aronofsky’s hyper-violent crime thriller is a little too frantic and aimless – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Directed by Darren AronofskyWritten by Charlie HustonStarring: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, and Carol Kane Well known for his stylistic grit, thematic heaviness, and unique atmosphere, Aronofsky has often pushed boundaries. Classics like Pi (1998), Black Swan (2010), and Requiem for a Dream (2000) justified his…
FlixChatter Guest Review: HONEY DON’T (2025) – Smart, sexy, quirky… Ethan Coen’s neo-noir comedy has the makings of a future cult classic – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Directed by: Ethan CoenWritten by: Tricia Cooke and Ethan CoenStarring: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Lera Abova, Charlie Day I haven’t seen Drive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s first installment in the “lesbian B-movie trilogy. Could it have affected my thoughts on Honey Don’t? Probably, but only as a point of reference. So, I…
FlixChatter Review: THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB – Netflix’s witty, lighthearted murder mystery makes great use of its stellar British cast – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
This is the type of film I’d watch in a heartbeat just for the cast! Plus, I have an affinity for films about elderly pensioners banding together for a cause, or in this case, a mystery to solve. Four lively retirees reside in Coopers Chase, a posh retirement village nestled in the English countryside. Helen…
FlixChatter’s AUGUST Viewing Recap + Mini Review of BATMAN & BILL documentary + Movie of the Month – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Happy Labor Day to my fellow Americans! Well, the Summer Movie season is practically over, can't believe how fast that went. August is kind of a meh month in terms of movie watching, but hey, award season is coming up, so I'm looking forward to seeing some really great Fall movies (Downton Abbey: The Grand…
FlixChatter Review: THE ROSES (2025) – Colman & Cumberbatch make for a fun & feisty pair in this dark comedy about a marital breakdown – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Another week, another remake/reimagining of a classic. Now, the appeal of this new interpretation of Warren Adler’s novel is the two leads: Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as Ivy and Theo Rose. I vaguely remember seeing the 1989 movie The War of the Roses with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, which started with a war of words…
FlixChatter Review: Highest 2 Lowest (2025) – Denzel is always the highlight of any film and A$ap Rocky delivers, but the score is its lowest point – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Highest 2 Lowest marks the fifth time Denzel Washington and Spike Lee have teamed up. This time, Lee decided to reinterpret Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 procedural thriller High and Low, which was based on Ed McBain's novel, King’s Ransom. Lee shifts the focus from a Tokyo shoe executive to a music mogul in modern-day NYC. The…
FlixChatter Guest Review: ROW (2025) – UK’s oceanic survival-thriller of a trans-Atlantic rowing excursion gone wrong – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Directed by Matthew Losasso Written by Matthew Losasso & Nick Skaugen Row begins with Megan (Bella Dayne) washing ashore in a remote area of Ireland, the apparent sole survivor of an attempted record-breaking trans-Atlantic rowing excursion gone wrong. While recovering, memories of her doomed journey come back to her in fragments. The premise of this…
FlixChatter Review: EDEN (2025) – Ron Howard tackles a real survival-of-the-fittest tale where humans are their own worst enemies – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
The first thing that strikes me about this film set on Floreana Island is that it’s actually based on a true story. The second is that it's a Ron Howard film, which seems unusual at first glance, as he’s not the filmmaker that comes to mind upon seeing the trailer. But as I watched the…
FlixChatter Review: East Of Wall (2025) – a stirring Neo-western that explores the journey of a mom + daughter, told from a female lens – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Even though this film won Sundance's Audience Award earlier this year, somehow it escaped my radar until last month. Written and directed by Kate Beecroft in her directorial debut, East Of Wall is a docufiction, which mixes documentary with fictional storytelling. The main stars include mother and daughter duo Tabatha Zimiga and Porshia Zimiga, who…
Revisiting ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) at EMAGINE Minnesota’s Monthly Secret Movie Night– a beautiful & timeless classic romance – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
I had the pleasure of hosting the August edition of Secret Movie Night at EMAGINE Willow Creek Theaters last night. It's a monthly event organized by EMAGINE Minnesota that takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 PM. I haven't seen Roman Holiday since 2012, when I first saw it, though I…
FlixChatter Review: FOLKTALES (2025) – a wondrous, uplifting documentary showcasing students learning survival skills in the Arctic wilderness – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
I saw this documentary back in April at MSPIFF, and I’m sure glad I saw this on the big screen. Great documentaries pull you into a world you might not know much about, thanks to firsthand and in-depth storytelling and stunning visuals. That’s the main appeal of Folktales, as it tracks the experiences of a…
Trio Trailer Spotlight – August movies I’d watch just for the cast: Highest 2 Lowest | EDEN | The Thursday Murder Club – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Happy Friday, all! TGIF – it's been a hectic week, so I know I'm looking forward to the weekend! I haven't done a trailer post since May, which didn't feel that long ago, but that was three months ago! This year has been flying way too fast 😬 Well, since it's Friday, I thought I'd…
FlixChatter Review: She Rides Shotgun (2025) – Taron Egerton + Ana Sophia Heger shine in this captivating blend of crime thriller and coming-of-age tale – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
She Rides Shotgun is based on Jordan Harper's award-winning novel. Though I initially thought the title was a bit corny, I was intrigued by the trailer when I saw Taron Egerton as a father who kidnaps a young girl marked for death by the skinhead gang he used to work for, and must fight and…
FlixChatter Review – Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024) – Eric Bana is always watchable in this convoluted Aussie mystery thriller set in the lush Victorian Alps – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Eric Bana is back in this Australian detective mystery inspired by Jane Harper's novels. I enjoyed the first film, The Dry, which follows Bana's character, Detective Aaron Falk, as he looks into the mysterious death of his childhood friend during a harsh drought in a small farming town a few hours from Melbourne. In the…
Guest Review – Netflix’s HAPPY GILMORE 2 (2025) – Despite a larger budget and famous cameos, this sequel lacks the charm of the original – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Legacy sequels are the current trend in Hollywood right now. Top Gun: Maverick was a huge box office success, and studio executives are scrambling to find more sequels to older, famous films. Sequels to Crimson Tide and Days of Thunder are coming to theaters or streaming services soon. Last year’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F…
FlixChatter’s JULY Viewing Recap + Movie(s) of the Month – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Oh my goodness, how did we get to August?! Can't believe we only have two months left of Summer, and it's annoying that we've been having such poor air quality this past week when the weather is nice. The unhealthy air levels are due to wildfires in Canada, brought into the upper Midwest by the…
The Naked Gun (2025) – Liam Neeson flexes his comedic muscle and deadpan humor in this uproarious crowd-pleaser – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
The reboot of the slapstick comedy franchise has long been in the works. Apparently, the franchise’s original creators, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, even wrote a script back in 2018 that’s meant to be a spoof of the Bourne and Mission: Impossible franchise. This 2025 one isn't exactly a spoof of the Bond…
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) – The 5th live-action adaptation of Marvel’s First Family still doesn’t live up to its name – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
The Fantastic Four: First Steps marks the fifth live-action adaptation to date: there are two versions from 20th Century Fox in 2005 and 2007, a reboot in 2015, and let’s not forget the 1994 low-budget Roger Corman version that never saw the light of day. I’ve only seen the 2005 version, though the most memorable…
FlixChatter Review: SORRY, BABY (2024) – Eva Victor’s unapologetically wry, quirky yet tender tragicomedy – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Something unfortunate occurred with Agnes. But life continues on - at least for everyone else around her. The logline doesn’t reveal exactly what that unfortunate event is, and neither does the movie itself. Presented in a non-linear way, the movie is broken up into chapters with titles that begin with ‘The year where [something happened]’,…
EMMYS 2025 – Musings on the Emmy Nominations + Biggest Snubs with TV Academy Voter Resa McConaghy – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
I knew the Emmy nominations were coming, but I didn't realize it was this week. It's a big night for HBO MAX (yep, it's back to its old name again, haha) as it outshines its main competitor, Netflix, with 142 Emmy nominations versus 121 for Netflix. This lead comes from the super popular shows…
FlixChatter Review: SHOSHANA (2025) – Love amidst conflict lacks heat, but this historical thriller is as devastatingly timely as ever – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
Michael Winterbottom is a prolific filmmaker whose work covers a wide range of genres, including action thrillers, political dramas, period pieces, and even broad comedies. The last movie of his I saw was The Trip to Greece, a droll, improvised travel documentary featuring Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan. It couldn’t be more different from Shoshana,…
TV Reviews: The Day of the Jackal (Peacock) + MURDERBOT (AppleTV) – binge-worthy series to add to your watch list – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
This Summer, I've been watching a lot more TV series than movies. Not sure why, but there is just a ton of good content on streaming. Plus, once you discover a great series, it makes it easier to decide what to watch when I turn on my TV in our home theater. My hubby and…
TV Review: A Man On The Inside (S1) – Ted Danson shines in this witty + funny series about aging that’s enjoyable for everyone of all ages – FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG
A good friend of mine, Becky (aka Prairie Girl), recommended this one to me, and I’m so glad she did. I think this is one of the most underrated shows of 2024 that should’ve gotten more attention. Netflix's A Man On The Inside (Season 1) Charles, a widowed retired professor, finds a fresh purpose when…