Tag: Film Review

  • Chat Cinema Reviews

    Check out our latest episode of Chat Cinema Podcast.  What is new at the movie theatres this weekend? We give you a rundown. 

  • Man Made Accomplishment

    Watching the documentary “Man Made” the other day made me think.   In the 21stcentury transgender people continue to have a precarious existence in our society. Violence, unemployment, rejection, and death always lie in wait. The average lifespan of a transgender person is 30, a frightening statistic.  Director T. Cooper’s focuses on 4 transgender men. Each…

  • Scorsese on MCU

    The battle over the state of  modern cinema took a funny twist recently. Director Martin Scorsese weighed in by saying Marvel Cinematic Universe is not cinema. The backlash was swift. Do not attack a cultural movement. Martin, like so many others in Hollywood, has been left wondering what is his place in the new franchise…

  • Maybe or Maybe Not Trailers

    Chat Cinema crew Stevie, Kristin, and Breck are enthused about some film trailers.  While others they find less appealing.    Sponsored by #Beyerdynamic

  • Star Wars on the Rocks!

    A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away. Those words, etched in my memory from the first time I saw Star Wars A New Hope. Certain films mark my childhood. Luke, Leia, and Han have been a part of my life since 1977. The world Lucas created of simple good against evil is…

  • Berlinale Saved Me

    Berlinale Saved Me

    Rejection is a form of Protection  “It is not enough for a film festival to be righteous. The films shown should be engaging.” I did not attend the Berlinale this year “because of the limited space”.  The likely reason, the Chat Cinema podcast I produced criticising the festival.  Someone took offence.  Reading over the reviews of the…

  • #thisberlinale18

    #thisberlinale18

    What do two Berlinale enthusiast do in this age of hyper oversharing of opinions? Make a video of course! This is the first of many videos from the fest. The 68th edition of the German A list festival has many challenges this year; including calls from German film professionals for a radical change of course…

  • Wonder Woman Review

    The reviews for the new “Wonder Woman” film been favorable, my question is, why?  At best I found it average.  As far as a super hero film, it introduced nothing new to the genre, a clunking undertaking.  Director Patty Jenkins directed with paint by numbers approach that lacked focus.  Chris Pine was perfectly cast as…

  • Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Review

    Reading over the early reviews Guardians of the Galaxy 2 one expect the filmmakers had the sequel curse that befalls so many follow ups.  Sadly, it happened, the first film in the series was a fun but the newest chapter leaves a lot to be desired, “lazy” was a term used to describe the bigger…

  • Berlinale-Alternative List

    David Mouriquand’s alternative list for the festival. http://www.exberliner.com/blogs/the-berlinale-blog/the-berlinale-blog_2/