by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor

I just can’t write even a #MiniMovieReview for everything I see, as it still requires research and contemplative writing to create my goal of “A lot said in a modicum of words”.  

Which means there’s a lot of stuff I only post to social media which disappears from my feed too quickly; so that’s what this page is for, the even quicker or “Super” Mini Movie Reviews and random thoughts, including Misc TV & Entertainment Tidbits.

Jump To Posts on: CHAD | DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD | ELLIOT PAGE | EMILY IN PARIS | FRENCH EXIT |FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR REUNION | GODZILLA VS KONG |HBO MAX | I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS | LETTERBOXD MOVIES WATCHED 2021 |LETTERBOXD Classic Movies from 70’s 80’s 90’s Seeing First Time 2020/2021 | LETTERBOXD Favorite Friendship Driven Movies | LOVECRAFT COUNTRY | MAD ABOUT YOU REBOOT| MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM | MLK FBI | MY OCTOPUS TEACHER | NEWS OF THE WORLD | MARTIN EDEN | PINK ALL I KNOW SO FAR | PROFILE | RITZ 5 REOPENS |RIP DAVID L. LANDER | SAVE YOURSELF | SOUND OF METAL | SUPERNOVA |

THE DIG| THE FATHER |THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT | THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND | THE LIFE AHEAD | THE MAGICIANS | THE MIDNIGHT SKY |THE MAURITANIAN |THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT | THE TRIAL OF CHICAGO 7 | THE TRIP TO GREECE | THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS | THE UNITED STATES VS BILLIE HOLIDAY | THE WHITE TIGER | THUNDER FORCE | UPLOAD | Vintage: CRIMES OF THE HEART | Vintage: THE GOONIES | WANDAVISION

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Best & Worst Movies of 2020

END OF THE YEAR WRAP-UP THOUGHTS

PINK: ALL I KNOW SO FAR

PROFILE

VINTAGE: THE GOONIES

Added another notch to my @letterboxd list Classic Movies from 70’s 80’s 90’s Seeing First Time 2020/2021 THE GOONIES (1985)
Weird being a big fan of @Stranger_Things knowing this movie inspired that series, but seeing it in reverse https://t.co/cmN54ktK4e pic.twitter.com/sN5OsOHmPW

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 18, 2021

THUNDER FORCE

Just watched #ThunderForce @netflix The Food Stylist deserves an Oscar for the raw chicken scenes#MelissaMcCarthy #OctaviaSpencer #BenFalcone #Foodandfilm https://t.co/kIJlqMm08z pic.twitter.com/Q9scTOT1Yd

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 11, 2021

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT

Finally getting a chance to check out #TheFlightAttendant @hbomax Immediate take off and hits the ground running #KaleyCuoco is a perfectly f’d up mess
pic.twitter.com/h98mXlmpZh

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 10, 2021

Up till 2 am binging THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT https://t.co/ZlshslXdN1#DollyParton #hereyoucomeagain

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 10, 2021

CHAD

CHAD @TBSNetwork premieres tonight (4/6) 10:30pm the late time slot because although Nasim Pedrad plays a 14 year-old, the series skews older and it’s funny, in the most cringe worthy of ways. Saw #SXSW preview https://t.co/Kywkex8aW6 pic.twitter.com/uJJRtceuF9

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 6, 2021

GODZILLA VS KONG

Just watched GODZILLA vs KONG dor Adam Wingate@warnerbros @Legendary
Hope both of these Titans are vaccinated cause that’s a lot of droplets #GodzillaVsKong
Available in theaters and @hbomax pic.twitter.com/nv0NBkh7wc

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) March 31, 2021

I didn’t write a review for #GodzillaVsKong cause how do you compete against @JimmyKimmelLive kids Jane & Billy’s running commentary on just the trailer https://t.co/PMrz520UaI via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/EJMRS7ZP4x

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 7, 2021

THE UNITED STATES VS BILLIE HOLIDAY

#Oscars Countdown Finally watched THE UNITED STATES vs BILLIE HOLIDAY @hulu
Lee Daniels should have gotten Best Director nom and Andra Day! deserves that golden statue!https://t.co/GzGLgl59fx pic.twitter.com/S9CErt70Q6

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) March 28, 2021

MY OCTOPUS TEACHER

#Oscars2021 Countdown – I just watched @netflix MY OCTOPUS TEACHER these creatures are like superheros, they’ve got all kinds of powers and tricks up their tentacles. And also, the whole relationship put me in mind of “Charlotte’s Web” #myoctopusteacher #documentarynomination pic.twitter.com/lkEEZ4KDXl

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) March 24, 2021

THE MAURITANIAN

#TheMauritanian dir Kevin Macdonald starring Jodie Foster “I’d rather make movies that I care about that are really meaningful that I feel like really stand for something than make a whole bunch of movies,” Foster says.

Stay tuned for T&T #MiniMovieReview https://t.co/hU9KuA3RWk

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) February 12, 2021

MLK/FBI

#AwardsSeason glad I finally watched dir Sam Pollard @IFCFilms
MLK/FBI on #MLKDay2021, but wished I’d seen it before the PFCC vote.
You think you’ve heard it all, but there’s always more and good reminders of the struggle. And our place in it now. pic.twitter.com/QKHKCU5Egt

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 19, 2021

Vintage #SuperMiniMovieReview: CRIMES OF THE HEART

I just watched CRIMES OF THE HEART (1986) for the first time. Didn’t love it. Too much exposition and screeching. I bet it’s weird to play melodrama cause you’re supposed to chew the scenery. Sissy Spacek is luminous, surprisingly outshining Jessica Lange pic.twitter.com/uAmkyyiXbJ

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) February 21, 2021

THE MAGICIANS

DISNEY+/MARVEL WANDA VISION

#MarvelMoment Just finished ep 6 & 7 of #WandaVison and as usual, needed to look up the comic lore behind the big reveal … https://t.co/Q6pAdfXRZU

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) February 21, 2021

Mad About You Reboot

Just found the @madaboutyoutv reboot on @PrimeVideo this used to be one of my favorite shows. Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser timing still works. Good casting on college age Mable (Abby Quinn) Fun, nostalgic watch#MadAboutYou pic.twitter.com/WPQnGCABx4

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 25, 2021

I really enjoyed this 12 episode reboot of “Mad About You” the entire rhythm of the show picked up where it left off.  Definitely felt like these people stayed together the last 20 odd years loving and annoying the hell outta each other. Mark remarrying a black woman (Kecia Lewis) after Fran left him seemed exactly what that character would have done, and damn she can sing!

PHILADELPHIA’s LANDMARK RITZ 5
MOVIE THEATER REOPENS

#MovieNews @LandmarkLTC RITZ 5 is reopening 1/16/21. It’s showing films that have a good chance at #Oscars2021 noms.

Thankfully, I’ve seen them all via screeners & platforms. Who’s heading back to the theaters this weekend in Philly?#PhillyCalendar #Phillyspotlight pic.twitter.com/BNolr28B5j

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 13, 2021

Super #MiniMovieReview MARTIN EDEN

#AwardsSeason #InternationalFilm MARTIN EDEN – Luca Marinelli has so much presence in this film – enormous Chi. The likeability of the character is intentionally questionable, but acting https://t.co/f8sFmKgn14 via @YouTube

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 12, 2021

Super #MiniMovieReview THE WHITE TIGER

Super #MiniMovieReview SOUND OF METAL

Super #MiniMovieReview THE DIG

Super #MiniMovieReview THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND

Super #MiniMovieReview THE MIDNIGHT SKY

Super #MiniMovieReview ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

Super #MiniMovieReview THE LIFE AHEAD

Super #MiniMovieReview I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS

Just watched I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS @Netflix writer/director Charlie Kaufman what utter existential nonsense.Waste of time! Worse than Darren Aronofsky’s MOTHER! pic.twitter.com/j7vVI0Sf9D

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) December 13, 2020

Super #MiniMovieReview DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD

#AwardsSeason DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD @netflix I get what this black comedy doc was trying to accomplish, but it missed the mark and became a tiresome prank and overlong home movie#dickjohnsonisdead #MiniMovieReview pic.twitter.com/0nlZxTknB6

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) December 28, 2020

Super #MiniMovieReview FRENCH EXIT

I’ve now watched Lucas Hedges cross the Atlantic twice on an Ocean Liner last week as the beloved nephew of Meryl Steep LET THEM ALL TALK and now as the devoted son to Michelle Pfeiffer FRENCH EXIT pic.twitter.com/dIEXiMjdTy

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) December 20, 2020

— La Pfeiffer (@La_Pfeiffer) December 20, 2020

Super #MiniMovieReview THE FATHER

Watched THE FATHER starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman, it’s almost as confusing as TENET but also heartbreaking, it hurts to see a grown man call out for his mother, especially when you think of that man as Hannibal Lecter https://t.co/SG7bjwiEAI via @YouTube

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) December 21, 2020

 MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Winner

#AwardsSeason Best FILM OF 2020 – Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Winner: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM!@MaRaineyFilm #MaRaineyFilm https://t.co/uXBfwL19Ix pic.twitter.com/y7DBTQzNLb

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 17, 2021

Of course tonight was all about watching MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM and the Behind the Scenes special after @netflix . Fantastic production across the board but Chadwick Boseman & Viola Davis #slayed #Oscars #MaRaineyFilm #AugustWilson pic.twitter.com/XUgEIwt4E7

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) December 19, 2020

August Wilson: “In a world dominated by white culture, the Black must be strong enough not only to survive but to reestablish his own identity and heritage”… https://t.co/D3JeOZaTAd

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) December 19, 2020

Super #MiniMovieReview NEWS OF THE WORLD

I can’t explain why this off-the-cuff post on “News of the World”, caught organic lightening! I posted it at Midnight after watching the screener as just a first thoughts type of thing. But look how many views, likes, comments and shares, the most ever for any post of my 11 years doing this. I didn’t spend a dime and it continues to get attention everyday since I posted – weird!

RIP DAVID L. LANDER BELOVED KOOKY SQUIGGY OF LENNY & SQUIGGY ON LAVERNE & SHIRLEY

Warner Bros. Goes All In With HBO MAX

Read what others are saying about how this new deal affects whether or not we ever return to the movie theaters – LinkedIn

ELLEN PAGE ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO ELLIOT PAGE AND TRANSGENDER IDENTIFICATION

SAVE YOURSELVES
Written & Directed Eleanor Wilson & Alex Huston Fischer

A young Brooklyn couple ((Sunita Mani & John Paul Reynolds)) head to an upstate cabin to unplug from their phones and reconnect with each other. Blissfully unaware of their surroundings, they are left to their own devices as the planet falls under attack.

Tinsel & Tine captured excerpts of Q&A for SAVE YOURSELVES by Eleanor Wilson & Alex Huston Fischer during #Sundance2020

It’s a wacky, aliens attack premise involving a hipster-ish couple trying to unplug, now streaming on @PrimeVideo https://t.co/KmwDyFPqrD pic.twitter.com/vqYKcDZlNo

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) November 21, 2020

NETFLIX THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Written & Directed by Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Rylance

Tinsel & Tine Super #MiniMovieReview THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 yet another travesty in American History and yet so entertainingly retold. It’s obvious Aaron Sorkin loved writing for the Abbie Hoffman character.

And I like this review – https://t.co/S2NIoxFUGe pic.twitter.com/FHzip6khwU

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) November 30, 2020

NETFLIX SERIES EMILY IN PARIS
Starring LILY COLLINS

Just watched 1st two ep of #EmilyInParis Darren Star knows just how to make you fall fast in love with a character and #LilyCollins So far j’adore https://t.co/fvXT18R0CK

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) November 28, 2020

DOLLY PARTON ORNAMENT BY ROKA ROCKS ! AVAILABLE NOW …

I have to go back and watch the final episode of THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR I know they sold the house, but I can’t really remember what happened to each character…

The FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR REUNION on @hbomax was everything! But especially the reunion with the OG Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert) & Will Smith, that was something to witness. So human, So real pic.twitter.com/GkkCNSjNZA

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) November 22, 2020

Like Everyone Else I Feel in Love with
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT on Netflix!
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy

#QueensGambit AGREE! Love this sentence “The show is ambitious, beautiful, and creative. For the love of god, it finds a way to inject sex appeal into chess. It hints at trauma enough to belong just fine in this TV moment while at the same time breaking away from it.”

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) November 12, 2020

Which was in response to this Buzz Feed News Article on the Anya Taylor-Joy Chess playing surprisingly engaging mini-series – There’s A Very Good Reason Why Everyone Is Watching “The Queen’s Gambit”

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY

Thank you @HBO @MishaGreen @jurneesmollett @bad_robot @Monkeypaw @LovecraftHBO
10 Weeks of Incredible Storytelling gonna be #Emmys All Around!!! https://t.co/HJXhN3vulu

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) October 19, 2020

EVERY MONDAY LOVED TUNING INTO THE SAFE TRIBBLE TRAVEL GUIDE LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Recap and Rehash

THE TRIP TO GREECE

#TheTripToGreece Love this THE TRIP series by Michael Winterbottom starring Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon in fab locales, eating sumptuous meals, while doing impressions, being erudite and sharing an odd friendship – now on @huluhttps://t.co/THGPsmK7Bq

— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) October 4, 2020

T&T’s THE TRIP post from 2011

T&T’s THE TRIP TO ITALY POST FROM 2014

Was Very Upset to Hear The Regal Riverview
Movie Theater had to Throw in the Towel.

I get it, but it’s another sign that returning to movie theaters post-COVID may not be a thing…

If You Haven’t seen UPLOAD on Amazon Prime – See it before Season 2 starts! Really one of my favorite escapes during the early days of Sheltering in Place…

UPLOAD – (on Amazon Greg Daniels) It’s crazy to me that I love this show because I don’t just dislike but down deep hate THE OFFICE, PARKS AND RECREATION and KING OF THE HILL – I know that’s sacrilege to a lot of people, but in fact, if I had known Upload was a Greg Daniels show before watching, I wouldn’t have started it. But this show seems to have a completely different kind of absurdist tone that sits well with me that the others don’t.

Upload takes place in the not too distant future. The main character is Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell) he’s a very good looking white guy who dies, well actually he’s killed, which the audience knows but we don’t know really why. Well, that not actually true either, he’s nearly killed and convinced to Upload. Most everyone else thinks his death was the result of a malfunctioning self-driving car.  Anyway, his consciousness or soul is uploaded to a “digital afterlife program.” It’s like a permanent resort or retirement village called Lakeview. He can still call and chat with his living friends and family, and he can see what’s happening on giant screens. But the technology doesn’t yet exist to download deceased people back into a physical body. In fact it’s messy when they try.

Lakeview is created and run by a big Amazon like corporation, who tries to sell them stuff within the program, added extras as if you were in a video game.  And it’s things like this that really make me a fan of the series, because the show is more sci-fi than comedy, although there are two very funny side characters (Aleesh, Zainab Johnson & Luke, Kevin Bigley). There’s great world building going on.  They think of little details, like they can simulate peeing, but the stream never misses the toilet and they can have simulated sex with someone in the real world if that person is wearing a sensitivity suit and just other great things and malfunctions that you imagine would happen if this kinda consciousness uploading was an actual business.

Nathan’s rather vacuous girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards) pays for his After-life – only, he was trying to breakup with her before his death, now he’s beholden to her.  Only, he’s falling for Nora (Andy Allo) the Customer Service Rep for Lakeview, what they call “Angels”, Nora is this cute mixed race chick who lives in the real world and she’s found herself becoming too close to Nathan which is forbidden on the job and she’s also helping to solve the case of his murder…

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