Super #MiniMovieReviews
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
2020 couldn’t stop me from still seeing enough Movies to post my end of the year – Best and Worst List! …
Posted by LeAnne Lindsay on Friday, January 8, 2021
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)
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 18, 2021
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
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 🍸
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 10, 2021
😍 👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/h98mXlmpZh
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
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) March 31, 2021
Hope both of these Titans are vaccinated cause that’s a lot of droplets #GodzillaVsKong
Available in theaters and @hbomax pic.twitter.com/nv0NBkh7wc
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 🤎👏🏾
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) March 28, 2021
Lee Daniels should have gotten Best Director nom and Andra Day! 💯 deserves that golden statue!https://t.co/GzGLgl59fx pic.twitter.com/S9CErt70Q6
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.
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) February 12, 2021
Stay tuned for T&T #MiniMovieReview https://t.co/hU9KuA3RWk
MLK/FBI
#AwardsSeason glad I finally watched dir Sam Pollard @IFCFilms
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 19, 2021
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
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
So happy The Magicians is back on Netflix 😊 ✨So sad it’s the final season 😌 But man has it been a magical, pop-culture,…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
DISNEY+/MARVEL WANDA VISION
Starting today Streaming on Disney+ WANDA VISION MCU Series starring Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlett Witch…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Friday, January 15, 2021
#WandaVision Post Update 2/8/21 *Spoilers* Okay, so I’m caught up! Love seeing “the show” through the lens of the…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Tuesday, February 2, 2021
#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.
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 13, 2021
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
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
#AwardsSeason #MiniMovieReview THE WHITE TIGER Netflix an ambitious driver, from a low Caste, Balram Halwai (Adarsh…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Super #MiniMovieReview SOUND OF METAL
#AwardsSeason SOUND OF METAL Amazon Studios (writer/director Darius Marder) starring Riz Ahmed & Oliva Cooke – I was…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Friday, January 1, 2021
Super #MiniMovieReview THE DIG
#AwardsSeason THE DIG starring Carey Mulligan & Ralph Fiennes starts streaming on Netflix 1/15/21, but counts for 2020…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Sunday, January 3, 2021
Super #MiniMovieReview THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND
#awardsseason THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (dir Judd Apatow) starring Pete Davidson – there’s a part in this movie when…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Saturday, January 2, 2021
Super #MiniMovieReview THE MIDNIGHT SKY
Super #MiniMovieReview ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
FINALLY got to see ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI! Every accolade I’ve heard thus far is true in my book! Oscars should go…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Super #MiniMovieReview THE LIFE AHEAD
#AwardsSeason THE LIFE AHEAD (La vita davanti a sé) I’ve finally found someone to nominate for breakthrough performance…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Tuesday, December 29, 2020
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
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— 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
Just watched NEWS OF THE WORLD dir Paul Greengrass with Tom Hanks. It’s basically THE MANDALORIAN with a blonde asset….
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Thursday, December 17, 2020
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
David L. Lander, Squiggy on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies at 73 Oh, sad day! #LaverneandShirley still one of my all time…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Saturday, December 5, 2020
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
I gotta say, Ellen Page’s announcement of now being Elliot Page is very unexpected. Never would have thought of Page as…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Tuesday, December 1, 2020
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
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) November 21, 2020
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
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.
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) November 30, 2020
And I like this review – https://t.co/S2NIoxFUGe pic.twitter.com/FHzip6khwU
#AwardsSeason2020 Love this hardcover book with great onset photos and screenplay @TheChicago7film https://tinseltine.com/misc-movie-tv-news-tidbits/_wp_link_placeholder Netflix #TrialoftheChicago7
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Saturday, December 26, 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 …
When the COVID-19 Moderna Vaccine started making headlines, so did Dolly Parton, due to a tweet earlier this year – “My…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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
Just finished Netflix’s THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT Bravo! It was as masterfully created as Beth Harmon’s Chess prowess:…
Posted by LeAnne Lindsay on Wednesday, November 11, 2020
#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
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) October 19, 2020
10 Weeks of Incredible Storytelling gonna be #Emmys All Around!!! https://t.co/HJXhN3vulu
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…
#MovieNews This is very disheartening to me as I practically lived at this theater. I think the only one I frequented…
Posted by Tinsel & Tine on Thursday, November 12, 2020
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…