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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 3d

FlixChatter Review – TRON: ARES (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-l3a

The ultimate popcorn sci-fi experience with dazzling visuals, enhanced by #NineInchNails' brilliant score. It's easily my fave score of the year so far!

#TronAres #TronAresReview #moviesky #filmsky #cinemasky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 5d

Twin Cities Film Fest 2025 countdown – #Bugonia #Hamnet #Hedda #RentalFamily etc. + 10 Indie Films to Watch at TCFF this year wp.me/pxXPC-l1Q

Happy Sweet 16, TCFF! 🎉 #TCFF2025 runs from October 16 - 25 🎬🎞️🍿

#SupportIndieFilm #indiefilmsky #filmsky #moviesky

Twin Cities Film Fest 2025 countdown – BUGONIA, HAMNET, HEDDA, RENTAL FAMILY, etc. + 10 Indie Films to Watch at TCFF this year

Woo wee!! It’s less than 10 days away until the 2025 Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) touches down! The fest runs from October 16 – 25. More than 150 films will be showcased in a split fest…

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 6d

FlixChatter Review: ANEMONE (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-l1A

#DanielDayLewis hasn’t lost his mastery & passion for his craft as his son Ronan is still honing his directorial flair. His + #SeanBean's magnetic performance make this moody piece a worthwhile watch.

#Anemone #moviesky #filmsky #reviewsky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 9d

FlixChatter Review: THE LOST BUS (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-l1l

#MatthewMcConaughey + #AmericaFerrera go full throttle in #PaulGreengrass’ fiery docudrama that sometimes feel like a survival horror movie 🫣

Now streaming on #AppleTV+
#TheLostBus #docudrama #reviewsky #moviesky #filmsky

FlixChatter Review: THE LOST BUS (2025) – McConaughey + Ferrera go full throttle in Paul Greengrass’ fiery, action-packed docudrama

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 ha…

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 10d

Happy #LetterboxdFriday 🧡 My #LastFourWatched is quite eclectic 😆

Two good, albeit slow films bookmarked by a couple of meh ones… let’s hope the rest of October will be better!

#Letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 11d

FlixChatter Review: Mr. Blake At Your Service wp.me/pxXPC-l0Y

Love seeing #JohnMalkovich embracing his comedic side, hope he’d do more feel-good dramedies like this that offers a refreshing alternative to darker films out there.

#Frenchcinema #filmsky #moviesky @vertigorel.bsky.social

FlixChatter Review: Mr. Blake At Your Service – John Malkovich embraces his comedic side in this gentle, feel-good French dramedy

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 n…

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 12d

#HappyOctober 🍂🍁🌞 FlixChatter's SEPTEMBER Viewing Recap + Mini Reviews + Movie of the Month wp.me/pxXPC-l0p

#OneBattleAfterAnother is easily my fave film of September. Great to see that the latest #PTA movie lives up to the hype! 🤩

#monthlyrecap #moviesky #filmsky #cinemasky #streamingsky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 15d

Yeah, that final chase was exciting indeed. Well shot and Jonny Greenwood’s score makes is even more thrilling. The cast are great, love Benicio del Toro too!

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 16d

FlixChatter Review #OneBattleAfterAnother (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kZG

#PaulThomasAnderson crafts a wild & funny rollercoaster ride w/ a stellar cast! #LeoDiCaprio & #SeanPenn are MVPs but Chase Infiniti is impressive in her debut role.

#filmsky #moviesky #cinemasky
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FlixChatter Review: One Battle After Another (2025) – A wild and funny rollercoaster ride with a stellar cast that rarely loses its rhythm

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 …

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 17d

It's still Friday where I am... so happy #LetterboxdFriday 🎞️ Here's my #LastFourWatched 💻

It's definitely been a great week of movie-watching! 🤩

#Letterboxd

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 17d

FlixChatter Review: #OneBattleAfterAnother (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kZG

#PaulThomasAnderson crafts a wild & funny rollercoaster ride that rarely loses its rhythm. #LeonardoDiCaprio is a riot here and the entire cast is stellar!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#filmsky #cinemasky #moviesky
@warnerbrospictures.bsky.social

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 18d

FlixChatter Review: QUEEN OF THE RING wp.me/pxXPC-kZp

#EmilyBettRickards delivers a knockout performance as a trailblazing female wrestler Mildred Burke in this rousing biopic.

#QueenOfTheRing #sportsbiopic #wrestlingmovies #filmsky #moviesky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 20d

FlixChatter Review: ELEANOR THE GREAT (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kZ8

#ScarlettJohansson's directorial debut is decent, but #JuneSquibb is always great! Hope the nonagenarian would get more leading roles, as she's still as sharp & funny as ever!

#EleanorTheGreat #filmreview #filmsky #moviesky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 21d

FlixChatter Guest Review: HIM (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kYV via @tedsayd.bsky.social

A blood-soaked football horror film produced by #JordanPeele tackles the lengths a young athlete would go to achieve #NFL stardom.

#sportshorror #HIMMovie #HIMReview #filmsky #moviesky #horrorsky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 24d

FlixChatter Review: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kYn

Bummed that this was no good 😕 #MargotRobbie + #ColinFarrell’s tedious & schmaltzy fantasy romance lacks heart. I kept waiting for something profound to happen, but it never did.

#romancesky #moviesky #filmsky #reviewsky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 26d

FlixChatter Review: SWIPED (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kXS

The ever-so-versatile #LilyJames convincingly portrays a tech visionary, but #Swiped feels more like a sizzle reel masquerading as a biopic. Amusing to see #DanStevens play another Russian billionaire 😆

#moviesky #filmsky #streamingsky #Hulu

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 28d

FlixChatter Guest Review - The Long Walk (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kXC via @tedsayd.bsky.social

A solid adaptation of Stephen King's work, but it should have stuck with the book's original ending.

#StephenKing #TheLongWalk #TheLongWalkMovie #filmsky #moviesky @lionsgate.com

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · 29d

Hi David! Yes, it’s adorable!! It apparently inspired Ted Danson’s series A Man On The Inside.

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · Sep 13

Happy #LetterboxdFriday … a bit late to the party but here’s my #LastFourWatched

The last three were #directedbywomen 🧡 It’s been a good week of movie watching! 🎞️🍿🎬

#Letterboxd #Moviesky #Filmsky #cinemasky

The Mole Agent | Swiped | Eleanor the Great | Downton Abbey 3

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · Sep 13

FlixChatter Review – DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kXg

Not quite an epic farewell, but still delightful for franchise fans & period-drama lovers 🏰 Watching #DowntonAbbey often feels like indulging in comfort food or sipping a cozy cup of tea 🫖

#filmsky #moviesky #reviewsky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · Sep 11

Documentary Review: MATCH IN A HAYSTACK (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-_lB2 🇺🇦

A Ukrainian dance troupe's story of resistance & creation in wartime, produced by Misty Copeland 🩰 It powerfully highlights how the female dancers defiantly refuse to be silenced.

#documentarysky #filmsky #IStandWithUkraine

Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · Sep 8

EMMYS 2025: Chatting about THE PENGUIN’s Costume Design with Costume Designer & TV Academy Voter Resa McConaghy wp.me/pxXPC-kVv

We're rooting for Helen Huang to win for #ThePenguin!! 🏆✨

#Emmys2025 #Emmys #CostumeDesign #Emmysky #TVsky #Awardsky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · Sep 6

Happy Weekend all! 🥳

Here’s my review of THE GLASSWORKER wp.me/pxXPC-kUg Pakistan's gorgeous, Ghibli-inspired, first hand-drawn animated feature raised the bar in the country's animation scene.

#TheGlassworker #animatedfeature #anime #animationsky #moviesky @watermelonpictures.bsky.social

FlixChatter Review: THE GLASSWORKER – Pakistan’s gorgeous, Ghibli-inspired first hand-drawn animated feature

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 th…

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · Sep 5

FlixChatter Review: A Little Prayer (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kUU

David Strathairn is exquisite in this quiet but profound Southern family drama by 'Junebug' screenwriter Angus MacLachlan. Now playing in select theaters 🎞️

#ALittlePrayer @musicboxfilms.com #filmsky #indiesky #indiefilmsky #moviesky

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Ruth Maramis @rtmaramis.bsky.social · Sep 3

FlixChatter Guest Review: CAUGHT STEALING (2025) wp.me/pxXPC-kUB

#DarrenAronofsky’s hyper-violent crime thriller is a little too frantic and aimless.

#CaughtStealing #crimethriller #AustinButler #ZoeKravitz #MattSmith #filmsky #moviesky

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