Spectre review — So Big, So Beautiful, But a Bit Blah

November 7, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Sam Mendes | Written by John Logan, Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, Jez Butterworth, from a story by Logan, Purvis and Wade, based on the Ian Fleming character | 148 min "Bond is back... and this time, it's personal!" This could have been the cheekily lame tagline for each of the four Daniel Craig…Read More

In Cinemas: Friday, November 6, 2015 — Spectre, Room, The Peanuts Movie, Miss You Already, Devour Food Film Fest, and this week at Carbon Arc…

November 6, 2015 flawintheiris

If you're looking for something different in your film diet, check out what's on offer at the independent cinema Carbon Arc (where I do some programming) this weekend. We're showing sharp indie pictures both Friday and Saturday night: Sundance darling Tangerine (Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 9pm), and Court (Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 7pm), an Indian legal drama that won awards…Read More

Spectre is coming…

November 4, 2015 flawintheiris

On Friday the new James Bond 007 movie opens in cinemas. Having enjoyed the adventures of the suave, ruthless British spy since I was knee-high to Nick Nack, the arrival of a new one brings a cinematic thrill unlike any other. My excitement over a new 007, stoked by the positive notices from the UK…Read More

Our Brand Is Crisis review — Confused Message Sinks Comedy

November 3, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by David Gordon Green | Written by Peter Straughan from a documentary by Rachel Boynton | 107 min. Neither fish nor fowl, as they say, this is a political dramedy that features both Sandra Bullock vomiting into a wastepaper basket and discussions of how politics can eat away the soul. This struggle to sustain…Read More