Tag Archives: Chris Pine

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves review — It isn’t magical

April 5, 2023 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein | Written by Daley, Goldstein, and Michael Gilio | 134 min | ▲▲△△△ | Netflix The cinematic history of this globally popular role-playing game isn't exactly stellar. Back in 2000 there was a feature starring Marlon Wayans, Thora Birch, and Jeremy Irons, a theatrical bomb… Read More

Don’t Worry Darling review — F*ck the Patriarchy!

September 29, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Olivia Wilde | Written by Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke | 123 min | ▲▲▲▲▲ | Netflix It's been a long time since a feature arrived in cinemas more freighted in tabloid rumour and production scuttlebutt. It's been hard to avoid tales of the former cast member sent packing,… Read More

All The Old Knives review — Romantic spy thriller goes to dark places

April 18, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Janus Metz | Written by Olen Steinhauer, based on his novel | 101 min | ▲▲▲△△| Amazon Prime Here's a thriller freighted with regret. Two former lovers, Henry (Chris Pine) and Celia (Thandiwe Newton), meet in Carmel, California, at a seaside resto. Eight years earlier, in 2012, they were part of a CIA… Read More

Wonder Woman 1984 review — Amazonian return a mixed bag

December 28, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Patty Jenkins | Written by Jenkins, Geoff Johns, and Dave Callaham | 153 min | Crave Plus and On Demand The long delayed superhero sequel finally arrives with a jolt of frisson. It's been so long since we've seen a full-on blockbuster of this sort, even if most of us — in Halifax… Read More

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse review — Trippy visuals work with swinging story

December 27, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman | Written by Rothman and Phil Lord | 117 min | Netflix An animated return to Spider-Man from Sony, who signed away the rights to live-action Spider-tales back to Marvel, but can still use the character in animation. Call him the Loophole Wallcrawler. Everything about Sony's… Read More

Now on Canadian Netflix: December 2018

December 19, 2018 flawintheiris

Roma One could make an argument last year's Mudbound was the feature that signalled Netlfix's prestige drama interest, readying their horses for the annual Oscar race. Roma is really the tipping point, a film with the critical momentum to suggest it could actually take the Best Picture statuette. I'd be surprised, simply because it's much… Read More

10 Great Tom Hardy roles

October 26, 2018 flawintheiris

I was listening to a podcast recently looking back at Christopher Nolan's Inception, and the hosts mused about Tom Hardy, what an impact his presence had on the film, and whether this was his breakout role in Hollywood. There's no doubt that even in an ensemble as well-assembled as this, his presence shone. One of the… Read More

A Wrinkle In Time review — Lots of icing, not much cake

March 18, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Ava DuVernay | Written by Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell, based on the novel by Madeleine L'Engle | 109 min It's been a long time since I watched a movie that could be described as so Disney-esque, and unfortunately I mean that as a pejorative. A Wrinkle In Time is sparkly and frothy and… Read More

Wonder Woman review — Amazon Warrior For The Win

June 5, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Patty Jenkins | Written by Allan Heinberg, Jason Fuchs, and Zack Snyder | 142 min That sound you heard this past weekend was the massive, communal exhale by millions of filmgoers who made Wonder Woman the huge hit it deserves to be. The movie is the long-awaited female-led summer superhero picture that matches… Read More

New on Canadian Netflix: April 2017

April 24, 2017 flawintheiris

Here's a cross-section of a number of mildly-to- solidly recommended films recently made available on Canadian Netflix. (You can click on the movie titles to read my original reviews where I've written them in the past.) For me, Netflix is a go-to usually to watch films I’ve already seen or to give the odd TV… Read More