Tag Archives: Danny Boyle

Yesterday review — Too many bum notes spoil the song

June 28, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Danny Boyle | Written by Richard Curtis and Jack Barth | 116 min | Crave Plus In the current spree of musical biopics like Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, and whatever Mamma Mia is, Yesterday arrives with a genuinely clever premise, stoked by a lot of excitement around one of the best trailers in years:… Read More

T2: Trainspotting review — Choose Life, Choose Middle Age

April 4, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Danny Boyle | Written by John Hodge, adapting the novel Porno by Irvine Welsh | 117 min The late-coming sequel is a dicey proposition, but if you're gonna do it, it's nice to see the old gang get together—many of the original creative team in front and behind the camera from the 1996 film… Read More

Steve Jobs review — Tale of an Asshole

October 27, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Danny Boyle | Written by Aaron Sorkin, based on a book by Walter Isaacson| 122 min There's been some noise in the blogosphere about whether another Steve Jobs movie is even necessary. How much more do we need to hear about this guy? I've now seen the film, and the answer might be a… Read More

Trance review

April 27, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Danny Boyle Written by Joe Ahearne and John Hodge Like Steven Soderbergh, Danny Boyle is that rare filmmaker who can be called an auteur without really being a screenwriter. And just like Soderbergh, Boyle is so friggin' talented and confident in his camerawork, editing, and general cinematic verve that he can make the… Read More

Top 20 Movies of 2000-2010

September 1, 2012 flawintheiris

This ends my trawl of the internets to find materials I wrote about movies before I started this blog two years ago, materials unseen by anyone but my friends. I hope it proves to be of some use to all y'all. The criteria for choosing the best films of a decade is different than… Read More