Tag Archives: John Lithgow

Killers Of The Flower Moon review — Crime epic gazes into the abyss

October 22, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Martin Scorsese | Written by Scorcese and Eric Roth, based on a book by David Grann | 206 min | ▲▲▲▲△ It's finally here, the much buzzed-about epic (in scope and length) crime drama/western from Martin Scorsese. The film based on the true story of the Osage, a Native American community who in… Read More

Bombshell review — Fox News expose does right by righteous anger

December 18, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Jay Roach | Written by Charles Randolph | 108 minutes | Crave Plus There's a couple things this movie gets really right, that make it worth adding to your holiday cinema binge. One is rage. It does a good job channelling the righteous rage of women who were preyed upon by a powerful… Read More

Late Night review — Progressive politics aren’t enough to make it work

June 17, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Nisha Ganatra | Written by Mindy Kaling | 102 min | Netflix Anyone who's been reading this blog lately, or following the FITI Twitter feed, will know what a big fan I am of Olivia Wilde's Booksmart, a film that works within a recognizable genre—the teen high-school comedy—while channeling some fairly progressive ideas,… Read More

The Accountant review — Buff Affleck Audits, Assassinates in Flawed Thriller

October 30, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Gavin O'Connor | Written by Bill Dubuque | 128 min A thriller for adults overstuffed with ideas is always better than one bereft and predictable. For that reason alone, The Accountant might be worth your time. It's also preposterous, maybe even borderline offensive, but manages to deliver on action beats even while a… Read More

Watching Robin Williams

August 17, 2014 flawintheiris

I figured I'd wait a few days before offering any kind of tribute to Robin Williams. Give the news a chance sink in. It seems to me a universal tragedy; someone so talented, so adored, would feel so despondent as to end his life. Depression doesn't discriminate. Of the more moving remembrances to the Oscar-winning actor… Read More

This Is 40 review

December 25, 2012 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Judd Apatow I think it's OK to say that Apatow is the most influential voice in Hollywood mainstream comedy in the past decade. He paid his dues in TV with two low-rated series (Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared) that have since garnered their own cults, and has directed The 40 Year Old… Read More

Rise of the Planet of the Apes and my problem with CGI

August 7, 2011 flawintheiris

Hello faithful reader! I went to Rise of the Planet of the Apes on Friday evening, and my capsule review is on The Coast site. Go check it out and then come back here. Have you done that? Cool. You'll see that I liked the movie—for the most part—as an engaging summer b-movie romp reigniting… Read More