Tag Archives: Kristen Wiig

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

Reviews from The Vault: Vol. 6 — Quirky Gems

August 7, 2019 flawintheiris

From 2005 to 2009 I was a programmer on CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, every Sunday morning hosting The Love & Hate Movie Show. I talked about what I was seeing and revisited some of my favourite films of old, pretty much what I do now here on FITI. I still have a lot of… Read More

Downsizing review — Bigger and more peculiar than it sounds

January 4, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Alexander Payne | Written by Payne and Jim Taylor | 135 min It may be the prestige season's least-buzzed feature, but Alexander Payne, an award-winner for his wry, humanist dramedies (Sideways, The Descendants, Nebraska) has delivered a film that skews contrary to its marketing and to audience expectations. Don't let that put you… Read More

New On Canadian Netflix: June/July 2017

July 24, 2017 flawintheiris

Here are 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.) *One note: In May I recommended Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, a film when I first saw it back… Read More

Sausage Party review — Mayhem with Munchies

August 25, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon | Written by Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg, with the story by Rogen, Goldberg, and Jonah Hill | 89 min | ▲▲▲△△ Rarely, if ever, have I seen a movie that felt more like the product of a bunch of dudes sitting around, getting really… Read More

Ghostbusters (2016) review — A Familiar Scare

July 15, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Paul Feig | Written Feig, Katie Dippold, based on Ghostbusters (1984), written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis | 116 min | ▲▲▲△△ I always enjoyed the original Ghostbusters when it showed up on TV. For years it was inescapable, and as a result has become one of those universally beloved films from the… Read More

The Martian review — Deep Space Hokum

October 2, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Ridley Scott | Written by Drew Goddard from a book by Andy Weir | 141 min Sometimes professionalism is its own reward, and sometimes it isn't. Ridley Scott is a craftsperson of the highest order, and here he delivers a very well-made film crammed with entertainment, if you can manage to ignore the… Read More

The Diary Of A Teenage Girl review — The Truth About Teen Lust

August 20, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Marielle Heller, Written by Heller adapting the Phoebe Gloeckner illustrated novel It's a sticky proposition: How do you tell the story of a 15-year-old girl who loses her virginity to her mother's 35-year-old boyfriend, complete with lots of nudity and sex scenes, without it being queasy-making, salacious, or exploitative? The Diary Of A… Read More

The Skeleton Twins review — A drama that needs more drama

October 9, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Craig Johnson, written by Johnson and Mark Heyman Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig, the leads in this drama about suicidal siblings, are great together. We know that already—there's an ease honed over years working together on Saturday Night Live. But just because they're talented comics, and can deliver on the lighter moments in… Read More

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty review

January 14, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Ben StillerWritten by Steven Conrad, adapting the book by James ThurberI was a little late to this Christmas season-release, so I'd read a few mixed reviews in advance. My expectations had been adjusted, accordingly, which I think was a good thing. I recognized the many places where it doesn't work, while appreciating the… Read More