Tag Archives: Mel Gibson

A Cult Of One: The Bounty (1984)

July 30, 2023 flawintheiris

This is a semi-regular segment on FITI that shines a light on a feature distinctly unloved, or underloved, and for one reason or another deserves reappraisal. Directed by Roger Donaldson | Written by Robert Bolt and Ian Mune, from the book Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian by Richard Hough | 132 min | Tubi, VOD,… Read More

Boss Level review — Groundhog Day as a video-game actioner

July 16, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Joe Carnahan | Written by Carnahan, Chris Borey, and Eddie Borey | 94 min | Amazon Prime When we meet Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo), he's already died and been revived more than 140 times. He's been decapitated, crushed, and knocked into a bus. He's deep into this time loop scenario, so familiar from… Read More

Hacksaw Ridge review — Blood, Guts, and Conscientious Objection

November 3, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Mel Gibson | Written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan | 131 min Mel Gibson's fifth feature as director is a roaring return after a 10 year break, one that very much cleaves towards his favourite themes of individual heroism, faith, and martyrdom. You know it's a Gibson when the hero must abide… Read More

In Cinemas. August 15, 2014

August 16, 2014 flawintheiris

I have a real soft spot for Men On A Mission-style movies, and on paper I really like the idea of action legends Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Jet Li and their buddies getting together to shoot a lot of huge guns. Then why was The Expendables (2010) so dull? I suppose because you can't… Read More

Blockbuster Blues 2014: The Good and The Grim Prospects for This Season at The Movies

May 14, 2014 flawintheiris

This summer's blockbuster selection looks pretty dire, I gotta say. In April we had Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Transcendence. This month we've got The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Godzilla and X-Men: Days of Future Past. These are big-budget science fiction and fantasy films, highly anticipated, which make all in the Nerd Nation very happy—and me too. But the first three are… Read More

A Cult of One: Tequila Sunrise

March 6, 2013 flawintheiris

The last one of these digressions was also a Michelle Pfeiffer movie, but you shouldn't expect a pattern. Here's one that the critics were particularly cool on—it remains at 44% on Rotten Tomatoes. But it's a film that deserves a cult. I'm happy to be in it, even if I'm the only one. Tequila Sunrise… Read More

Tom Hardy as Mad Max

February 5, 2013 flawintheiris

Max's InterceptorSome of you may have seen this image when it made the rounds in December, but I'm just catching up. This is the first photo of Tom Hardy in the role that made Mel Gibson a star.George Miller's reboot of his post-apocalyptic Mad Max saga, called Mad Max: Fury Road, more than a decade… Read More

Jack Reacher review

January 21, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed and written by Christopher McQuarrie, adapting the Lee Child book, One Shot.A sad coincidence, I suppose, that I'm writing about Jack Reacher today, and earlier I heard of the death of Michael Winner, a British director who was responsible for a number of thrillers and action movies of the 1970s, movies Jack Reacher is directly… Read More

10 Things Hollywood Needs to Stop Doing Right Now

April 11, 2012 flawintheiris

Oh, I could probably come up with more than 10 things that I never, ever need to see again at my local multiplex, but these are the ones at the forefront of my mind, things that make me shake my head whenever I encounter them. So, let's get to it: Stop the "From The Producers… Read More

Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome series review

March 13, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by George Miller (and co-director George Ogilvie for Mad Max 3) Written by Miller and Terry Hayes The Mad Max trilogy has a special place in my heart. The first movie was released in 1979, an Australian low budget exploitation revenge drama. It imagines a world set “a few years from now” where a very… Read More