In Cinemas: Friday, December 4, 2015 — Legend, Krampus, A Royal Night Out, Life

December 4, 2015 flawintheiris

I've been really looking forward to Legend, based largely on my appreciation for Tom Hardy—here in two roles as the Krays, the London gangster brothers who ruled over the city's East End in the 1960s. To be frank, the movie is a bit of a mess, but Hardy makes it watchable with his prowling, dangerous presence. Go…Read More

Legend review — Hardy impresses in a so-so gangster movie

December 3, 2015 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Brian Helgeland | Based on a book by John Pearson | 131 min Back in 1990, Peter Medak directed a feature called The Krays, starring Spandau Ballet's Gary and Martin Kemp as the real life East End London gangster brothers. A gritty, anti-glamour docudrama about the their 1960s underworld reign, the…Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS: Ep. 016 “Lost In Space”

December 1, 2015 flawintheiris

On this week's podcast, Stephen Cooke and I consider movies where people go beyond the stars, inspired by the recent release of The Martian. We revisit Robinson Crusoe On Mars, Silent Running, Capricorn One, The Black Hole, Saturn 3, Event Horizon, Solaris, and Europa Report, with a glance at a few galactic voyagers and misadventures…Read More