Category Archives: Series Reviews

Revisiting the Bourne Trilogy

July 30, 2012 flawintheiris

I decided to rewatch the immensely popular and influential Universal Pictures action franchise this weekend in advance of its relaunch August 10 with The Bourne Legacy. I say "relaunch" because it's not just another sequel — the director of the second and third film, Paul Greengrass, chose not to return, as did the lead, Matt…Read More

Kevin Smith’s 10 movies reviewed

March 13, 2012 flawintheiris

Oh, yeah. I forgot to link to this. Here are my thoughts on Kevin Smith's cinematic output, in a feature I wrote up at The Coast. I wrote about the first nine, while Matthew Ritchie covered Red State, which remains unseen by me.Read More

Bill Murray’s movies

July 23, 2011 flawintheiris

Through the rest of July and August, there's a Bill Murray film festival happening here in Halifax. Every Friday night you can check out one of his movies down at the waterfront: Outdoor movie joy. The big ones are represented, including Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Rushmore. This week I wrote a piece in The…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