Tag Archives: Aaron Sorkin

Being the Ricardos review — I liked Lucy

December 27, 2021 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin | 131 min | Amazon Prime It's the mid-1950s and comedian Lucille Ball is the biggest thing on TV. Her sitcom I Love Lucy earns 60 million viewers a week. We know this because we're being told as much in the movie by the show's writers, interviewed in a… Read More

The Trial of the Chicago 7 review — Sorkin plays to his strengths

October 8, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin | 129 min | Netflix When your name is used to describe a certain speaking and writing style, you know you've made some kind of contribution to culture. Aaron Sorkin has done that with "Sorkinese," that distinctive, witty, politicized and rapid dialogue, perfected years ago on his TV series,… Read More

Molly’s Game review — Sorkin goes all in, but he’s got a tell

January 2, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Aaron Sorkin | Written by Sorkin, adapting the book by Molly Bloom | 140 min | Netflix At his best, Sorkin's words have a knack of making you feel smarter by listening to them. They zip, they zing, they inform, entertain, and surprise. We all felt it in A Few Good Men, Sportsnight,… Read More

Steve Jobs review — Tale of an Asshole

October 27, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Danny Boyle | Written by Aaron Sorkin, based on a book by Walter Isaacson| 122 min There's been some noise in the blogosphere about whether another Steve Jobs movie is even necessary. How much more do we need to hear about this guy? I've now seen the film, and the answer might be a… Read More

The Ides of March reviewed

October 20, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by George ClooneyWritten by Clooney, Grant Heslov andBeau Willimon, based on the play Farragut North by WillimonLet's start by talking about Aaron Sorkin.Maybe that's not fair. Because, lets face it, Sorkin is the king of political thrillers. Even when they're actually about sports, like Moneyball, or about crazy zeitgeist-chasing technology, like The Social Network,… Read More

Moneyball review

September 30, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by Bennett Miller | Written by Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, from a Stan Chervin story, adapted from a book by Michael Lewis | on Netflix The first thing Moneyball taught me is that those armchair loudmouths who call into sports shows are a bunch of know-nothing douchebags. Yeah, that's right. Sports radio is full… Read More