Tag Archives: Adria Arjona

Splitsville review — A comedy that can’t commit

September 4, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Michael Angelo Covino | Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin | 104 min | ▲▲▲ Here's a screwball comedy about two wealthy couples that's raunchy, funny, and occasionally astute about relationships, but one that leans into physical comedy rather than trusting the situations to carry the laughs — it works against the very… Read More

Blink Twice review — Zoë Kravitz’s vision is fire

August 27, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Zoë Kravitz | Written by Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum | ▲▲▲▲△ | Amazon Prime Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) are pals and work as servers at big events, but one quick change into formal wear later and they're in the company of Slater King (Channing Tatum), a billionaire who's done some… Read More

Hit Man review — Twisty, terrific script kills

July 8, 2024 flawintheiris

A capsule version of this review appeared on FITI in September 2023 during coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Richard Linklater | Written by Linklater and Glen Powell, from an article by Skip Hollandsworth | 115 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Netflix, Hoopla This is probably the best script Linklater’s worked with since… Read More

Morbius review — Predictably batty, but not the worst

June 13, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Daniel Espinosa | Written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless | 104 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Netflix It still surprises me this movie exists. Due to the weird rules dictating Marvel Comics character licensing, Sony has the rights to a host of villains from the pantheon of Spider-Man comics around which they've been… Read More