Tag Archives: Andy Samberg

The Roses review — Less a war, more a series of skirmishes

August 28, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Jay Roach | Written by Tony McNamara, based on the book by Warren Adler | 105min | ▲▲▲1/2 If this movie, or its trailer, seems familiar that’s because there was another dark comedy adapting the source novel about a deeply acrimonious divorce back in 1989. It was called The War Of The Roses,… Read More

Lee review — Works as a war drama, less so a biopic

September 27, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Ellen Kuras | Written by Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee, and Lem Dobbs, based on the book by Antony Penrose | 116 min | ▲▲▲△△ A capsule review of this film ran on FITI during the coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival 2023 There's an exceptional movie to be made about… Read More

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse review — Exalted but exhausting

June 4, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson | Written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave Callaham | 140 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Netflix When I saw the first entry in this animated Spider-Man franchise, I was certainly in the minority for not gushing wildly over it. It's good, but the various… Read More

Palm Springs review — A timely, terrific romcom (with a twist)

December 17, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Max Barbakow | Written by Andy Siara | 90 min | On Demand "This is one of those infinite time loop situations you might've heard about," says Nyles (Andy Samberg), stuck in a repeating day at the California desert wedding where his girlfriend, Misty (Meredith Hagner), is a bridesmaid. Maid of Honour, Sarah… Read More

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping review — Don’t stop beliebing

June 13, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone | Written by Andy Samberg, Schaffer, and Taccone | 87 min | ▲▲▲△△ It's a tough job, satirizing the pop music scene in 2016. It's so shallow, disposable, and ridiculous that the funniest moments in Popstar still seem entirely plausible. Typical, even. But Schaffer, Taccone, and Samberg, otherwise known as The Lonely Island, take… Read More

Celeste and Jesse Forever review

September 10, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Lee Toland Krieger Written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack There's that saying that if you can't find a good job you should make one. If you're an actor, it means writing yourself a role. That's what Rashida Jones has done here in Celeste and Jesse Forever, a well-made indie romcom that cleaves… Read More