Tag Archives: Anne Hathaway

Serenity (2019) review — Sweaty thriller spoiled in the twist

January 29, 2019 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Steven Knight | 106 min | Prime Video My co-host Stephen Cooke and I have been getting into the work of M. Night Shyamalan on our podcast, LENS ME YOUR EARS (Episode #74), where I out myself as an apologist for the Philadelphia filmmaker. I have time for a storyteller as… Read More

Ocean’s 8 review — A sharp, entertaining spin-off

June 8, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Gary Ross | Written by Ross and Olivia Milch | 110 min Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) is Danny Ocean's little sister, and she's very much into thievery, the family business. We meet her as she's released from a stretch in prison, and the first thing she does is scam a department store for beauty… Read More

Colossal review — The sleep of sobriety produces monsters

April 26, 2017 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo | 109 min It may not make you feel as awkward or uncomfortable as, say, The Lobster or Swiss Army Man, two of 2016's most singular features—delightful in at least their resistance to easy categorization—but Colossal is the first of this year's indie films to reach for righteous individuality, and deserves to… Read More

The Intern review — Old School Syrup

September 27, 2015 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Nancy Myers | 121 min. Sometimes I miss this kind of old-fashioned Hollywood product, which we see infrequently these days. Then I watch one and I remember how totally hokey it can be. Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) is a retiree, a widower, and a restless 70-something Brooklynite looking to fill his… Read More

Reviews: The Homesman, Men Women & Children, Song One, Gemma Bovery, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Black Sea

May 4, 2015 flawintheiris

A few thoughts on movies now available on VOD, DVD and Blu-Ray The Homesman A powerfully sui generis western, the kind of a story that steps over so many of the generic Hollywood screenwriting conventions you'll never see where it's going. Director and star Tommy Lee Jones adapts a Glendon Swarthout novel about a woman… Read More

Interstellar review — A grand (and sometimes head-scratching) space adventure

November 8, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Christopher Nolan, written by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan | Netflix Steven Spielberg reportedly once said if he could go back he'd change the ending of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Once Spielberg had kids, he realized the Richard Dreyfuss character, Roy Neary, would never have left his family behind to go into space… Read More

2013 Academy Award Nominations: Random Questions and Observations

January 12, 2013 flawintheiris

They came out yesterday morning, a Thursday (weirdly), and this is the first chance I've had to get my thoughts down on the nominees.This year there are few outright appalling choices, but also few that made me cheer.BEST PICTUREAmour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings… Read More

The Dark Knight Rises review

July 22, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Christopher NolanWritten by Jonathan and Christopher Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan andDavid S. Goyer. Batman was created by Bob Kane in DC Comics.And so it ends, eh? When Christopher Nolan was handed the reins to the pointy-eared vigilante franchise and Batman Begins came out in 2005, the character could only go… Read More

Reactions to the 2011 Academy Awards

February 28, 2011 flawintheiris

Well, no surprises.I didn't think The Social Network would win Best Film, but I did think David Fincher would take Best Director. Don't get me wrong, The King's Speech is a worthy award recipient, but it taking so many categories beyond Best Actor didn't rock my world. Especially Best Original Screenplay. I had my fingers… Read More