Tag Archives: Ben Schnetzer

The Grizzlies review — Sports movie in offensive zone

April 21, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Miranda de Pencier | Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and Graham Yost | 102 min | Crave Plus What sort of clown would have a critical word to say about a heartwarming based-on-real-life sports movie about a group of cinegenic Inuit teens who learn to play lacrosse from a well-meaning teacher? This clown, apparently.… Read More

The Book Thief review

December 4, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Brian PercivalWritten by Michael Petroni, from the novel by Markus ZusakThe Book Thief is a movie I'd like to slam unreservedly, because it takes what could be a genuinely moving story of people surviving through the horrors of World War II and instead frequently delivers material of maudlin schmaltz. But I can't condemn… Read More