Tag Archives: Bill Condon

The Good Liar review — Bog-standard-to-bilge mystery

November 20, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Bill Condon | Written by Jeffrey Hatcher, based on the novel by Nicholas Searle | 109 min | Crave Plus Roy (Ian McKellan) is an 80-year-old con artist, a man for whom lying is as common as breathing, looking to swindle recent widow Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) of her life's savings. He's an… Read More

Mr Holmes review — Character drama tops elementary detective story

August 4, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Bill Condon, Written by Jeffrey Hatcher from a novel by Mitch Cullin. Based on characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. It's pretty amazing the lasting power of Sherlock Holmes in the culture, isn' t it? Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are carrying the torch on the BBC with the modern update, Sherlock, for the… Read More