Tag Archives: Charles Parnell

Top Gun: Maverick review — A vertiginous victory, just

May 28, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Joseph Kosinski | Written by Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie | 131 min | ▲▲▲△△ If you remove the Mission: Impossible series from the equation, Tom Cruise has never made a sequel to any of his hit movies. Given his 40+ years in the Hollywood spotlight… Read More

Pariah (2011) review — Coming-of-age film has transformative power

June 13, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Dee Rees | 86 min | Cineplex Rees' first feature is a warm, intimate, and frequently intense story of a queer 17-year-old's efforts to assert her sexual identity in a conservative Brooklyn family. Alike "Lee" Freeman (Adepero Oduye) is out to her gay friend, Laura (Pernell Walker), and her status is… Read More