Tag Archives: Da’Vine Joy Randolph

The Holdovers review — A new Christmas classic

November 8, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Alexander Payne | Written by David Hemingson | 133 min | ▲▲▲▲▲ | Amazon Prime Alexander Payne is the director of wry, gentle, and humanist American features like Election, About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants, Nebraska, and Downsizing. His new film, The Holdovers, might be the best one yet. He and his collaborators have… Read More

The Lost City review — Jungle snooze

April 10, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Aaron Nee and Adam Nee | Written by the Nees, Oren Uziel, and Dana Fox | 112 min | ▲△△△△ I was excited by the prospect of a romantic adventure movie having enjoyed pictures like Romancing The Stone and the The Mummy with Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser. Last year's awful Jungle Cruise did… Read More

Oscars 2021 Reviews — The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Pieces Of A Woman, Hillbilly Elegy

April 26, 2021 flawintheiris

Leading up to the 2021 ceremony, I caught up on a few of the nominated features I'd yet to see. I've still got more, but here's what I was able to get to this weekend. The United States vs. Billie Holiday | Directed by Lee Daniels | Written by Suzan-Lori Parks, based on the book… Read More

Now On Canadian Netflix: January 2020

January 18, 2020 flawintheiris

The Two Popes On the face of it, this strikes me as strange material for Fernando Meirelles to approach. The Brazilian filmmaker responsible for City Of God and The Constant Gardener is a visionary of colour and kinetics, of movement. Why would he choose to tell the story of two senior citizens having a conversation, his… Read More