Tag Archives: Dermot Mulroney

Anyone But You review — Hotness isn’t enough to make us care

December 25, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Will Gluck | Written by Gluck and Ilana Wolpert | 103 min |▲▲△△△ Ah, that rarest of genres to get a release in cinemas these days, next to the Western: a romantic comedy. It isn't hard to see what made the producers of this picture slaver: "Let's pair up the two buzziest, sexiest… Read More

Lavender review — Damaged memory thriller not hugely memorable

November 2, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly | Written by Gass-Donnelly and Colin Frizzell | 92 min | On Demand Jane (Abbie Cornish) is a photographer with a fascination for old, empty houses. Her parents died in mysterious circumstances when she was young, but she can't remember any of the details. Her marriage to Alan (Diego Klattenhoff) is… Read More

August: Osage County review

January 17, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by John WellsStageplay and screenplay adaptation by Tracy LettsSince Julia Roberts had kids, she's been much more choosy with the films she does, working much less frequently. This is the opportunity afforded a former Queen of Hollywood, and more power to her. I've noticed that when she does work, the quality of her performances… Read More

Stoker review

March 23, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Park Chan-Wook | Written by Wentworth Miller and Erin Cressida Wilson | 98 min | On Demand A little like if Dark Shadows was played totally straight, Stoker is a concoction both fluffy and gothic, a self-conscious Hitchcock pastiche that dances on the edge of camp before eventually becoming the thing it pretends to be. Park… Read More