Tag Archives: Dexter Fletcher

A Cult Of One: The Bounty

July 30, 2023 flawintheiris

This is a semi-regular segment on FITI that shines a light on a feature distinctly unloved, or underloved, and for one reason or another deserves reappraisal. Directed by Roger Donaldson | Written by Robert Bolt and Ian Mune, from the book Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian by Richard Hough | 132 min | 1984 |… Read More

Ghosted review — Abysmal action-comedy schlock

April 24, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Dexter Fletcher | Written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers | 116 min | ▲△△△△ | Apple TV+ I was pretty sure this was gonna be a difficult watch when someone says, "I think she might be the one!" It’s a line by Chris Evans' character early on in… Read More

Rocketman review — Better than the Freddie movie, but not by much

June 2, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Dexter Fletcher | Written by Lee Hall | 121 min | Netflix Here's the thing: All this Elton John musical biopic needed was to improve on Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury picture that wound up an unexpected global hit and Oscar-winner. Rocketman is better by about a nose. The one way it distinguishes itself is with… Read More

Bohemian Rhapsody review — The music saves the show

November 5, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Bryan Singer | Written by Andrew McCarten and Peter Morgan | 134 min Witness the return of the big budget rock biopic. It's been years since there was one at this scale, but the epic story of the British rock band Queen, and its remarkable lead singer Freddie Mercury, arrives with more than its… Read More