Tag Archives: Donald Sutherland

Moonfall review — Big and dumb, but not unwatchable

April 6, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Roland Emmerich | Written by Emmerich, Harald Kloser, and Spenser Cohen | 130 min | ▲▲△△△ | Amazon Prime Love him or hate him, German-born filmmaker Roland Emmerich is the undisputed king of the Disaster Movie, the genre loved by the public and largely spat upon by critics. Independence Day is the one… Read More

FTA review — Defiant anti-war activists are finally heard

March 20, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Francine Parker | The FTA Show written by Michael Alaimo, Len Chandler, Pamela Donegan, Jane Fonda, Rita Martinson, Robin Menken, Holly Near, Donald Sutherland, Dalton Trumbo and Nancy Dowd | 97 min | Carbon Arc Cinema FTA is an interesting slice of early 1970s anti-war culture, a document of a "political vaudevillian" show… Read More

The Burnt Orange Heresy review — Thriller paints secret delights

September 1, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Giuseppe Capotondi | Written by Scott B Smith based on the novel by Charles Willeford | 99 min | On Demand and Crave Plus Here's something that will give you an idea of my cinematic dietary preferences: I'll solidly recommend a flawed European thriller with more than a little Hitchcock and Highsmith in… Read More

Ad Astra review — A long ride into space

September 21, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by James Gray | Written by Gray and Ethan Gross | 122 min | Crave Plus I was lining up for popcorn at the cinema last week, and behind me, two women noticed the poster for Ad Astra, featuring Brad Pitt against a starry backdrop. "Brad Pitt in space, I'd go see that," said… Read More

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 review — A disappointing conclusion

November 29, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Francis Lawrence | Written by Peter Craig, Danny Strong, and Suzanne Collins, from Collins' novel | 137 min How exactly does such a compelling series of blockbuster films, with the biggest star in the world front and centre, go so quickly from thrilling to sad and drab? I'm still trying to figure it… Read More

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 review — Harrowing teen apocalypse

November 23, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Francis Lawrence, written by Danny Strong and Peter Craig, based on the novel by Suzanne Collins This thing starts up right where the last one ended—no need to recap what's gone on in the previous two films for newcomers. There are no newcomers in The Hunger Games. If we've made it this far, we… Read More

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire review

November 30, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Francis LawrenceWritten by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Ardnt, from the novel by Suzanne CollinsOne of those rare sequels that genuinely extends the territory claimed in the original, Catching Fire has just a touch of The Empire Strikes Back about it, which is a compliment in almost every way but one: as the middle… Read More

The Hunger Games review

March 25, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Gary Ross Written by Ross, Billy Ray and Suzanne Collins, from Collins' novel Do I need to explain the plot of this movie? As I write I'm seeing the box office totals come in, and it's larger than even the generous predictions made three days ago: $155 million is a lot of samolians.… Read More

Horrible Bosses review

July 6, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by Seth Gordon Written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein If you've seen the trailer, you know the deal. Three buddies, Nick (Jason Bateman) Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) complain to each other over beers that they each have the world's worst boss. Nick's boss Harken (Kevin Spacey,… Read More

The Mechanic (2011), The Mechanic (1972) reviews

June 13, 2011 flawintheiris

(2011) Directed by Simon WestWritten by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino(1972) Directed by Michael WinnerWritten by Lewis John CarlinoBoth now on DVD For fans of action movies, watching these two workman-like examples of the genre is a great lesson in how much they've changed in the past 40 years.These days we expect our action… Read More