Tag Archives: Elizabeth Shue

Greyhound review — Wartime thriller delivers cracking suspense

July 13, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Aaron Schneider | Written by Tom Hanks, based on the novel, The Good Shepherd, by CS Forester | 91 mins | Apple TV Plus Lets talk about where we are with CGI in 2020 for a second. For your average fantasy blockbuster a good FX house can deliver enough support to make us… Read More

Death Wish (1974) and (2018) reviews — 1970s vigilante thriller ages poorly in 2018 remake

March 9, 2018 flawintheiris

1974: Directed by Michael Winner | Written by Wendell Mayes | 93 minutes 2018: Directed by Eli Roth | Written by Joe Carnahan from the Brian Garfield novel and the 1974 film screenplay by Wendell Mayes | 107 min I recently rewatched the first Death Wish, and found the Michael Winner film to be not… Read More

Battle Of The Sexes review — Tennis drama delivers straight-set victory

October 3, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | Written by Simon Beaufoy | 121 min One of two films expected this year set in the world of 1970s tennis—the other being the forthcoming Borg McEnroe—this deftly-directed drama recreates a sideshow event, something that was as much show business as actual sports, and sees it as a… Read More

Back To The Future trilogy review

October 19, 2015 flawintheiris

This week is a strange one in Hollywood lore: Wednesday, October 21, 2015, is the date in the future that Doc Brown takes Marty and Jennifer to in Back To The Future Part II. Director Robert Zemeckis chose the date randomly, a little more than 30 years from when the film was released on the… Read More