Tag Archives: Emilia Clarke

Last Christmas revisit review — Better than you’ve heard

December 6, 2020 flawintheiris

People who know me know I love London — I went to high school there and have visited probably a dozen times since those years. Exactly a year ago I in town, a gorgeous week of galleries, theatre, and a lot of walking down streets adorned with all the lights of the holidays — as… Read More

Last Christmas review — Seasonal romcom a joy

November 10, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Paul Feig | Written by Emma Thompson, Greg Wise, and Bryony Kimmings | 102 min | On Demand I try not to blame a movie for the mistakes of its marketing, but have you seen the trailers for Last Christmas? They sell it as a sweet romantic comedy set in London at Christmas,… Read More

Solo: A Star Wars Story review — Han’s down, a so-so prequel

May 28, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Ron Howard | Written by Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan | 135 min The relaunch of the Star Wars cinematic universe has come with more than its fair share of behind-the-scenes drama. This film is no exception, with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller kicked off the project and veteran helmer Ron Howard brought on… Read More

Terminator Genisys review — Fan fiction goes back in time

July 4, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Alan Taylor, written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier, with characters by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd I'm a fan of time travel pictures, post-apocalyptic visions, and stories of how our tech will destroy us, so James Cameron's The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day scratch multiple itches with me. Then things… Read More

Dom Hemingway review

May 2, 2014 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Richard Shepard I had to take a look at Shepard's IMDB page to remind myself what else he's done, and the title that jumped out at me was The Matador. It had a plum role for Pierce Brosnan as a hit man, which served as a nice reinvention immediately following his stint… Read More