Tag Archives: Emma Thompson

Dead Of Winter review — Emma Thompson thriller dead on arrival

September 26, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Brian Kirk | Written by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb | ▲1/2 Let me start by saying that Emma Thompson is a friggin' queen. Going back to her movie debut in the Richard Curtis-penned comedy with Jeff Goldblum, The Tall Guy, I've been a big fan. As her adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense… Read More

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy review — Fourth entry brings laughs and tears

February 15, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Michael Morris | Written by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Abi Morgan | 124 min | ▲▲▲1/2 | Amazon Prime in Canada, Peacock in the US It's hard to believe a new Bridget Jones movie isn't reaching cinemas here in Canada. It's been a popular franchise that started way back in 2001, an… Read More

What’s Love Got To Do With It? review — Culture clash works better than the romance

May 20, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Shekhar Kapur | Written by Jemima Khan | 108 min | ▲▲▲△△ | On Demand Best known as the director of Bandit Queen, the movie that made Cate Blanchett a star, Elizabeth, and it's sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, a romantic comedy might seem an unlikely project for the Indian filmmaker, but it's actually… Read More

Cruella review — The de Vil Wears Puppies, or Does She?

May 26, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Craig Gillespie | Screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, Story by Aline Brosh McKenna, Kelly Marcel, and Steve Zissis, based on a novel by Dodie Smith | 134 min | Disney Plus Premium Disney's two-pronged strategy for new feature films — cannibalizing their classic catalogue — has been wildly successful. There's no… Read More

20 Best Movies on Canadian Netflix (from the 20th Century)

February 8, 2021 flawintheiris

I don't think this is a secret: Netflix doesn't carry a deep library of quality older cinema. Most folks looking to a streaming service for a classic movie are probably better off subscribing to Amazon Prime — a lot to enjoy there — or the Criterion Channel. (I'd also recommend a look at the library… Read More

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 | VOD 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, starring… Read More

Late Night review — Progressive politics aren’t enough to make it work

June 17, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Nisha Ganatra | Written by Mindy Kaling | 102 min | Netflix Anyone who's been reading this blog lately, or following the FITI Twitter feed, will know what a big fan I am of Olivia Wilde's Booksmart, a film that works within a recognizable genre—the teen high-school comedy—while channeling some fairly progressive ideas,… Read More

Johnny English trilogy review — Inept spy squeaks by on physical gags

November 11, 2018 flawintheiris

Johnny English Strikes Again | Directed by David Kerr | Written by William Davies | 89 min I'll admit it, I wasn't all that excited to see these films. The reviews have never been great—on Rotten Tomatoes, the second film has the best score at a whopping 38%. I have plenty of respect for Rowan… Read More

Alone in Berlin review — Sincere but clunky wartime melodrama

December 12, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Vincent Perez | Written by Perez, Achim von Borries and Bettine von Borries, adapting a novel by Hans Fallada | 103 min | on iTunes A sentimental concoction where the serious talent of the pair in front of the camera can't quite overcome the deep cliches of those who have made decisions behind… Read More