Tag Archives: Famke Janssen

X-Men Original Trilogy review

June 5, 2019 flawintheiris

This review was assembled just before the release of Dark Phoenix. I recall reading the studio was planning three films to tell the story of Jean Grey's transformation into the cosmic power of Phoenix, an operatic tale of good and evil—previously attempted in the third X-Men film, X-Men: The Last Stand—but I guess those plans were… Read More

X-Men: Apocalypse review — Sluggish superhero-fest shines sporadically

May 29, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Bryan Singer | Written by Simon Kinberg, with Singer, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris | 144 min | ▲▲▲△△ This is the sixth X-Men epic, not counting the two Wolverine spin-off movies (with a third on the way). But the 1980s-set X-Men: Apocalypse is also the third movie in a soft reboot of the franchise,… Read More

Taken 1, 2, and 3 review — Liam Neeson’s special skills and bad parenting

January 15, 2015 flawintheiris

Taken (2008) Directed by Pierre Morel, written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen "You live in your little bubble here with your maids and your servants!" It's like Liam Neeson's Bryan Mills is admonishing all of America when he tries to tell his ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen), that she and their 17-year-old daughter, Kim (Maggie… Read More

James Bond 007: The Pierce Brosnan Era

November 8, 2012 flawintheiris

For years, even before he was Bond, Pierce Brosnan seemed a natural choice to have a licence to kill. The story is that he visited the set of For Your Eyes Only to see his wife Cassandra Harris, who was playing the Countess who is romanced by Roger Moore's James Bond. Producer "Cubby" Broccoli immediately… Read More