Tag Archives: Giovanni Ribisi

Strange Darling review — Subversive thriller likes a twist

August 29, 2024 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by JT Mollner | ▲▲▲△△ | Amazon Prime Here's a throwback to exploitation thrillers of the 1970s, one that undercuts at least one of the violent tropes those movies are built on. A unique marketing hook is its cinematographer — actor Giovanni Ribisi is both producer and director of photography, and he… Read More

Avatar (2009) review — Some good, a lot bad in box office giant

December 15, 2022 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by James Cameron | 162 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Disney + Having not seen Avatar since the week it opened in cinemas in 2009, I figured it was important to revisit the world-conquering cultural phenomenon before I bought a ticket for the much delayed sequel opening today. In my memory the largely… Read More

Public Enemies (2009) review — Michael Mann’s thriller rewards second ride

June 26, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Michael Mann | Screenplay by Mann, Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman, based on the book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34, by Bryan Burrough | 140 min | Amazon Prime Michael Mann is known for his intense dramas, suspense thrillers and shooting with the most high… Read More

The Rum Diary review

October 28, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by Bruce RobinsonWritten by Robinson, adapting the Hunter S. Thompson novelThis is telling: two posters from The Rum Diary, the brand new movie starring Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp, the hero of Hunter S. Thompson's Puerto Rico-set novel. There's this onewhich hides Depp but plays up hotel-room carnage. Playing to fans of The Hangover,… Read More