Tag Archives: Grant Heslov

Suburbicon review — Domestic noir clashes with earnest elements

November 2, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by George Clooney | Written by Joel & Ethan Coen and Clooney & Grant Heslov | 104 min The prospect of directing a Coen Brothers script that's been sitting in the drawer for awhile must've been just too tempting for Clooney. I get that. I also get the tastiness of this material on the… Read More

The Monuments Men review

February 7, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by George Clooney Written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, adapting a book by Robert M. Edsel and Ben Witter I get that George Clooney has a love for some old-timey movies, the sort that move at a more leisurely pace and rely a great deal on the charm of the actors. He showed that… Read More

The Ides of March reviewed

October 20, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by George ClooneyWritten by Clooney, Grant Heslov andBeau Willimon, based on the play Farragut North by WillimonLet's start by talking about Aaron Sorkin.Maybe that's not fair. Because, lets face it, Sorkin is the king of political thrillers. Even when they're actually about sports, like Moneyball, or about crazy zeitgeist-chasing technology, like The Social Network,… Read More