Tag Archives: Henry Cavill

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare review — Let’s kill some Nazis

August 1, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Guy Ritchie | Written by Ritchie, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, and Arash Amel, based on the book by Damien Lewis | 120 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Amazon Prime Guy Ritchie grew up watching the same movies I did, which is why I have a soft spot for him. There's not a chance in… Read More

Enola Holmes 2 review — Fun times in teen detective sequel

November 12, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Harry Bradbeer | Written by Bradbeer and Jack Thorne, based on the series of books by Nancy Springer | 129 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Netflix It's a welcome return of Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' non-canonical younger sister, who made quite a splash with her first appearance in a Netlfix… Read More

Zack Snyder’s Justice League review — Better than the theatrical cut, but twice as long

March 24, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Zack Snyder | Written by Snyder, Chris Terrio, and Will Beall | 242 min | Crave Plus/HBO Max When I was a kid, all I wished was that people would take comics as seriously as I did. Zach Snyder's career is a testament to the truism: "Be careful what you wish for." His… Read More

Enola Holmes review — Teen sleuth a cheerful tonic

September 29, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Harry Bradbeer | Written by Jack Thorne, based on the book by Nancy Springer | 123 min | Netflix What if Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill) had a sister (Millie Bobby Brown), a teenager as clever and willful as the mythical detective? What if she was raised in a rambling country mansion by a… Read More

Mission: Impossible – Fallout review — Spy actioner goes from strength to strength

July 30, 2018 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Christopher McQuarrie | 146 min The Mission: Impossible franchise has proven surprisingly hardy. This is the sixth entry, going back to Brian DePalma's 1996 movie, the first cinematic adaptation of the Bruce Gellar's TV series, turning 1960s spycraft into a pre-millennial Tom Cruise action picture. Until this one, each subsequent entry… Read More

Justice League review — Not a disaster, but DC does no justice to its heroes

November 23, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Zack Snyder | Written by Snyder, Chris Terrio, and Joss Whedon | 120 min Growing up, I was more of a Marvel guy than a DC guy, with the exception of Batman,Teen Titans, and Keith Giffen's work (with Paul Levitz) on The Legion of Superheroes and (with JM DeMatteis) his comedic take on Justice League… Read More

New on Canadian Netflix: August/September 2017

September 27, 2017 flawintheiris

Here are a cross-section of a number of mildly-to-solidly recommended films recently made available on Canadian Netflix. (You can click on the movie titles to read my original reviews where I’ve written them in the past.) Death Note (2017) I was a big fan of Adam Wingard's The Guest (found elsewhere on this month's list), bit… Read More

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice review

March 25, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Zack Snyder | Written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer | 152 min. | ▲▲△△△ What a mess. That remark was one of my cinepanion's first upon leaving the cinema after this battle of comic book titans, and I can't deny her point of view. Zack Snyder's new, sprawling feature tries to do… Read More

The Man From UNCLE review — 1960s Stylegasm

August 13, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Guy Ritchie, Written by Ritchie and Lionel Wigram, from a story by Ritchie, Wigram, Jeff Kleeman, and David C. Wilson. Based on the 1960s TV series created by Sam Rolfe In the lowest-common denominator landscape of the summer blockbuster season, with every feature pre-masticated and audience-tested for the broadest possible appeal, it's easy… Read More

Who should play Lex Luthor in the Man of Steel sequel?

June 18, 2013 flawintheiris

If you've seen Man of Steel, you probably noticed the Lexcorp oil truck get demolished in the fight between Superman and General Zod. That's just a little reminder that Lex Luthor—billionaire, evil corporate presence and Superman's earthling nemesis—exists in this new cinematic edition of the DC Comics character. It's a very sure bet Lex will… Read More