Tag Archives: Hugh Grant

Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre review — Fizzy action cocktail, hold the caring

April 22, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Guy Ritchie | Written by Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies | 114 min | ▲▲△△△ | Amazon Prime The painful and much postponed journey of this action comedy from bad boy Brit director Guy Ritchie to the (small) screen might make for a more entertaining picture than this one. Apparently, this awkwardly… Read More

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves review — It isn’t magical

April 5, 2023 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein | Written by Daley, Goldstein, and Michael Gilio | 134 min | ▲▲△△△ | Netflix The cinematic history of this globally popular role-playing game isn't exactly stellar. Back in 2000 there was a feature starring Marlon Wayans, Thora Birch, and Jeremy Irons, a theatrical bomb… Read More

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Empire Of Light reviews #TIFF22

September 14, 2022 flawintheiris

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Written and Directed by Rian Johnson | 139 min One of 2019's unalloyed treasures, Knives Out brought ensemble mysteries in an Agatha Christie vein very much back into the mainstream, with a delightful dollop of eating the rich. No shade on Kenneth Branagh's efforts to do the same… Read More

20 Best Movies on Amazon Prime (From the 20th Century)

May 24, 2021 flawintheiris

I started with Netflix, notorious for having a shallow catalogue of older movies, then went on to Disney's new service, Star. Now I'm having a look at Prime, which actually boasts a bigger variety of films 21 years or older. Here's some of the best available now: Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) This is Werner… 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

The Gentlemen review — Guy Ritchie returns to his comfort zone

January 30, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Guy Ritchie | 103 min When a filmmaker tills a familiar patch of ground, it's easy to take their efforts for granted, and, even more so, criticize when they take detours off that property. British auteur Guy Ritchie made his name with the gangster movie—Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch,… Read More

On The Perfect London Walk — In Roger Ebert’s footsteps

June 15, 2018 flawintheiris

Here's a post that's admittedly film-adjacent, but I hope you'll indulge me as it's born out of my passion for the movies and those who write about them. This material also crosses paths with the kind of observations frequently found on Stephen Archibald's blog, for which I hope he'll forgive me. If you've listened to… Read More

Paddington 2 review — The sweet return of the marmalade-loving bear

January 20, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Paul King | Written by King and Simon Farnaby, from the Michael Bond character | 104 min The return of the warm and literally fuzzy, marmalade-loving bear, and a welcome return it is. The first film showed up in North American cinemas in January 2015, which seems incredible to me. I was half… Read More

Bridget Jones’s Baby review — Stale third outing from the famed singleton

October 18, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Sharon Maguire | Written by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, and Emma Thompson, based on the book by Fielding | 123 min | Netflix Hugh Grant never gets much credit. The British actor's role as Daniel Cleaver, the quintessential dashing British cad, was an essential spice adding flavour to the first two Bridget Jones films.… Read More

Florence Foster Jenkins review — Streep and Grant in harmony

August 15, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Stephen Frears | Written by Nicholas Martin | 110 min | on Netflix Meryl Streep once again essays a huge, picture-dominating role with a musical flavour—though a major left turn from last year's Ricki And The Flash. This time it's the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a wealthy New York socialite who, in 1944, managed to… Read More