Tag Archives: James Hawes

The Amateur (2025) review — Silly but satisfying spy thriller

April 14, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by James Hawes | Written by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli, based on the novel by Robert Littell | 123 min | ▲▲▲ | Crave You could go looking for the first movie adaptation of the Robert Littell novel, but it's tough to find — a Canadian thriller produced by Garth Drabinksy starring John… Read More

One Life review — An ordinary tale of good deeds done

March 16, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by James Hawes | Written by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, based on If It's Not Impossible…The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton | 110 min | ▲▲△△△ Younger readers might not remember the "Made-For-TV Movie," which in production circles also used to be called an MOW, or Movie-Of-The-Week. It was a… Read More