Tag Archives: Jed Kurzel

Monkey Man review — Dev Patel delivers a sweaty, genre-bending thriller

April 7, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Dev Patel | Written by Patel, Paul Angunawela, and John Collee | 121 min | ▲▲▲△△ | In Cinemas Who knew that Dev Patel had these chops as a filmmaker? I'm usually pretty skeptical when a star steps behind the camera and then puts themselves in the lead role of their first feature,… Read More

The True History of The Kelly Gang review — Bloody empty

November 9, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Justin Kurzel | Written by Shaun Grant, based on the book by Peter Carey | 124 min | Netflix A visceral, anger- and spite-filled Australian western that plays fast and loose with the legend of the country's famed outlaw, Ned Kelly. It's upfront with its fictionalizing right up to the picture's ironic title,… Read More