Tag Archives: Jessica Henwick

The Royal Hotel review — Outback adventure turns to horror

October 6, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Kitty Green | Written by Green and Oscar Redding | 91 min | ▲▲▲▲△ A review of this film first appeared on FITI during TIFF in September. This exceptional new drama from Kitty Green, the director of The Assistant, reunites her with the breakout star of that one. Julia Garner. Garner's paired with… Read More

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery review — Delightful return of Daniel Craig’s brilliant sleuth

November 23, 2022 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Rian Johnson | 139 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | On Netflix from December 23 A version of this review was first on FITI in September from the Toronto International Film Festival. One of 2019’s unalloyed treasures, Knives Out brought ensemble mysteries in an Agatha Christie vein very much back into the mainstream with… 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

The Gray Man review — Big budget actioner a passable timewaster

July 24, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo | Written by Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, based on the book by Mark Greaney | ▲▲▲△△ | On Netflix You know how the Uncanny Valley is usually used to describe a weird feeling one gets when computer animation is especially realistic but not quite real… Read More

The Matrix: Resurrections review — You may want to take the red pill

December 31, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Lana Wachowski | Written by David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon | 148 min | Netflix | ▲▲▲△△ When I heard about this return to The Matrix, I didn't know what to think. Encouragingly, one of the two Wachowski siblings who helmed the original trilogy is back to bring us this new iteration of… Read More

On The Rocks review — Manhattan martini muddle

October 5, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola | In Cinemas/On Apple+ from October 23 | 96 min There's a lot to enjoy in a movie that wants to take you back to the New York of Mazursky and Allen — the romance and glamour of those great bars and restaurants, the cobblestone streets and high-ceilinged loft… Read More

Kristen Stewart film reviews: Seberg, Lizzie, JT LeRoy, Underwater

June 4, 2020 flawintheiris

Kristen Stewart is working nonstop these days — she's been in five features in the past three years, the highest profile being Charlie's Angels, with Happiest Season still expected later in 2020. The actor achieved fame through the sparkly vampire-ridden Twilight series, but in recent years has pursued far more interesting and varied feature work.… Read More