Tag Archives: John Carroll Lynch

The Trial of the Chicago 7 review — Sorkin plays to his strengths

October 8, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin | 129 min | Netflix When your name is used to describe a certain speaking and writing style, you know you've made some kind of contribution to culture. Aaron Sorkin has done that with "Sorkinese," that distinctive, witty, politicized and rapid dialogue, perfected years ago on his TV series,… 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

The Founder review — How burgers built America

January 19, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by John Lee Hancock | Written by Robert Siegel | 115 min Movies about people achieving the American Dream are as old as Hollywood itself. Here's a fresh one telling another rags-to-riches tale. You probably know the name Ray Kroc as the guy from McDonald's restaurants. The Founder tells Kroc's whole story, and also the story… Read More