Tag Archives: John Requa

Jungle Cruise review — Ersatz adventure gets lost down the river

July 27, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra | Written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Josh Goldstein, Michael Green, and John Norville | 128 min | Disney Plus Almost 20 years ago, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's first starring role in a feature was a picture called The Scorpion King, an entertaining spin-off of The Mummy Returns, itself a sequel… Read More

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot review — Tina Fey gets serious in formula dramedy

March 10, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa | Written by Robert Carlock, from the book The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker | 112 min | ▲▲△△△ Here's another tale of Afghanistan told through a Western lens, following closely behind Afghan Luke, Hyena Road, and Rock The Kasbah. Tina Fey—serving as producer here… Read More

Focus review — Stylish, fun, and sometimes unfocussed

February 28, 2015 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa The con artist movie is a special kind of beast. It only works if we're fooled along with the mark. Knowing what we're in for, we're pretty hard to fool. So, just having achieved that, having met the intricate demands of this particular thriller subgenre, is… Read More