Tag Archives: John Turturro

The Batman review — The darkest knight of them all

March 3, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Matt Reeves | Written by Reeves and Peter Craig | 175 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Crave On the way out of the cinema, I heard a fellow punter say, "Batman was so emo!" In response, her friend said, "Batman's been emo since 1939!" I'm in the sweet spot for this material having read… Read More

Gloria (2013) and Gloria Bell reviews — Oscar-winning filmmaker revisits his past

March 25, 2019 flawintheiris

Landline review — Lots of laughs despite familiar tropes

August 11, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Gillian Robespierre | Written by Robespierre, Elisabeth Holm, and Tom Bean | 97 min An unexpected and charming dramedy about a family dealing with intergenerational angst, sex and infidelity. It's set in an interesting liminal age, the mid-'90s, that pre-millennial period before cell phones, just as home computers were beginning to change our… Read More

Exodus: Gods And Kings — Biblical blah blah

December 16, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Ridley Scott, Written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine, and Steven Zaillian When I saw Noah earlier this year, I wondered who it was made for. Studio heads must be thinking with the right Biblical story they might have another Passion Of The Christ-level success, getting the devout Christians out to the movies.… Read More

Fading Gigolo review

June 4, 2014 flawintheiris

Written and directed by John Turturro Murray (Woody Allen) is a New York bookseller. His buddy, Fioravante (Turturro), is a florist. Things are a little slow in both of their businesses, so Murray hatches a plan to pimp his chum out to dissatisfied, wealthy women, including Dr Parker (Sharon Stone) and her libidinous BFF Selima (Sofia… Read More