Tag Archives: Josh Gad

Little Monsters review — Zom-rom-com is dead on arrival

May 15, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Abe Forsythe | 93 min | On Demand An ill-advised Australian combination of raunchy comedy, wholesome romance, and zombie picture that works sporadically in each of these genres, but never coalesces into anything special. Dave (Alexander England) is a busker who plays electric guitar and was once in a metal band.… Read More

Murder On The Orient Express (2017) review — One-track movie-going

November 13, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Kenneth Branagh | Written by Michael Green, from the novel by Agatha Christie | 114 min The Agatha Christie adaptation I grew up with was Death On The Nile. For some reason I'd seen that film three or four times as a kid, and Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is forever embodied in my heart… Read More

Pixels review — It’s pretty bad, folks

July 30, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Chris Columbus, written by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, based on a short film by Patrick Jean There was no way I could miss the critical drubbing Pixels received when it opened last weekend. Reviews were practically unanimous in their negative assessment of the film, from one side of the critical community to… Read More

Wish I Was Here review

August 7, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Zach Braff, written by Braff with his brother, Adam J. Braff The reputation of Scrubs star Zach Braff's first indie feature Garden State has taken some hits since it was a hit back in 2004. Braff became the punching bag as a representative of a certain kind of hipster cool, which I never thought he… Read More