Tag Archives: Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Elvis review — The King is dead. Avoid the Counterfeit King.

June 26, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Written by Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner | 159 min | ▲△△△△ A musical biopic of Elvis Presley suggests the real promise of fleshing out what was a mythical American tragedy where a gifted and charismatic performer, despite all his success, never found lasting happiness. I was… Read More

Cyrano review — Peter Dinklage and the tunes make this musical sing

March 1, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Joe Wright | Written by Erica Schmidt, based on the play by Edmond Rostand | 123 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Amazon Prime My first introduction to Cyrano de Bergerac was in English by Steve Martin in the delightful Roxanne, and then in French just a few years later by Gérard Depardieu. Based on… Read More

Monsters And Men review — Overlapping drama focuses on issues of race

June 15, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green | 96 min | Cineplex The first question I had while watching this impressive first feature from 2018, a film with solid performances, gorgeous cinematography, and a terrific cast, is this: Why hadn't I heard of it before a couple weeks ago? I don't remember it on the… 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

The Photograph review — Stylish romance has heat to spare

February 18, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Stella Meghie | 106 min | Netflix Michael (LaKeith Stanfield, everywhere these days) is a writer for a New York-based magazine on assignment in Louisiana to do a story on a fisherman, Isaac (Rob Morgan), and the impact of the BP oil spill. Michael hears a little about an old love… Read More

Luce review — Enigmatic thriller jabs at big issues

August 22, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Julius Onah | Written by Onah and JC Lee | 109 min | Prime Video Bright and well-spoken, Luce Edgar (Kelvin Harrison Jr) shines at his Arlington, Virginia high school. His poise is even more impressive when you consider his childhood—he lived his first seven years in Eritrea, where he might've been a… Read More

It Comes At Night review — Fighting the vague plague

June 15, 2017 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults | 91 min | On Demand It's rare, but every once in awhile a movie comes along that frustrates not because it's poorly made or awkwardly realized, but because it's thematically so bleak the film leaves you feeling pummelled. It Comes At Night is one of those films.… Read More