Tag Archives: Mark Wahlberg

20 Best Movies on Canadian Netflix (from the 20th Century)

February 8, 2021 flawintheiris

I don't think this is a secret: Netflix doesn't carry a deep library of quality older cinema. Most folks looking to a streaming service for a classic movie are probably better off subscribing to Amazon Prime — a lot to enjoy there — or the Criterion Channel. (I'd also recommend a look at the library… Read More

All The Money In The World review — Plummer impresses, the film doesn’t

January 3, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Ridley Scott | Written by David Scarpa, based on a book by John Pearson | 132 min My LENS ME YOUR EARS podcast co-host Stephen Cooke and I discovered in a recent look at the films of Ridley Scott that the man's feature-film work going back to The Duellists (1977) is a catalogue… Read More

Deepwater Horizon review — White knuckle driller thriller

October 6, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Peter Berg | Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand, from an article by David Rohde and Stephanie Saul | 107 min The worst oil spill in history took place in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 at the Deepwater Horizon rig, operated by BP (formerly British Petroleum). Almost five million… Read More

Reviews: Sleeping With Other People, Match, The Signal, Mojave

April 6, 2016 flawintheiris

Sleeping With Other People Written and Directed by Leslye Headland | 101 min. | ▲▲▲▲△ As a culture, we're missing a lot in this time of so few romantic comedies. These kinds of movies used to show up on a regular basis, and, when they were good as this, allowed for frank reflection of our urban… Read More

Top 10 of 2005 and 2006

August 24, 2015 flawintheiris

In a couple weeks this blog will be five years old. Accordingly, through the coming fortnight I'm gonna be taking a few looks back. As I've done before, I've stumbled upon some material from the vaults: My list of the best movies of 2005 and 2006, a list I put together for my four year movie broadcast… Read More

Entourage review — Return of the bromcom

June 6, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Doug Ellin, written by Ellin from a story by Ellin and Rob Weiss, from the TV series Watching Entourage, I spent a lot of time thinking about the expectations we have when we watch a show on HBO, and then a movie at the multiplex. On TV, I enjoyed the story of suburban… Read More

The Gambler (1974 and 2014) reviews — The rare improved remake

January 4, 2015 flawintheiris

The Gambler (1974) Directed by Karel Reisz, written by James Toback The Gambler (2014) Directed by Rupert Wyatt, written by William Monahan from the screenplay by James Toback Having seen the new version starring Mark Wahlberg, I went back to screen the original film for comparison. I'm a fan of 1970s American thrillers in general, but was… Read More

2 Guns review

August 13, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Written by Blake Masters, adapting the Steven Grant graphic novels When I saw the generic poster and trailer, looking like another boilerplate action thriller from Denzel Washington, this time with Mark Wahlberg along for the ride, there wasn't much about it that grabbed me. The director has 101 Reykjavik and Contraband on… Read More

Ted review or Seth MacFarlane’s miserable world-view

July 3, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Seth MacFarlane Written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild I can't be the only person who thinks MacFarlane, a king of TV animation having created The Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, must be an unhappy dude. I enjoy The Family Guy as much as the next fellow, with its… Read More