Tag Archives: Martin Sheen

Judas And The Black Messiah review — Politically powerful, dramatically flawed

February 15, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Shaka King | Written by King, Will Berson, Kenneth Lucas and Keith Lucas | 126 min | Crave Plus The epic, practically Shakespearean crime dramas of Martin Scorcese, from Goodfellas to The Departed, cast a long shadow over Shaka King's thriller and docudrama. It's about the life of Fred Hampton, the young, charismatic… Read More

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World review

October 9, 2012 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Lorene ScafariaThis is just out on DVD, a film I missed this summer in the din of the blockbuster season.It's Scafaria's first feature, having written the delightful Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, one of the few teen comedies of recent years to come anywhere near the quality of the John Hughes… Read More

The Amazing Spider-Man review

July 17, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Marc Webb Written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves from a story by Vanderbilt and comics by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. This film really should credit John Romita, too, because as my friend Dave Howlett remarked, Emma Stone is the spitting image of that legendary Marvel artist's Gwen Stacey, right… Read More

10 Great Christopher Walken roles

November 22, 2011 flawintheiris

image by Martin Schoeller Christopher Walken is one of those actors who in his older age is defined by his oddness, by all the people who do impressions of him. Kevin Spacey, Kevin Pollack and Jay Mohr have gotten a lot of mileage on impersonating the guy. Just head over to YouTube if you don't… Read More