Tag Archives: Matthew Rhys

Saturday Night review — A little light on the nose candy

October 11, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Jason Reitman | Written by Reitman and Gil Kenan | 109 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Crave A capsule review of this film appeared on FITI in September during #TIFF24 Jason Reitman is going big here, for better or worse, to capture a special kind of chaos: what it was like in the hours… Read More

Cocaine Bear review — Something of a phenomenon (baby)

August 1, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Elizabeth Banks | Written by Jimmy Warden | 95 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Crave Cocaine Bear is an entirely unlikely reunion of cast from The Americans. To recommend it only for that would be a mistake, but it's definitely worth noting the movie features Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, and Matthew Rhys, though I… Read More

The Report/Official Secrets reviews — Procedural thrillers work similar themes

December 14, 2019 flawintheiris

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood review — It’s a beautiful movie

November 24, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Marielle Heller | Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster | 108 min | Netflix I often wonder when I see biopics, whether a documentary on the same subject wouldn't be more emotionally engaging. Occasionally you can make the direct comparison: I watched the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic, On The Basis Of Sex,… Read More

The Post review — Great story, uninspired telling

January 13, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Steven Spielberg | Written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | 116 min It's hard to know what the average American is thinking these days about the nation's administration and its boorish Commander-In-Chief, but despite polls suggesting he's unpopular, it's fair to say his rage at the pillars of the American First Amendment,… Read More

Burnt review — There’s Sizzle in this Steak

October 28, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by John Wells | Written by Steven Knight, from a story by Michael Kalesniko | 100 min There was a time when Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) was a hotshot chef in a high end Paris restaurant, but he lost it all to his attitude and addictions. After more than two years of detox and… Read More