Tag Archives: Michael K. Williams

Now On Canadian Netflix: January 2020

January 18, 2020 flawintheiris

The Two Popes On the face of it, this strikes me as strange material for Fernando Meirelles to approach. The Brazilian filmmaker responsible for City Of God and The Constant Gardener is a visionary of colour and kinetics, of movement. Why would he choose to tell the story of two senior citizens having a conversation, his… Read More

Motherless Brooklyn — Edward Norton’s genre epic mostly works

November 8, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Edward Norton } Written by Norton, adapting the novel by Jonathan Lethem | 144 min | Crave Plus How did Norton, who hasn't directed since Keeping The Faith in 2000, manage to get this feature made, one where he produces, writes, directs, and acts? I'm impressed, but just the same I'm often a… 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

RoboCop (2014) review

February 17, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by José PadilhaWritten by Joshua Zetumer, based on the 1987 Robocop script by Edward Neumeier and Michael MinerThe second of three remakes planned for the unholy trinity of Paul Verhoeven future dystopia films (last year's underwhelming Total Recall, the forthcoming Starship Troopers), all of which didn't need new versions, but when did that ever… Read More