Tag Archives: Michelle Pfeiffer

From The Vault review: Ladyhawke (1985)

May 8, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Richard Donner | Written by Edward Khmara, Michael Thomas, Tom Mankiewicz and David Webb Peoples | 121 min | On DVD and On Demand The other evening I plucked from my library a dusty disc of a film I hadn't seen since I was a teenager, which says a lot about my habits… Read More

French Exit review — Pfeiffer impresses throughout, the movie occasionally

April 4, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Azazel Jacobs | Written by Patrick DeWitt, based on his book | 113 min | Netflix An Irish-Canadian co-pro, which explains the Canadian novelist writing the thing, and the presence of veteran Canuck thespian Susan Coyne in a key role, French Exit is a comedy soufflé of sorts — equal parts droll chamber piece… Read More

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

Reviews from the Vault Vol. 7 — Big-Budget Fantasy

August 25, 2019 flawintheiris

From 2005 to 2009 I was a programmer on CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, every Sunday morning hosting The Love & Hate Movie Show. I talked about what I was seeing and revisited some of my favourite films of old, pretty much what I do now here on FITI. I still have a lot of… Read More

A Brief History of Spy Movies: Part Three

June 29, 2019 flawintheiris

THE LE CARRÉ ADAPTATIONS In the past two posts I review Harry Palmer movies and a dozen spy pictures from 1966 to 2006. This post is devoted to the film adaptations of the godfather of spy novels. Roger Ebert described John Le Carré’s novels as “chess problems in which one solution is elegant and all… Read More

10 Great Jack Nicholson roles

April 23, 2019 flawintheiris

The King of Hollywood. That's what the papers call him. His 82nd birthday yesterday prompted this recollection and celebration of the New Jersey-born actor's stellar career. Though living in semi-retirement since How Do You Know in 2010, his rep as a 12-time Oscar nominee and three-time winner still stands. I've been a fan of his… Read More

Ant-Man and The Wasp review — The incredible shrinking satisfaction of this Marvel franchise

July 8, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Peyton Reed | Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari | 118 min Trust Marvel Studios to mix it up again, following the afro-futurist adventure of Black Panther and the cosmic drama of Avengers: Infinity War, with a return to what feels like a side-project, a movie with… Read More

Now on Canadian Netflix: January 2018

February 4, 2018 flawintheiris

Here is a cross-section of a number of mildly-to-firmly recommended films now available on Canadian Netflix. (You can click on the movie titles to read my original reviews where I’ve written them in the past.) Bright Director David Ayers and screenwriter Max Landis. What a pair. They've got to be the most divisive creative team… Read More

Murder On The Orient Express (2017) review — One-track movie-going

November 13, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Kenneth Branagh | Written by Michael Green, from the novel by Agatha Christie | 114 min The Agatha Christie adaptation I grew up with was Death On The Nile. For some reason I'd seen that film three or four times as a kid, and Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is forever embodied in my heart… Read More

mother! review — An ambitious, divisive, mind-blower of a movie

October 5, 2017 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Darren Aronofsky | 121 min | On Demand Far and away the most controversial film of the year so far, mother! earned an F grade from Cinemascore, indicating Las Vegas test audiences were not at all happy with their experience at the movies. I'm not surprised: mother! is barbed, with claws out for… Read More