Tag Archives: Naomi Ackie

Sorry, Baby review — Intimate and honest about healing from trauma

July 29, 2025 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Eva Victor | 103 min | ▲▲▲1/2 | Crave A potent, difficult drama about the ways sexual assault can ruin your life and linger for years. The writer/director, Eva Victor, is also the lead actor — where that kind of move could be dubbed a vanity flex, this film feels like… Read More

Mickey 17 review — A sharp, busy sci-fi satire from Bong Joon Ho

March 10, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Bong Joon Ho | Written by Bong Joon Ho and Edward Ashton | 137 min | ▲▲▲ It's a challenge to write a review for this film. It bangs up against the wild expectations following with the world-conquering Parasite, the Oscar-winning triumph by Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho. From any other filmmaker, Mickey 17… Read More

Blink Twice review — Zoë Kravitz’s vision is fire

August 27, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Zoë Kravitz | Written by Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum | ▲▲▲▲△ | Amazon Prime Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) are pals and work as servers at big events, but one quick change into formal wear later and they're in the company of Slater King (Channing Tatum), a billionaire who's done some… Read More

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker review — It’s better than we had a right to expect

December 20, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by JJ Abrams | Written by Abrams and Chris Terrio, with Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow | 141 min Overnight doesn't feel like enough time to have the final film in this 42-year-saga settle in. It's just too big, with too much going on. But that's to the blockbuster's credit. Star Wars: The Rise… Read More