Tag Archives: Neil Jordan

Marlowe (2023) review — Liam Neeson’s softboiled noir

February 14, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Neil Jordan | Written by William Monahan, based on the novel by John Banville and the character created by Raymond Chandler | 110 min | ▲▲△△△ What we have here is a breathless effort to do a straight-ahead 1930s Hollywood private eye thriller, and a movie deeply indebted to the 1970s classic Chinatown —… Read More

Bob Hoskins and Mona Lisa

May 1, 2014 flawintheiris

When I heard the sad news that Bob Hoskins died today at age 71, it made me think of the first movie I saw him in. I'd lived in London for less than a year when Neil Jordan's Mona Lisa came out. It was a tough year for me. A new high school, much larger than the… Read More

Summer 2013 Movie Preview

May 2, 2013 flawintheiris

The first thing I want to tell you is this is by no means a comprehensive list of all the movies coming out between the beginning of May and the end of August.What you'll find here are movies I have some measure of feeling about, based on what I've read and heard. There will be… Read More