Tag Archives: Nicole Kidman

The Beguiled (2017 and 1971) review — Gothic western seduces across generations

July 4, 2017 flawintheiris

2017: Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, from the book by Thomas Cullinan and the 1971 screenplay by Albert Maltz and Irene Kamp | 93 min 1971: Directed by Don Siegel, written by Albert Maltz and Irene Kamp | 105 min I've not read the novel, but the two features adapted from this Civil War gothic… Read More

Lion review — Roaring drama of homecoming, portrayed

December 24, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Garth Davis | Written by Luke Davies, adapting the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley | 118 min It's 1986, and Saroo (Sunny Pawar) is a five-year-old Indian boy living in a rural village with his older brother, Guddu (Abhishek Bharate), mother Kamla (Priyanka Bose), and baby sister. Kamla barely ekes… Read More

Reviews: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, Genius, Elvis & Nixon, The Overnight, Laggies

September 29, 2016 flawintheiris

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition Directed by Zack Snyder | Written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer | 182 min | on iTunes We've all seen a Director's Cut. Unless the director's name is Michael Mann or James Cameron, it's rarely better than what we saw in the theatre: I can count… Read More

Secret In Their Eyes review — Moody crime remake missing original’s flavours

November 23, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Billy Ray | Screenplay by Billy Ray, adapting The Secret In Their Eyesscreenplay by Juan José Campanella and Eduardo Sacheri | 111 min A warning: Foreknowledge of the Argentine Oscar-winning drama may diminish one's appreciation of this Hollywood remake. But those who have seen the original—here absent the title's definitive article, but otherwise… Read More

Paddington review — A sweet treat about a travelling bear

January 25, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Paul King, written by King and Hamish McColl, from the Michael Bond character I don't see a lot of movies aimed for a very young audience, unless you count the regular Pixar output, but I'd heard good things about this adaptation of the popular British children's books, which I knew a little of,… Read More

Before I Go To Sleep review — Nicole Kidman thriller a damp squib

November 5, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Rowan Joffe, adapted by Joffe from the novel by SJ Watson Christine (Nicole Kidman, far more expressive than she's been in awhile) is an amnesiac. Every morning she wakes as a 40-year-old woman, her memories blank back to when she was in her 20s. The past decade is a mystery. Her kind and… Read More

The Great Gatsby review

May 16, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Baz LuhrmannWritten by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, adapting the F. Scott Fitzgerald novelThe one thing I liked about Moulin Rouge, Luhrmann's last hit feature more than 10 years ago, was how he created this grand period spectacle laced with contemporary music. It was fun identifying the songs being performed by Nicole Kidman and… Read More

Stoker review

March 23, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Park Chan-Wook | Written by Wentworth Miller and Erin Cressida Wilson | 98 min | On Demand A little like if Dark Shadows was played totally straight, Stoker is a concoction both fluffy and gothic, a self-conscious Hitchcock pastiche that dances on the edge of camp before eventually becoming the thing it pretends to be. Park… Read More