Tag Archives: Olga Kurylenko

Extraction II review — Daddy issues, armed to the teeth

June 22, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Sam Hargrave | Written by Joe Russo, based on the graphic novel Ciudad by the Joe and Anthony Russo, Ande Parks, and Fernando León González | 122 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Netflix The first movie in this franchise arrived at a unique time. It was the spring of 2020. I was in lockdown and… Read More

A look back at James Bond 007: the Daniel Craig Era (up to No Time To Die)

October 7, 2021 flawintheiris

Daniel Craig arrived with a flourish typical of a new Bond at a press conference on the banks of the Thames. The actor had proclaimed his tough guy credentials in a zippy crime drama called Layer Cake, and looked comfortable with props (like guns) in Munich, but seemed far from a shoo-in for the role… Read More

Black Widow review — We barely knew you, Natasha

June 29, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Cate Shortland | Written by Jac Schaeffer, Ned Benson, and Eric Pearson | 133 min | Disney Plus (with Premier Access) This is a movie that deserved to be up on the big screen way, way before now, and I'm not even talking about the pandemic postponement. Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) aka the… Read More

Johnny English trilogy review — Inept spy squeaks by on physical gags

November 11, 2018 flawintheiris

Johnny English Strikes Again | Directed by David Kerr | Written by William Davies | 89 min I'll admit it, I wasn't all that excited to see these films. The reviews have never been great—on Rotten Tomatoes, the second film has the best score at a whopping 38%. I have plenty of respect for Rowan… Read More

The Death of Stalin review — Soviet satire with a sharp sting

March 22, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Armando Iannucci | Written by Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, and Peter Fellows, from the comic by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin | 107 min | Crave Plus I have been on my horse for awhile on a particular Hollywood conceit: When English language films take place in foreign lands all the actors… Read More

To the Wonder review

May 12, 2013 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Terrence MalickCinema as poetry. This is how Malick's last feature, The Tree of Life, was described by some. But that wasn't half of it. To the Wonder takes that descriptor far further. And in doing so, Malick provides an astonishingly beautiful film, but one that demands a lot of attention and… Read More

Oblivion review

April 20, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Written by Kosinski, Karl Gajdusek, Michael Arndt, from a comic by Kosinski and Arvid Nelson Today I really miss Roger Ebert. I would have loved to have read what he thought of Oblivion. I know he enjoyed the work of Alex Proyas (Dark City, Knowing) for the expansive vision in his science… Read More