Tag Archives: Rutger Hauer

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

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

Remembering Rutger Hauer

July 24, 2019 flawintheiris

Just hearing this afternoon about the death of the renowned Dutch actor at age 75. This is sad news for fans of genre film, and has already prompted many on social media to recall what is probably his most resonant on-screen moment at the conclusion of Blade Runner, where his character, the rogue replicant Roy… Read More

A Brief History of Spy Movies: Part Two

June 29, 2019 flawintheiris

40 YEARS OF SPY THRILLERS In the first post I watched the Harry Palmer movies, and the third I look at the film adaptations of John Le Carré novels. Here's a cross-section of stellar—and not-so stellar—spy movies through the years. The Quiller Memorandum (1966) was directed by Michael Anderson, Harold Pinter wrote the screenplay based on… Read More

The Sisters Brothers review – Unusual western takes unexpected turns

October 19, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Jacques Audiard | Written by Audiard and Tom Bidegain, from the novel by Patrick DeWitt | 121 min This is that most American of genres, the western, essayed by a confirmed French art-house filmmaker, responsible for festival fare like Dheepan and Rust and Bone. The result is a compelling, if somewhat long-winded exploration… Read More

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review — Looks good, but isn’t

July 22, 2017 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Luc Besson, based on the comic by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézieres | 137 min Luc Besson's opulent, Métal Hurlant magazine-loving style made his big-budget science-fiction party The Fifth Element a cult favourite in the two decades since its release. As Valerian is his first genuine space opera since then, stuffed full of… Read More

Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy review

July 11, 2015 flawintheiris

Watching Interstellar for a third time, I felt very much like I had a sense of what Christopher Nolan was going for. But it took three views to really feel like I got it. I love that, when movies have enough depth and complexity that it takes more than one viewing to fully grasp what's… Read More

Hobo With A Shotgun review

March 24, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by Jason EisenerWritten by Eisener and John DaviesThis is a tough movie for me to review. It was made in my town, starring an actor I've idolized since I was a kid, Rutger Hauer. I've interviewed the director on a number of occasions, most recently in this week's Coast cover story, which you can… Read More