Tag Archives: Sharone Meir

Monkey Man review — Dev Patel delivers a sweaty, genre-bending thriller

April 7, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Dev Patel | Written by Patel, Paul Angunawela, and John Collee | 121 min | ▲▲▲△△ | In Cinemas Who knew that Dev Patel had these chops as a filmmaker? I'm usually pretty skeptical when a star steps behind the camera and then puts themselves in the lead role of their first feature,… Read More

Whiplash review — It’s not about drumming, it’s about excellence

November 20, 2014 flawintheiris

Published November 20, revised November 23 Written and directed by Damien Chazelle Oh, what a relief. Recently I was bemoaning the lack of stellar offerings as we rapidly approach the awards season. So many marginal, so-so movies in the cinema. Well, I've got a live one right here. This is an absolutely must-see film, announcing… Read More