Tag Archives: Steven Soderbergh

Kimi review — Soderbergh delivers razor-sharp tech thriller

February 15, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by David Koepp | 89 min | Crave | ▲▲▲▲△ It's hard to believe Steven Soderbergh retired from making feature films a few years ago given the tear he's been on since he returned to the fray. In just the past 16 months he's released Let Them All Talk,… Read More

No Sudden Move review — Soderbergh returns to comfort zone with Motor City crime picture

July 13, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by Ed Solomon | 115 min | Crave Detroit, 1954. Curt Goynes (Don Cheadle) gets offered a job fresh out of prison, the kind work that involves heaters and a wad of cash for three hours of his time. He meets up with Ronald Russo (Benicio Del Toro) and… Read More

The 2021 Academy Awards: The Weirdest Ever?

April 23, 2021 flawintheiris

If you're a movie nut — and you probably are if you're visiting this somewhat obsessive film review site — then you'll know this has been a most unusual awards season. This year's Oscars, airing on Sunday night, April 25th, have been extended two months from their usual late-February date, and with cinemas in most… Read More

Let Them All Talk review — Sign up for Soderbergh’s spontaneous sail

December 29, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by Deborah Eisenberg | 113 min | Crave Plus/HBO Max in the US There's a lot about this concept that appeals: A renowned American literary writer, Alice Hughes (Meryl Streep), has agreed to attend an awards ceremony in the UK, but she won't fly. Her agent agrees to pay… Read More

Now On Canadian Netflix: January 2020

January 18, 2020 flawintheiris

The Two Popes On the face of it, this strikes me as strange material for Fernando Meirelles to approach. The Brazilian filmmaker responsible for City Of God and The Constant Gardener is a visionary of colour and kinetics, of movement. Why would he choose to tell the story of two senior citizens having a conversation, his… Read More

Top 10 of 1999

March 19, 2019 flawintheiris

20 years ago, Hollywood had a great 12 months. Maybe it was pre-millennial tension, or just a confluence of great talent and risk-taking producers and studios, but it was a moment that wasn't to be repeated in the years following. I enjoy putting together lists of the best films from years gone by, and the… Read More

Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen reviews — Soderbergh’s heist trilogy shines like a diamond

June 7, 2018 flawintheiris

Ocean's Eleven (2001) Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by Ted Griffin, from the 1960 screenplay by George Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell, Harry Brown, and Charles Lederer | 116 min | iTunes It seemed like a weird idea at the time: Let's take the not-so-great Rat Pack picture from the untrendy early '60s, and remake… Read More

Unsane review — Psychological thriller turns a corner into horror

March 26, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer | 98 min | On Demand A genuine genre exercise from an Oscar-winning filmmaker who's never been afraid to tackle mystery and thriller variations, from The Underneath to The Limey to Contagion to Side Effects. He took a four year break from filmmaking—if… Read More

Logan Lucky review — Chill heist comedy from Oceans 11 filmmaker

August 28, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by Rebecca Blunt | 118 min | Crave Plus Steven Soderbergh has always been half in love with the form of film, the craft of it, and half in love with genres. In that he shares these preoccupations with the Coen Brothers—with the parallels between their styles maybe most… Read More

Magic Mike XXL review — More than Sausage Showgirls

June 29, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Gregory Jacobs, Written by Reid Carolin Magic Mike, released back in the summer of 2012, was a sleeper hit, especially with female audiences. It surprised me, personally, by being pretty good. It was much more a drama in the Saturday Night Fever/Flashdance mould more than just an exploitation picture about strippers — though,… Read More