Tag Archives: Tate Taylor

Ava (2020) review — Uninspired actioner almost saved by terrific cast

October 20, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Tate Taylor | Written by Matthew Newton | 96 min | On Demand and Netflix Buried in this script is a dazzling bit of espionage jargon borrowed from B2B marketing. It's the suggestion that an agent is “client-facing.“ Such signs of sparky ingenuity in the script are disappointingly intermittent given the wealth of… Read More

The Girl On The Train review — Ridiculous melodrama has one track mind

October 8, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Tate Taylor | Written by Erin Cressida Wilson adapting the book by Paula Hawkins | 112 min The best thing one can say about The Girl On The Train is that it commits. A wildly over the top melodrama with characters that barely resemble human beings, it's a story about women who weep… Read More

The Help and Warrior reviewed

February 24, 2012 flawintheiris

With the Oscars on Sunday, I thought it worthwhile to catch up with a few of the films with nominations that I missed in the cinema. The Help Written and directed by Tate Taylor, from the Kathryn Stockett novel.Well, it's a bit hard coming at this with all the words written about it so far.… Read More