Tag Archives: Tina Fey

Who Killed Maggie Moore(s)? review — Comedy crime thriller worth seeing for Hamm and Fey, not much else

July 18, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by John Slattery | Written by Paul Bernbaum | 99 min | ▲▲△△△ | VOD and Digital Mad Men fans will likely recognize the filmmaker's name instantly. John Slattery is the actor-turned- director who was Roger Sterling on that show, which he starred on (and directed episodes of) with Jon Hamm, who's the lead… Read More

Free Guy review — Fluffy good times with Ryan Reynolds

August 23, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Shawn Levy | Written by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn | 115 min | In Cinemas Free Guy is a mild and pleasant surprise. Like so many modern blockbusters, it's imbued with the DNA of a bunch of other, better movies, but it still manages to distinguish itself by being both a big-budget… Read More

Soul review — Another impressive effort from Pixar

January 2, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers | Written by Docter, Powers, and Mike Jones | 100 min | Disney + What have we learned about the wizards at Pixar in the past 25-or-so years? When the Disney-owned, San Francisco-based, digital animation filmmakers are on their game, they're some of the best storytellers working in… Read More

Now Streaming on Netflix, Crave, and Prime: June 2019

June 14, 2019 flawintheiris

Knock Down The House | Netflix The inspirational documentary offering evidence that there are still leaders in the United States whose motivations are respectable, responsible, and righteous. The film follows the primary campaigns of four progressive Democrats, all women, all very different from different states, and all of whom are looking to make a difference… Read More

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot review — Tina Fey gets serious in formula dramedy

March 10, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa | Written by Robert Carlock, from the book The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker | 112 min | ▲▲△△△ Here's another tale of Afghanistan told through a Western lens, following closely behind Afghan Luke, Hyena Road, and Rock The Kasbah. Tina Fey—serving as producer here… Read More

Sisters review — Fey and Poehler’s party pad

December 26, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Jason Moore | Written by Paula Pell | 118 min | ▲▲▲△△ So much of what makes Hollywood comedies memorable is a balancing of tone between the gags and the narrative. It's about believing that the characters live and breathe outside the frame of the film, that they go on after it's over. It's… Read More

2012 Oscar reaction

February 28, 2012 flawintheiris

Well, what can you say about The Oscars? When they go with a new idea for hosting like Franco and Hathaway last year, they get shit on. When they go with the safe choice of Crystal, they get shit on. John Doyle in the Globe & Mail said this was the worst Oscars ever. I… Read More