Tag Archives: Todd Phillips

Joker review — Super-villain movie not a lot of laughs

October 3, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Todd Phillips | Written by Phillips and Scott Silver | 121 min | Netflix It's unusual for a blockbuster to arrive on screens with such conflicting buzz. Joker debuted in Venice, winning serious approbation and the prize for best film, a major coup for a DC comics movie. Then the backlash began, with… Read More

Reviews from the Vault Vol. 8 — Comedies

August 28, 2019 flawintheiris

From 2005 to 2009 I was a programmer on CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, every Sunday morning hosting The Love & Hate Movie Show. I talked about what I was seeing and revisited some of my favourite films of old, pretty much what I do now here on FITI. I still have a lot of… Read More

The Hangover Part II review

May 26, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by Todd Phillips | Written by Phillips, Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong | 102 min | Crave Plus In 2009, The Hangover blew the doors off the box office. There have been a few big R-rated comedies in recent years, all those Apatow pictures, but this beat them all. And, you know, that… Read More