Tag Archives: Vanessa Taylor

Oscars 2021 Reviews — The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Pieces Of A Woman, Hillbilly Elegy

April 26, 2021 flawintheiris

Leading up to the 2021 ceremony, I caught up on a few of the nominated features I'd yet to see. I've still got more, but here's what I was able to get to this weekend. The United States vs. Billie Holiday | Directed by Lee Daniels | Written by Suzan-Lori Parks, based on the book… Read More

The Shape Of Water review — Romantic monster movie a new high point for Pan’s Labyrinth director

December 23, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Guillermo del Toro | Written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | 123 min | Disney+ I've heard two jokey descriptors for this picture, that it's a gothic remake of Ron Howard's Splash, and that it's a Hellboy prequel, focussing on the origins of Abe Sapien. Both takes feel a lot more true than… Read More

Divergent review

March 27, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Neil Burger Written by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor, from the novel by Veronica Roth It's been a while since I've had such aggressively ambivalent feelings about a movie. While I felt the premise and many of the plot details were ridiculous and poorly thought-out, I really enjoyed the feature's execution: The direction,… Read More