Tag Archives: William Monahan

The Tender Bar review — A writer grows up in the “good ol’ days”

May 22, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by George Clooney | Written by William Monahan and J.R. Moehringer | 106 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Amazon Prime A shaggy dog story like this doesn't get made too often. I have to assume its existence has a lot to do with the heft George Clooney can swing in the industry as a filmmaker.… Read More

Marlowe (2023) review — Liam Neeson’s softboiled noir

February 14, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Neil Jordan | Written by William Monahan, based on the novel by John Banville and the character created by Raymond Chandler | 110 min | ▲▲△△△ What we have here is a breathless effort to do a straight-ahead 1930s Hollywood private eye thriller, and a movie deeply indebted to the 1970s classic Chinatown —… Read More

Reviews: Sleeping With Other People, Match, The Signal, Mojave

April 6, 2016 flawintheiris

Sleeping With Other People Written and Directed by Leslye Headland | 101 min. | ▲▲▲▲△ As a culture, we're missing a lot in this time of so few romantic comedies. These kinds of movies used to show up on a regular basis, and, when they were good as this, allowed for frank reflection of our urban… Read More

The Gambler (1974 and 2014) reviews — The rare improved remake

January 4, 2015 flawintheiris

The Gambler (1974) Directed by Karel Reisz, written by James Toback The Gambler (2014) Directed by Rupert Wyatt, written by William Monahan from the screenplay by James Toback Having seen the new version starring Mark Wahlberg, I went back to screen the original film for comparison. I'm a fan of 1970s American thrillers in general, but was… Read More