Author Archives: roguespirit

I have long admired Timothy Spall as an actor, but I left Mr. Turner thinking “what the fuck was that shit?!” The last hour and a half of the film, he pretty much just grunts, not that he had much … Continue reading →

I find the prospect of reviewing The Imitation Game so dreary I can hardly bare it. This movie takes the very interesting story of how the Nazi Enigma code was broken, and turns it into a tedious harangue, the sole … Continue reading →

It’s now a tradition here at Irreviews to see the Oscar-nominated animated shorts at IFC during the month before the Oscars, and to write some brief remarks about them. It’s a tradition that I’m coming to truly enjoy, despite never really … Continue reading →

I guess enough time has finally passed since the U.S. major media coordinated itself to destroy Gary Webb for his bold and courageous investigative reporting – honestly, I didn’t think a movie could ever be made on this subject, at … Continue reading →

This is Where I Leave You is a film that totally rides its very specific genera – “estranged extended family reunites under one roof for a period of time, drives each other crazy, and then caves in to a superficial … Continue reading →

Irreviews has been down for almost two months, and significantly slowed for about four months, for a variety of reasons. As it stumbles back to life, it is at the suggestion of Mrs. Irreviews that I begin with brief (one sentence) … Continue reading →

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s The Trip (2011) was a unique comic masterpiece. This sequel, The Trip to Italy, is a long, tiresome, and mostly unfunny film that tarnishes your memory of the first film. It has none of the … Continue reading →

A Most Wanted Man is quite an overrated movie. I’ll admit, it’s decently gripping while you’re watching it, mainly because people are constantly in danger of getting a black bag forced over their head (which guarantees a certain minimal amount of … Continue reading →

Magic in the Moonlight is in some ways a new low for Woody Allen, and that’s saying something! If this film had been made by some young, unknown filmmaker – like the debut film of some guy affiliated with the … Continue reading →

I’ll be honest. I went to see The Purge: Anarchy because I felt like ranting about how Americans don’t have any idea what the word anarchy really means. I kind of hoped it would turn out to be a tollerable B-film, … Continue reading →