In Cinemas. November 14, 2014 — More Dumber

November 14, 2014 flawintheiris

It's on weekends like this one when I seethe on the behalf of all movie lovers who are living in a "small market". Today—in bigger urban centres—people are getting to see new films such as Beyond The Lights, the Edward Snowden documentary Citizen Four, Tommy Lee Jones' new western The Homesman, and Rosewater, Jon Stewart's…Read More

Big Hero 6 review — A light, slight cartoon

November 11, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, written by Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, based on characters and concept by Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle Disney's animation studio is picking up the slack their Pixar colleagues have been letting slip. Wreck It Ralph and Frozen were huge successes, packing in the kids and offering…Read More

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) review — Once more into the cowl, Michael Keaton

November 9, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, written by Innaritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo After I saw the movie I considered the career of Michael Keaton. I always respected the guy as both a talented comedic and dramatic actor—in movies like Night Shift, Beetlejuice and Clean and Sober. He has a compelling, combustive quality. There's nothing warm…Read More

Interstellar review — A grand (and sometimes head-scratching) space adventure

November 8, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Christopher Nolan, written by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan | Netflix Steven Spielberg reportedly once said if he could go back he'd change the ending of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Once Spielberg had kids, he realized the Richard Dreyfuss character, Roy Neary, would never have left his family behind to go into space…Read More

In Cinemas. November 7, 2014 — Interstellar, Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Big Hero 6, Force Majeure, Frank

November 7, 2014 flawintheiris

Interstellar Maybe the most anticipated movie of the year, Interstellar is directed by Christopher Nolan, the man who has carved out a career of consistent quality blockbusters. He directed the three most recent Batman movies, Inception, Memento, and a few other clever entertainments. As a result of his across-the-board success I've noticed the more highbrow of the critical…Read More

Frank review — Quirky, original, and moving

November 6, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, written by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan Frank is a strange little backstage comedy/drama on its surface. Underneath it's a solemn examination of damaged people inside a circle of attention and creativity. It's maybe got a dash of Almost Famous, but it's far more peculiar. You should know, a favourable comparison…Read More

Before I Go To Sleep review — Nicole Kidman thriller a damp squib

November 5, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Rowan Joffe, adapted by Joffe from the novel by SJ Watson Christine (Nicole Kidman, far more expressive than she's been in awhile) is an amnesiac. Every morning she wakes as a 40-year-old woman, her memories blank back to when she was in her 20s. The past decade is a mystery. Her kind and…Read More

A Cult Of One: Enigma

November 4, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Michael Apted, Written by Tom Stoppard, adapting the novel by Robert Harris | 2001 Welcome back to a semi-regular feature on FITI called " A Cult of One." It highlights an older film that (IMHO) is worth discovering. http://youtu.be/5NrfiIpUd20 Enigma actually was fairly well-received at the time, but it seems to have vanished from…Read More

St. Vincent review — A dramedy sunk by sentiment

November 3, 2014 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Theodore Melfi From the top, a warning: St. Vincent is a story about the connection between a crusty older Brooklyn dude, Vin, and a cute little boy, Oliver. Oliver is painfully precocious—everything out of his mouth is more thoughtful and considered than any of the adults around him. He's the perfect child. If…Read More