Tag Archives: Sidse Babett Knudsen

In Fabric review — Evil dress movie a bonkers consumerist satire

May 5, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Peter Strickland | 118 min | On Demand A scene in a clothing store: "A purchase on the horizon, a panoply of temptation. Can a curious soul desist? " asks the elegant salesperson with the lacy, gothic look. "I'm just looking, thank you," says Sheila Woolchapel. "The hesitation in your voice,… Read More

After The Wedding (2006/2019) review — The original holds sway

August 23, 2019 flawintheiris

(2006) Directed by Susanne Bier | Written by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen | 120 min Mads Mikkelsen puts his icy, Scandinavian reserve to work as Jacob, a Dane who has spent 20 years or more in India working with orphaned children. He returns to Copenhagen to meet with a philanthropic investor, a gruff, older… Read More

A Hologram For The King review — Pleasantly meandering dramedy of midlife rediscovery

May 1, 2016 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Tom Tykwer, adapting the book by Dave Eggers | 98 min | on Netflix I've been dubious of recent movies where Americans go to the Middle East to find themselves, a dustier Eat Pray Love formula through a skewed western lens. At its best we get something like A Mighty Heart, and at… Read More

Reviews: Coherence, Duke Of Burgundy, Kill The Messenger, Slow West, Z For Zachariah

October 11, 2015 flawintheiris

Recent releases available on DVD and VOD that didn't screen in local cinemas: Coherence Directed by James Ward Byrkit | Written by Byrkit and Alex Manugian | 89 min Eight dissatisfied urbanites gather for a party on a night when a comet burns through the sky. All their mobile phones go dead, and then the… Read More