Top 10 of 2015

January 10, 2016 flawintheiris

Thanks for checking out my list of the best movies of 2015. It's taken me a little while to feel confident assembling this list, but having now seen late arrivals The Hateful Eight and The Revenant, I'm gonna commit. I may to add a couple more to the list if Anomalisa and 45 Days are as good as…Read More

The Revenant review — Blood, Brutality, and Bears

January 9, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu | Written by Inarritu and Mark L. Smith, from a book by Michael Punke | 156 min. | ▲▲▲△△ First off, I have to say: If I was reviewing solely the cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki (Children of Men, To The Wonder, Gravity) the film might get my highest rating. The camera…Read More

In Cinemas: Friday, January 8, 2016 — The Revenant, The Forest

January 8, 2016 flawintheiris

The final cinema releases of 2015 keep dribbling out into Halifax theatres. Next week we might.... might... get Anomalisa, the Charlie Kaufman animated film that has populated a few Best of 2015 lists, and on the 22nd we might get the well-regarded romantic drama 45 Years. Keep your fingers crossed. But speaking of Best of…Read More

The Hateful Eight review — Moustache-deep in snow, chuckles, and gore

January 6, 2016 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino | 187 min. | ▲▲▲▲△ | Netflix No one will be arguing that The Hateful Eight represents the best of what this Academy Award-winning former video store clerk has given the cinematic world. After all, Quentin Tarantino is the guy who wrote and directed Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and Inglourious…Read More

Happy 2016!!!

January 1, 2016 flawintheiris

Hello and Best Wishes for the New Year from Flaw In The Iris! (I hope you're not too hung over today.) On Fridays I usually deliver my In Cinemas post, but there's not much happening that's new at the movies this week, which is typical for the weekend around January 1. The one notable arrival…Read More