Category Archives: Commentary

What does your favourite movie say about you?

January 12, 2026 flawintheiris

It's the question cinephiles always bristle at. It was posed to me recently on CBC Radio, and I was momentarily baffled. I knew the truth wouldn't satisfy, which is that it changes with the weather, with the hour, day, and week. How can I choose from between the Stanley Kubrick, Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola, Celine…Read More

The Knox Office: Predictions and Favourites at the Golden Globes

January 9, 2026 flawintheiris

Sunday evening is the Golden Globes, a Hollywood event that's slowly emerging from a recent history of scandal to be a real stop on the winter awards circuit, as the big stars congratulate each other for their hard work. On Friday morning I chatted with Portia Clark about the frontrunners for the awards, my personal…Read More

What do The Dead Zone, Wayward, and Run The Wild Fields (and Schitt’s Creek!) have in common?

October 14, 2025 flawintheiris

OK, so stay with me, because this is an odd one. I'm talking about David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone (1983), starring Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, and Tom Skerritt, the new Netflix miniseries, Wayward, starring Mae Martin, Sarah Gadon, and Toni Collette, and a made-for-cable film called Run The Wild Fields (2000), that stars Sean Patrick Flannery and…Read More

The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards are this Sunday

May 31, 2025 flawintheiris

I'm writing this on Friday night, the 30th, and awards have already been given out. That's because this event actually takes place over multiple days, considering broadcast journalism, TV, and, finally, feature film. Honestly, there are so many awards it's hard to keep track of them all. I get why the Canadian Screen Awards are…Read More

A little bit about The Triangles

January 14, 2025 flawintheiris

It's 2025. For those who are new to FLAW IN THE IRIS, or FITI, welcome to this film review blog. I'm Carsten Knox, Halifax writer, broadcaster, and arts reporter. This project has been my way of keeping track of what's new in my cinema diet since September 2010. I make a change now and then,…Read More

Scala!!! review — An ode to world’s wildest independent cinema

November 24, 2024 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Ali Catterall and Jane Giles, based on the book by Giles, Scala Cinema 1978-1993 | 96 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | On Blu-Ray (from Severin Films) The full title of this terrific documentary is Scala!!! or, The Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up…Read More

The Story of Summerhood

June 29, 2024 flawintheiris

Back in 2008, Nova Scotia writer-director Jacob Medjuck launched a promising career with a delightful summer camp comedy called Summerhood, starring Joe Flaherty, Christopher McDonald, and featuring the voice of John Cusack and a passel of talented child actors. It made quite a splash here at the Atlantic Film Festival and went on to be…Read More

FITI NEWS: Show Canada, HIFF, and The Canadian Screen Awards

May 31, 2024 flawintheiris

It's been a busy week. Here's just some of the things going on: Show Canada comes to Halifax Canada's biggest film exhibitor conference was in town this week. I attended a mixer on Monday put on by the good people at NICE, the Network of Independent Cinema Exhibitors, a great group of passionate cinema lovers…Read More

The Knox Office: The Fall of the Superhero, The Spring of the Movie Star

May 13, 2024 flawintheiris

Here's a blog version of a column I presented on CBC Information Morning with Portia Clark on Friday. If you'd prefer to listen to it rather than read, go here. The Fall Guy launched the official summer blockbuster season last weekend with $28.5 million at the box office. This isn't Marvel numbers — in fact…Read More

The Knox Office: The King Tide, The Greatest Hits, and The Promised Land

May 1, 2024 flawintheiris

Late last week I stopped by CBC Information Morning to do my column, The Knox Office. I talked about three new movies with host, Portia Clark. If you'd like to hear that conversation, please go here. Or, if you'd prefer to read the full reviews of the movies we talked about, click on these titles:…Read More