Category Archives: Commentary

The Knox Office: Valentine’s Day Edition

February 12, 2023 flawintheiris

On Friday on CBC Information Morning in Nova Scotia I reopened The Knox Office, my film column, and spoke with guest host Pauline Dakin about movies people may want to watch leading up to Valentine's Day. I wanted to offer at least five possibilities for different scenarios — but ended up talking about even more.…Read More

The Knox Office reopens on CBC Information Morning

February 4, 2023 flawintheiris

This week I appeared on CBC Information Morning in Halifax to talk movies with host Portia Clark. We spoke about three films: Living, the Oliver Hermanus and Kazuo Ishiguro remake of Ikiru, in cinemas now, Alice, Darling, now available to rent — it's a Toronto-shot indie drama starring Anna Kendrick — and we got into…Read More

The Knox Office opens on CBC Radio

January 25, 2023 flawintheiris

Regular readers of FLAW IN THE IRIS will probably know I do a lot of work for CBC Radio in Halifax as a producer on Current Affairs shows. Starting today I'm the new film reviewer for CBC Information Morning, and will be on the show every two weeks or so, chatting with host, Portia Clark.…Read More

FITI’s Most Anticipated Films of 2023

January 8, 2023 flawintheiris

Inspired by a recent episode of The Empire Film Podcast, I though you might be interested in the feature films I'm most looking forward to in 2023. This is a selection representing the varying levels of my curiosity, looking at feature films expected to arrive on either streaming or in cinemas. You'll see a lot…Read More

How many films did I watch in 2022?!

January 2, 2023 flawintheiris

Before you start to think all I do on this blog is make lists, this is the last for this season, I promise. Here's a list of every single movie I watched in 2022, partly inspired by filmmaker Edgar Wright who keeps a similar list. Between keeping up with brand new features, both on streaming…Read More

New Christmas Movies chat on the CBC

December 21, 2022 flawintheiris

If you're a regular FITI reader you may have noticed I've been watching more than my fair share of Christmas movies this season, especially the new batch showing up in cinemas and on streaming services. https://halifaxbloggers.ca/holiday-movies/ I was on CBC Information Morning this week discussing a few of these Christmas movies with host Portia…Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS on #TIFF22 and #AIFF22

September 21, 2022 flawintheiris

As regular readers of FLAW IN THE IRIS — and followers of the site's Instagram account — know I've recently returned from Toronto where I covered the 2022 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. (Click here to read all the reviews.) On the most recent episode of the podcast I co-host with the multimedia…Read More

#TIFF22 is a wrap: 10 things I learned at the Toronto International Film Festival

September 19, 2022 flawintheiris

I write this as I'm relaxing in the Toronto Island airport lounge, about to board a plane back to Nova Scotia. The Toronto International Film Festival is a blast and a bit of a monster, and while I loved being here I also feel like I've been hanging on to the festival's vast, scaly hide…Read More

Vote for LENS ME YOUR EARS in The Coast’s Best of Halifax Awards

July 14, 2022 flawintheiris

Here's a post that's a mix of pleading and self-promotion — a sickening combination, I grant you. My co-host Stephen Cooke and I have been hosting our film podcast, LENS ME YOUR EARS, for seven years. We've had a blast doing it, and haven't sought out any particular recognition for our podcasting efforts. But it…Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS Update: Summer Podcasting!

June 28, 2022 flawintheiris

LENS ME YOUR EARS is a film podcast where Halifax multimedia reporter Stephen Cooke and I watch a new movie in cinemas or on a streaming service and compare and contrast it with older movies — by genre, filmmaker, or sometimes actor. The podcast drops once every two weeks. This is what we've been up…Read More