Category Archives: The Knox Office on CBC Information Morning

The Knox Office: The Holdovers, Testament, and Fingernails

November 15, 2023 flawintheiris

If you're a regular reader of FITI you'll know that in the past week or so I've reviewed the new Alexander Payne feature, The Holdovers, as well as Testament, the new film from veteran Canadian filmmaker, Deny Arcand. and the oddball sci-fi romance, Fingernails. If you're all TLDR, and would rather hear me talk about…Read More

The Knox Office: Anatomy Of A Fall, The Persian Version, and Freelance

October 30, 2023 flawintheiris

This is a totally ICYMI post, but heads up: I was on CBC Information Morning in Nova Scotia on Friday with my column, The Knox Office. Show host Portia Clark and I talked about three films now in cinemas: Anatomy Of A Fall, The Persian Version, and Freelance. If you've got about six minutes to…Read More

The Knox Office: The Royal Hotel, Fair Play, and Totally Killer

October 15, 2023 flawintheiris

I was on CBC Radio in Nova Scotia on Friday where I brought a few recent reviews — if you're a TL/DR kind of blog visitor, this is for you: I reviewed The Royal Hotel, Fair Play, and Totally Killer in my chat with CBC Information Morning's Portia Clark. You can click here for the…Read More

The Knox Office: Flora and Son, The Great Seduction, and Jawan

October 1, 2023 flawintheiris

On Friday I returned to my column on CBC radio's Information Morning. The Knox Office is my biweekly chance to review films on the radio, and on this edition I share reviews of three international films screening in cinemas and online. You can go here to listen to the clip. (And for a flashback to…Read More

The Knox Office: Barbenheimer!

July 24, 2023 flawintheiris

On Thursday I spent five hours in the dark out at Bayers Lake... and on Friday morning I was on CBC Information Morning with my semi-regular movie review column, the Knox Office. This time I spoke with Preston Mulligan about the weekend's two big blockbusters — Barbie and Oppenheimer. To listen to the conversation, click…Read More

The Knox Office: Asteroid City, No Hard Feelings, and more!

June 26, 2023 flawintheiris

On Friday I was back on CBC Information Morning Nova Scotia to talk about new movies in cinemas and on streaming services. I spoke of two new ones in cinemas: Wes Anderson's Asteroid City and the new Jennifer Lawrence comedy, No Hard Feelings. I also reviewed Reality, an HBO Max feature now on Crave, and…Read More

The Knox Office: June counterprogramming

June 11, 2023 flawintheiris

Yes, I read the news, too: Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts won the weekend box office, taking the prize from Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse. I wondered on social media who still cares about this toy robot franchise. Apparently, quite a few people wanted to see Transformers 7. On Friday I reopened The Knox Office on…Read More

The Knox Office: Are You There, God?

May 15, 2023 flawintheiris

I once again opened The Knox Office on CBC Information Morning to talk movies! Portia Clark and I talked about the adaptation of the Judy Blume YA bestseller, Are Your There, God? It's Me Margaret, before vaulting into Still: A Michael J Fox Movie, the documentary about the veteran Canadian-American actor and Parkinson's activist. After that, we…Read More

The Knox Office: How To Blow Up A Pipeline, Rye Lane, and Bystanders

April 25, 2023 flawintheiris

Late last week I stepped in to the CBC Halifax studio to chat with Portia Clark about a few movies I've been seeing lately. On the slate was the thriller How To Blow Up A Pipeline, still in cinemas — at least until today, Tuesday — and Bystanders, which is showing until at least Thursday…Read More

The Knox Office on Air, Tetris, Simulant, and Riceboy Sleeps

April 9, 2023 flawintheiris

On Friday I showed up on CBC Information Morning to do my biweekly movie column, The Knox Office. This week I spoke with Portia Clark about how much I enjoyed Ben Affleck's Air, which was a surprise since I went in pretty much expecting to not care about any of it. I also enjoyed Tetris,…Read More