Tag Archives: Bryce Dessner

We Live In Time review — An all-timer romantic drama

October 18, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by John Crowley | Written by Nick Payne | 107 min | ▲▲▲▲▲ | VOD A capsule review of this film appeared on FITI in September during #TIFF24 If anyone read or saw my coverage of this film at the Toronto International Film Festival you'll know it floored me. It's of a genre that… Read More

#TIFF24 We Live In Time, Men Of War

September 7, 2024 flawintheiris

I've never been much of a fan of the cancer drama — the maudlin but massively successful Love Story set the stage for the genre in 1970, starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw. These movies have reared their ugly heads a number of times since. They tend to indulge in a little class or generation clashing… Read More

Cyrano review — Peter Dinklage and the tunes make this musical sing

March 1, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Joe Wright | Written by Erica Schmidt, based on the play by Edmond Rostand | 123 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Crave My first introduction to Cyrano de Bergerac was in English by Steve Martin in the delightful Roxanne, and then in French just a few years later by Gérard Depardieu. Based on a… Read More