Tag Archives: Denis Villeneuve

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

Dune: Part Two review — The rise of Muad’dib

February 26, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Denis Villeneuve | Written by Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel by Frank Herbert | 168 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Netflix After a painful delay for this much anticipated blockbuster sequel — just as the first one was delayed — it's here. In many respects it delivers on the promise of… Read More

Dune review — A cinematic feast

October 22, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Denis Villeneuve | Written by Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth, based on the Frank Herbert book | 155 min | Netflix Oh, how we have waited for Dune. Of all the 2020 features postponed by the pandemic, this is the one I was most looking forward to seeing, and seeing on the… Read More

A few thoughts on the future of going to the movies

December 19, 2020 flawintheiris

So, 2020. Not a great year, eh? We've all done our best to stay safe and amongst the uninfected, like we're living in a more deliberately paced version of Contagion. This while the death knell for movie-going has been sounding amongst the cinematic cognoscenti. Early in December Warner Bros, announced that their entire slate for… Read More

Blade Runner 2049 review — Epic sci-fi sequel is beautiful, cold, and essential

October 6, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Denis Villeneuve | Written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, with characters from the Philip K. Dick novel, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep | 163 min In its DNA, in its circuitry, any sequel looks back at the original. A good sequel moves forward more than it looks back, while that rare beast,… Read More

Arrival review — Idea-based, moving science fiction

November 11, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Denis Villeneuve | Written by Eric Heisserer from Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang | 116 min | on Netflix We meet Louise (Amy Adams at maximum luminosity) in a melancholy prologue that feels like it's out of a dream. Villeneuve, like his fellow Quebecker-in-Hollywood, Jean-Marc Vallée, has a knack for perfectly… Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS: Ep. 019 “New Filmmakers”

May 2, 2016 flawintheiris

The podcast I co-host with Stephen Cooke is back after a brief hiatus with a show about up-and-coming filmmakers who've caught our attention. Included in the discussion are Jeff Nichols, Jean-Marc Vallée, Denis Villeneuve, Jeremy Saulnier, Ryan Coogler, and many more. Check it out, and our other recent LENS ME YOUR EARS podcasts, here on… Read More

Sicario review — At Hell’s Border

October 1, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Denis Villeneuve | Written by Taylor Sheridan | 121 min Kate (Emily Blunt, convincingly tough and vulnerable) is a straight arrow FBI agent on the anti-kidnap squad working in Arizona with partner Reggie (Daniel Kaluuya, another talented Brit import), mopping up at the margins of the Mexican drug cartel business, which usually means… Read More

Atlantic Film Festival 2013: Day 6: Prisoners and Watermark

September 18, 2013 flawintheiris

Well, last night I made a showtime call to see Prisoners, rather than Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie D'Adele) or A Field In England. Even though I know it's opening later this week, I went with my filmgoing heart in the moment. And it wasn't long before I had filmgoing remorse. Quebec director… Read More