Tag Archives: Diane Kruger

The Shrouds review — Portals to the grave, and other good times

April 24, 2025 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by David Cronenberg | 119 min | ▲▲▲▲ | VOD An earlier version of this review appeared on FITI in September 2024 during coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival. David Cronenberg isn't the only legendary filmmaker in his 80s still making interesting, relevant films, or at the very least taking big… Read More

#TIFF24: The Shrouds, Daniela Forever, and The Apprentice

September 6, 2024 flawintheiris

A gorgeous, sunny day in Toronto and I'm the idiot that chose two films about grief for my first two screenings — not intentionally, but that's sometimes how it rolls. The first was The Shrouds, written and directed by David Cronenberg, and the second also an auteurist drama, Daniela Forever, by the fantastically named Nacho… Read More

Marlowe (2023) review — Liam Neeson’s softboiled noir

February 14, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Neil Jordan | Written by William Monahan, based on the novel by John Banville and the character created by Raymond Chandler | 110 min | ▲▲△△△ What we have here is a breathless effort to do a straight-ahead 1930s Hollywood private eye thriller, and a movie deeply indebted to the 1970s classic Chinatown —… Read More

The 355 review — Formula fun from Chastain and company

January 14, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Simon Kinberg | Script by Kinberg and Theresa Rebeck | 122 min | ▲▲▲△△ The 355, a movie that the filmmakers could've come up with a better title for, isn't the picture that's gonna change the fortunes of female-led espionage/action pictures. Don't get me wrong — I'm all for them, and there've been… Read More

Kristen Stewart film reviews: Seberg, Lizzie, JT LeRoy, Underwater

June 4, 2020 flawintheiris

Kristen Stewart is working nonstop these days — she's been in five features in the past three years, the highest profile being Charlie's Angels, with Happiest Season still expected later in 2020. The actor achieved fame through the sparkly vampire-ridden Twilight series, but in recent years has pursued far more interesting and varied feature work.… Read More

Carbon Arc Winter 2018 reviews

May 1, 2018 flawintheiris

Another season of international and documentary film at Carbon Arc Cinema has nearly concluded, three months of weekly films screening at the Museum of Natural History. The final event at Carbon Arc before it shuts down for the summer is AFX: The Animation Festival Of Halifax, taking place May 10 to 12. Click here for… Read More

The Infiltrator review — Powder, Guns, and Money

August 18, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Brad Furman | Written by Ellen Brown Furman based on the book by Robert Mazur | 127 min | ▲▲△△△ It's hard to believe the true story of a 1980s deep undercover agent for the US government who managed to disable Pablo Escobar's drug empire through money laundering and making friends with the right… Read More