Tag Archives: Gaby Hoffman

For Worse review — Divorce, California-style

April 5, 2026 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Amy Landecker | 90 min | ▲▲▲ | VOD Lauren (Landecker, a triple-threat here) is a 50-something realtor divorcing fairly amicably, raising a little girl and trying to get back to her first love, acting. In a class for commercials she meets Sean (Nico Hiraga, a Booksmart veteran), a 20-something guy… Read More

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere review — Meet me tonight in Atlantic City

October 26, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Scott Cooper | Written by Cooper, based on the book by Warren Zanes | ▲▲▲1/2 | Crave Bruce Springsteen's signature song is probably still "Born To Run," which cemented his status as a heartland rocker. But in a BBC Documentary called Glory Days, released in 1987, he admits that the albums following Born… Read More

C’mon C’mon review — Beautiful to see, but awkward and disappointing avuncular drama

December 3, 2021 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Mike Mills | 109 min | Amazon Prime Jesse ((Woody Norman) is a bit of a weird kid — preternaturally composed, bright but quirky, with flashes of great intelligence and understanding and also unpredictable and demanding. In other words, an entirely cinematic creation that we've seen in many films, and C'mon… Read More