Tag Archives: Harris Dickinson

The Iron Claw review — Tragic tale, but a terrific movie

December 25, 2023 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Sean Durkin | 132 mins | ▲▲▲▲△ I came to this movie with a small personal investment: I watched World Class Championship Wrestling for about a year when I was about 13 or 14. I cheered the three Von Erichs who were wrestling when I watched — David was already gone… Read More

Carbon Arc Cinema review: Scrapper

October 3, 2023 flawintheiris

I'm the new Artistic Director at Carbon Arc Cinema, part of a group of programmers who choose the films we screen. Written and Directed by Charlotte Regan | 84 min | Carbon Arc Cinema Georgie (Lola Campbell) is a willful, self-determined 12-year-old. She lives in a council estate in suburban London, alone since her mother… Read More

See How They Run review — It was Agatha all along

November 27, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Tom George | Written by Mark Chappell | 98 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Disney+ What we have here is an entirely self-aware, tongue-in-cheek, Agatha Christie-dragging whodunnit, stuffed with a delightful cast who completely understand what kind of movie they're in and swing for the fences. Accordingly, See How They Run is a delightful… Read More

Triangle of Sadness review — Eat the rich, then throw them up

October 21, 2022 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Ruben Östlund | 147 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Amazon Prime An earlier version of this review appeared here on the blog during the coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Östlund’s The Square was a favourite of mine the year it came out, and like that film his new one… Read More

Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking reviews #TIFF22

September 9, 2022 flawintheiris

Spent a couple hours in line-ups on Thursday to collect tickets and waiting for access to press and industry screenings, but it was all worth it to see two interesting features and get my first taste of #TIFF22 from the inside. I'm sharing photos and videos on the flaw_in_the_iris Instagram account, so if you're interested… Read More