Tag Archives: Isabella Rossellini

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On review — Sweet and sad in equal measures

July 15, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp | Written by Fleischer-Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Nick Paley, and Jenny Slate | 89 min | ▲▲▲▲△ I'm sure I'm not the first person to piece this together, but it strikes me having seen Marcel The Shell With Shoes On that the real recipe for successful whimsy is one part sweetness, one… Read More

Joy review — American Hustling

December 29, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by David O. Russell | Written by Russell and Annie Mumolo | 124 min | ▲▲▲▲△ Going back to his 1996 comedy Flirting With Disaster, I've admired Russell for his haphazard auteur style, a precarious balancing act between narrative messes and the inspiringly brilliant. Of late that ragged creativity has produced the excellent Silver Linings Playbook, but more… Read More

Atlantic Film Festival 2015: Post II — Reviews of Experimenter, Closet Monster

September 19, 2015 flawintheiris

The first full day at #AFF2015, following the traditional Gala screening Thursday night. This year Paul Gross' Hyena Road was the opener, and the party was at the Lord Nelson. Had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Gross and Allan Hawco at the hotel for a broadcast project I'll be talking about here on FITI in… Read More