Tag Archives: Jim Rash

Force Majeure/Downhill reviews — The remake disappoints; stick to the original

February 24, 2020 flawintheiris

Back in 2014, Carbon Arc Cinema in Halifax screened Force Majeure, the Ruben Östlund picture. The film won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was the Swedish entry for Best Foreign Language film at the Academy Awards. It's now available on iTunes, and there's a copy on DVD at the Halifax Public Library. Force Majeure… Read More

The Way, Way Back review

July 31, 2013 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim RashBeing 14 is no fun for most of us. There's this diabolical combination of feeling like you know everything about the world, it's all crystal clear in your pubescent brain, and feeling totally adrift and uncertain, especially around the opposite sex. Meanwhile, what you understand of adult… Read More

The Descendants review

December 3, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by Alexander PayneScreenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash from a novel by Kaui Hart HemmingsGeorge Clooney is Matt King. Matt is the trustee of a large parcel of land in Hawaii, a place that seems a whole lot like paradise despite Matt's voiceover telling us that everyone's life has rough patches, even… Read More