Tag Archives: Joanna Hogg

Causeway, The Eternal Daughter, and Decision To Leave reviews #TIFF22

September 17, 2022 flawintheiris

Causeway | Directed by Lila Neugebauer | Written by Luke Goebel, Ottessa Moshfegh, and Elizabeth Sanders | 92 min This lean, even austere New Orleans-set drama is from a first-timer, and sees the return of Jennifer Lawrence — who's taken a little time away from her acting career recently — giving a surprisingly embodied performance, all angular… Read More

The Souvenir and The Souvenir Part II reviews — Joanna Hogg’s fascinating semi-autobiography

March 2, 2022 flawintheiris

The Souvenir | Written and Directed by Joanna Hogg | 120 min |▲▲▲▲△ | On Demand A version of this review was originally posted as part of a look at Carbon Arc Cinema's fall 2019 season. Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) is a London film student living in swanky 1980s Knightbridge, but managing expenses with roomies.… Read More

Carbon Arc Cinema: Fall 2019 Season review

January 4, 2020 flawintheiris

It was a challenging season at Halifax's Carbon Arc Independent Cinema. For the first time in a decade a screening was cancelled by a distributor, who pulled a film because they could get shown for two weeks with Cineplex. Then, on the heels of that, streaming giant Netflix decided at the last minute to pull… Read More