Tag Archives: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Thunderbolts* review — A step in the right direction for the MCU

May 7, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Jake Schreier | Written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo | 126 min | ▲▲▲ I've very much joined the chorus of critical voices disappointed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since its first major arc wrapped up with Avengers: Endgame. There have been interesting failures, fun romps, and intriguing new characters, but little sense… Read More

You Hurt My Feelings review — The truth may hurt, but the movie’s hysterical

May 26, 2023 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Nicole Holofcener | 93 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Amazon Prime Someone in a movie once said it's hard to get through the day without a juicy rationalization. The same can be said for a white lie. Where would we be if we had to be 100% honest with the people around… Read More

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review — Unwieldy sequel wants to do too much

November 13, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Ryan Coogler | Written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole | 161 min | ▲▲▲△△ The first Black Panther movie from 2018 is a gem in the Marvel Cinematic Universe pantheon — top five for sure — and was a huge hit. The vision of a technologically advanced, afro-futurist society that had never… Read More

Onward review — Pixar adventure finds magic on the way

April 3, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Dan Scanlon | Written by Scanlon, Keith Bunin and Jason Headley | 102 min | On Demand You may note a welcome familiarity to the busy plot structure and suburban milieu of this Disney Pixar picture — despite the elves and magical overtones, this could be an '80's Amblin live-action feature, complete with… Read More

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

Enough Said review

October 21, 2013 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Nicole Holofcener | On Demand Holofcener is the writer-director of a number of awkwardly funny American indie films. To call them comedies, or romantic comedies, is too reductive. They're independent films, and tend to avoid easy catagorization, but centre on urban relationships, about women and men and their friendships and love… Read More