Tag Archives: Julianne Moore

May December review — A movie doing a lot of things well

December 5, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Todd Haynes | Written by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik | 117 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | On Netflix Early on in the film the camera dollies in as Gracie looks in the fridge, accompanied by a dramatic, doomy piano score flourish, and Gracie says, "I don't think we have enough hotdogs." If that… Read More

The Glorias review — Sprawling Steinem biopic shines and sputters

June 16, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Julie Taymor | Written by Taymor with Sarah Ruhl, based on the book My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem | 147 min | Amazon Prime Somehow this biography of American journalist and feminist leader Gloria Steinem got next to no visibility on release. It may have been a pandemic casualty, dropped… Read More

20 Best Movies on Canadian Netflix (from the 20th Century)

February 8, 2021 flawintheiris

I don't think this is a secret: Netflix doesn't carry a deep library of quality older cinema. Most folks looking to a streaming service for a classic movie are probably better off subscribing to Amazon Prime — a lot to enjoy there — or the Criterion Channel. (I'd also recommend a look at the library… Read More

After The Wedding (2006/2019) review — The original holds sway

August 23, 2019 flawintheiris

(2006) Directed by Susanne Bier | Written by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen | 120 min Mads Mikkelsen puts his icy, Scandinavian reserve to work as Jacob, a Dane who has spent 20 years or more in India working with orphaned children. He returns to Copenhagen to meet with a philanthropic investor, a gruff, older… Read More

Now on Canadian Netflix: Summer 2019

July 23, 2019 flawintheiris

To The Bone The first feature directed by Marti Noxon, whose name I’ve always associated with Buffy The Vampire Slayer. She also worked on Sharp Objects, the noirish HBO drama with Amy Adams who played a character with an addiction to self-harm. To The Bone is about Ellen (Lily Collins). She's 20 and anorexic, or… Read More

Gloria (2013) and Gloria Bell reviews — Oscar-winning filmmaker revisits his past

March 25, 2019 flawintheiris

Bel Canto review — Operatic hostage drama misses the high notes

October 31, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Paul Weitz | Written by Weitz and Anthony Weintraub from the novel by Ann Patchett | 102 min Here's an unlikely filmmaker and an unlikely project. Paul Weitz, the man who gave us American Pie, About A Boy, and recently, Grandma, brings to the screen an international pudding of a drama. At times… Read More

Suburbicon review — Domestic noir clashes with earnest elements

November 2, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by George Clooney | Written by Joel & Ethan Coen and Clooney & Grant Heslov | 104 min The prospect of directing a Coen Brothers script that's been sitting in the drawer for awhile must've been just too tempting for Clooney. I get that. I also get the tastiness of this material on the… Read More

New on Canadian Netflix: April 2017

April 24, 2017 flawintheiris

Here's a cross-section of a number of mildly-to- solidly recommended films recently made available on Canadian Netflix. (You can click on the movie titles to read my original reviews where I've written them in the past.) For me, Netflix is a go-to usually to watch films I’ve already seen or to give the odd TV… Read More

Maggie’s Plan review — Awkward in New York

July 3, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Rebecca Miller | Written by Miller and Karen Rinaldi | 98 min | Amazon Prime and On Demand |▲▲▲△△ Maggie (Greta Gerwig) is a New York academic who's decided to take fate into her own hands, as she explains to her friends Tony (the current MVP in modern American comedies, Bill Hader) and… Read More