Tag Archives: Julianne Nicholson

Dream Scenario review — A surreal nightmare with Nicolas Cage FTW

November 27, 2023 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Kristoffer Borgli | 102 min | ▲▲▲▲△ A version of this review appeared during FITI's coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival. Once again A24 produces a film the likes of which we've not seen before, proving the American indie studio is consistently making the best movies in Hollywood. Dream Scenario… Read More

Blonde and Babylon reviews — Two Tinseltown epics, but only one has the goods

December 29, 2022 flawintheiris

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story review — Sharp, goofy takedown of musical biopics

November 9, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Eric Appel | Written by Appel and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic | 108 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Roku A version of this review appeared on FITI in September from the Toronto International Film Festival. People may not recall that the legendary comedy musician, ‘Weird Al,’ was a film star, briefly, in 1989’s comedy bomb, UHF.… Read More

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story review #TIFF22

September 10, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Eric Appel | Written by Appel and 'Weird Al' Yankovic | 108 min People may not recall that the legendary comedy musician, 'Weird Al,' was a film star, briefly, in 1989's comedy bomb, UHF. This is another thing entirely, a spoof of the surprisingly popular music biopic genre, the Rocket Mans and Bohemian… Read More

I, Tonya review — Totally nails that triple-axel

January 15, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Craig Gillespie | Written by Steven Rogers | 120 min I was never one of those folks who believed Raging Bull was one of the greatest films ever. But if you read film criticism in the 90's, that picture was often thrown out as one of the best ever, up there with Citizen Kane… Read More

#AIFF2017 Day 7: Geek Girls, Novitiate

September 21, 2017 flawintheiris

Geek Girls Here's a message to documentary filmmakers: Your project may not be entirely feasible if you make yourself the centre of it and not once, but twice, you show footage of yourself calling possible interviewees, while your voice-over says something like, "Many experts and celebrities I'd hoped to speak to bailed out at the… Read More

Black Mass review — Ordinary Gangster

September 26, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Scott Cooper | Written by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, based on the book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill | 122 min. Let's talk about Joel Edgerton for a second. He's proven himself a capable character actor in films like Warrior and The Great Gatsby, and this summer he directed a reasonably impressive… Read More

August: Osage County review

January 17, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by John WellsStageplay and screenplay adaptation by Tracy LettsSince Julia Roberts had kids, she's been much more choosy with the films she does, working much less frequently. This is the opportunity afforded a former Queen of Hollywood, and more power to her. I've noticed that when she does work, the quality of her performances… Read More