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The Humans review — A grim meal at Thanksgiving

November 25, 2021 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Stephen Karam | 108 min | Crave Plus American studio A24 continues to deliver unusual and quality indie pictures, though maybe hasn't quite figured out how to market them. Witness the trailers for The Green Knight. A24 tried to sell the movie as a horror. It really isn't — it's more an… Read More

I’ll See You In My Dreams review — It’s best to age like fine wine

May 27, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Brett Haley, written by Haley and Marc Basch "It's hard to lose somebody, no matter how many legs they have." It's a great line, delivered by the always solid Sam Elliott, about the death of an elderly Golden Retreiver. It's a rule of Hollywood screenwriting, if there's an old dog in the early going, it's… Read More

Nebraska review

December 27, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Alexander Payne Written by Bob Nelson The other day I lauded the Coen Brothers (and their new movie) for a particular brand of Americana, comparing their work with that of their American filmmaking brethren. I really should have included Alexander Payne to that list. Consider his recent features: Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt,… Read More