Tag Archives: Ken Loach

Top 10 of 1999

March 19, 2019 flawintheiris

20 years ago, Hollywood had a great 12 months. Maybe it was pre-millennial tension, or just a confluence of great talent and risk-taking producers and studios, but it was a moment that wasn't to be repeated in the years following. I enjoy putting together lists of the best films from years gone by, and the… Read More

#AIFF2017 Finale and Wrap-Up: Call Me By Your Name, The Florida Project

September 22, 2017 flawintheiris

Thursday night's films were number 23 and 24 for me at this year's Atlantic International Film Festival, not counting the shorts program. I've seen a collection of strong Canadian and independent American films and some of the year's best international fare, and somehow managed not to get sick, though it was a little touch and… Read More

Carbon Arc Reviews: The Second Mother, When Marnie Was There, Phoenix, The Wolfpack, A Poem Is A Naked Person, The New Girlfriend, Tangerine, Court, Dough, Jimmy’s Hall, The Russian Woodpecker

November 16, 2015 flawintheiris

This fall I've been part of the talented crew who program films and help out at Carbon Arc screenings taking place at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. Here are my thoughts on each of the films we screened. (Carbon Arc Cinema returns in the first week of February, 2016.) The Second Mother Written… Read More

The Atlantic Film Festival 2012: Parties and premieres, The Disappeared review

September 14, 2012 flawintheiris

The AFF opening night party is always a blast—even when the heat makes for a human stew, as it did at last year's venue. Last night's edition did not disappoint. Big kudos to the organizers who had the food and free cocktails—champagne followed by rye and ginger—running all evening. The site, the cavernous Cunard Centre,… Read More

Atlantic Film Festival 2012: Here we go

September 13, 2012 flawintheiris

It's "Christmas for Carsten," as a friend of mine called it. I've been attending and/or writing about The Atlantic Film Festival since 2003. Invariably I see at least one film that blows me away, something I wouldn't have seen otherwise at the local multiplex monopoly.For those who don't know, the AFF is an annual event,… Read More

Top 10 Movies of 2007

August 29, 2012 flawintheiris

Yes, yes, I know. It is August 2012. But as I roll up to the second birthday of Flaw In The Iris at the end of this week, I'm looking back at film-related stuff I did in the days before the inception of this venue. I used to have an hour every week on CKDU… Read More