Tag Archives: Luca Guadagnino

After the Hunt review — Crimes and misdemeanors

October 19, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Luca Guadagnino | Written by Nora Garrett | 138 min | ▲▲▲ It's rare to see a big Hollywood feature tackle a culture war subject — whether it's Diversity, Equality and Inclusion or #MeToo — but After the Hunt touches on both. It's a bit messy, and bit of a melodrama, which is… Read More

Challengers review — Sexy tennis movie holds to love

April 30, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Luca Guadagnino | Written by Justin Kuritzkes | ▲▲▲▲△ | Amazon Prime Hot as the sun at the US Open, Luca Guadagnino's new drama channels tennis as an allegory for competitive relationships while offering enough on-court action to work, most of the time, as a sports movie. At its burning heart it's a… 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

A Bigger Splash review — Trashy times in the sun

June 1, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Luca Guadagnino | Written by David Kajganich and Alain Page, inspired by the film La Piscine | 125 min | ▲▲▲△△ Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) is a rock star, an aesthetic cross between Chrissie Hynde and David Bowie. She's just had surgery on her voice, and her doctors insist she shouldn't speak. She and… Read More

Top 10 Movies of 2010

January 26, 2011 flawintheiris

I can't delay it any longer.It's Oscar nominations day, fer chrissakes. I need to get my list out. I am strangely peeved that so many of my faves from 2010 also appear on the Oscar list. I feel one of my roles is to shine a light on lesser-seen pictures, and if I'm digging all… Read More