Tag Archives: Lucas Hedges

French Exit review — Pfeiffer impresses throughout, the movie occasionally

April 4, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Azazel Jacobs | Written by Patrick DeWitt, based on his book | 113 min | Netflix An Irish-Canadian co-pro, which explains the Canadian novelist writing the thing, and the presence of veteran Canuck thespian Susan Coyne in a key role, French Exit is a comedy soufflé of sorts — equal parts droll chamber piece… Read More

Let Them All Talk review — Sign up for Soderbergh’s spontaneous sail

December 29, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by Deborah Eisenberg | 113 min | Crave Plus/HBO Max in the US There's a lot about this concept that appeals: A renowned American literary writer, Alice Hughes (Meryl Streep), has agreed to attend an awards ceremony in the UK, but she won't fly. Her agent agrees to pay… Read More

Now Streaming on Netflix, Crave, and Prime: June 2019

June 14, 2019 flawintheiris

Knock Down The House | Netflix The inspirational documentary offering evidence that there are still leaders in the United States whose motivations are respectable, responsible, and righteous. The film follows the primary campaigns of four progressive Democrats, all women, all very different from different states, and all of whom are looking to make a difference… Read More

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri review — McDormand’s great in dark comedy

November 27, 2017 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh | 115 min | Crave Plus It'll be a surprise to no one that Irish/Brit filmmaker McDonagh, of In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths fame (not to be confused with his brother, John Michael, who gave us Calvary and War On Everyone) got his start in theatre. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing… Read More

Lady Bird review — The greatest hits of adolescent upheaval

November 21, 2017 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Greta Gerwig | 94 min Greta Gerwig, the queen of the New York indie—witness Frances Ha, Mistress America, and Maggie's Plan—takes her turn as a writer/director in this tale of a willful teenager in the wilds of 2002 Sacramento, California. Tonally very much of a kind with those movies she's starred… Read More

#AFF2016 Finale — Manchester by the Sea review

September 23, 2016 flawintheiris

Manchester by the Sea Written and Directed by Kenneth Lonergan | 135 min Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is a Bostonian of few words, and seemingly few feelings, until he has a drink, that is, and takes a swing at guys in bars. When his brother, Joe (Kyle Chandler), dies unexpectedly, he leaves behind a 16-year-old son,… Read More

The Zero Theorem review

August 10, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Terry Gilliam, written by Pat Rushin I've always admired Terry Gilliam, even when I haven't loved his movies. His legend as a giant slayer—largely due to his masterpiece Brazil having found an audience in his preferred version despite the studio meddling—still carries serious weight today, 30 years later. And the Monty Python alum's favourite themes—the… Read More