Tag Archives: Lynn Shelton

Sword of Trust review — Lynn Shelton’s final movie is a winner

May 25, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Lynn Shelton | Written by Shelton and Michael Patrick O'Brien | 88 min | Netflix Wow, this is a hard watch. Not because it isn't a totally charming, shaggy dog story, one of Lynn Shelton's favourite cinematic landing spots, it's because that's exactly what it is. Shelton passed away last week at age… Read More

Carbon Arc Winter 2018 reviews

May 1, 2018 flawintheiris

Another season of international and documentary film at Carbon Arc Cinema has nearly concluded, three months of weekly films screening at the Museum of Natural History. The final event at Carbon Arc before it shuts down for the summer is AFX: The Animation Festival Of Halifax, taking place May 10 to 12. Click here for… Read More

Reviews: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, Genius, Elvis & Nixon, The Overnight, Laggies

September 29, 2016 flawintheiris

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition Directed by Zack Snyder | Written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer | 182 min | on iTunes We've all seen a Director's Cut. Unless the director's name is Michael Mann or James Cameron, it's rarely better than what we saw in the theatre: I can count… Read More

Atlantic Film Festival 2013: Day 4: Le Passé (The Past), Touchy Feely

September 16, 2013 flawintheiris

You know how when you're seeing a great dramatic movie, and I mean great, the screening room is totally silent, like everyone's holding their breath? That's what it was like for the 130 minutes of Le Passé in Park Lane Cinema 3 last night.The film, the new drama from Asghar Farhadi, director of the Oscar-winning A… Read More

Top 10 Movies of 2012

January 13, 2013 flawintheiris

Welcome to a post collecting the names and details of films that wowed me through the 12 months of last year, typically arriving late as I caught up with everything I wanted to see. My criteria for inclusion are as follows: List-worthiness for me is a strange equation of cerebral and emotional, as much as… Read More

Reviews: Your Sister’s Sister, People Like Us, The Woman in the Fifth, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Safety Not Guaranteed

December 19, 2012 flawintheiris

I've spent some time recently catching up with movies I missed in cinemas, either because they opened and closed too quickly or didn't open at all in my town. Here are a few notables now out on DVD. Your Sister's Sister Written and directed by Lynn Shelton This film is some kind of perfect, tiny… Read More