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Atlantic Film Festival 2013: Day 6: Prisoners and Watermark

September 18, 2013 flawintheiris

Well, last night I made a showtime call to see Prisoners, rather than Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie D'Adele) or A Field In England. Even though I know it's opening later this week, I went with my filmgoing heart in the moment. And it wasn't long before I had filmgoing remorse.Quebec director Denis… Read More

Looper review

September 24, 2012 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Rian JohnsonRemember the question that came up in Dead Zone? The one where Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) asks his doctor friend (Herbert Lom) if he had the power to go back in time and kill Adolf Hitler, would he? And his friend says yes, absolutely, or something to that effect. There's… Read More

Ruby Sparks review

August 11, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Written by Zoe Kazan Ruby Sparks is almost two movies, or, at least, starts as one and then becomes another. That's a neat trick if it's done well as it is here. The first movie is a light, magic-realist romcom as you can see by the trailer. You… Read More