Tag Archives: Rene Russo

Atlantic Film Festival 2014 revisited: Nightcrawler and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby reviews

August 14, 2020 flawintheiris

I'm looking back at reviews from the past decade on the FITI blog, and I stumbled on this review from the 2014 Atlantic Film Festival, one of those days at the cinema where I was lucky enough to see two excellent features back to back. Here's my thoughts from the day: Originally posted on September… Read More

Now on Canadian Netflix — February 2019

February 6, 2019 flawintheiris

Velvet Buzzsaw A deliciously trashy art world satire/horror from Dan Gilroy, the filmmaker behind Nightcrawler and Roman J. Israel. , a picture with a lot more of the edge and unease of the former rather than the prestige aspirations of the latter. It tells the story of a shallow, ambitious, group of nasties; the delightfully named Morf Vandewalt (another… Read More

The Intern review — Old School Syrup

September 27, 2015 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Nancy Myers | 121 min. Sometimes I miss this kind of old-fashioned Hollywood product, which we see infrequently these days. Then I watch one and I remember how totally hokey it can be. Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) is a retiree, a widower, and a restless 70-something Brooklynite looking to fill his… Read More

Atlantic Film Festival 2014: Day Two, in which I saw a lot of happy people, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them, and Nightcrawler

September 13, 2014 flawintheiris

I spend a lot of time at the cinema. I really enjoy the pastime, so even when I see a lot of mediocre movies, I can find things to enjoy about them. And then the film fest comes along, and in one day I can see two of the most exciting films I've seen all… Read More