Tag Archives: Sofia Coppola

Reviews: Leaving the Criterion Channel October 31

October 30, 2020 flawintheiris

I'm a fan of deadlines — I might not get anything done otherwise. A few dozen features are soon to be dropped from the Criterion streaming channel include a number of classics, near classics, and oddities I've never seen (or haven't seen in ages), so I made a point of watching a few of them… Read More

On The Rocks review — Manhattan martini muddle

October 5, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola | In Cinemas/On Apple+ from October 23 | 96 min There's a lot to enjoy in a movie that wants to take you back to the New York of Mazursky and Allen — the romance and glamour of those great bars and restaurants, the cobblestone streets and high-ceilinged loft… Read More

10 Pieces of Music Inseparable From a Movie

March 4, 2019 flawintheiris

This post is borne out of a conversation that came up between friends some time ago, about the how some pre-existing songs have been used so successfully in film to make them forever joined with said film in my mind and heart. In some cases it's because the picture introduced me to the song, or… Read More

The Beguiled (2017 and 1971) review — Gothic western seduces across generations

July 4, 2017 flawintheiris

2017: Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, from the book by Thomas Cullinan and the 1971 screenplay by Albert Maltz and Irene Kamp | 93 min 1971: Directed by Don Siegel, written by Albert Maltz and Irene Kamp | 105 min I've not read the novel, but the two features adapted from this Civil War gothic… Read More

The Bling Ring review

June 24, 2013 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, from the Vanity Fair article byNancy Jo SalesAs an anthropological study, The Bling Ring works. As a study of characters who engage, it doesn't really. Judge accordingly.Based on the true story of affluent Los Angeles teens who—obsessed with celebrity in their midst—stole $3 million worth of clothes, shoes and jewellery… Read More

Summer 2013 Movie Preview

May 2, 2013 flawintheiris

The first thing I want to tell you is this is by no means a comprehensive list of all the movies coming out between the beginning of May and the end of August.What you'll find here are movies I have some measure of feeling about, based on what I've read and heard. There will be… Read More

Top 20 Movies of 2000-2010

September 1, 2012 flawintheiris

This ends my trawl of the internets to find materials I wrote about movies before I started this blog two years ago, materials unseen by anyone but my friends. I hope it proves to be of some use to all y'all. The criteria for choosing the best films of a decade is different than… Read More