Tag Archives: Thomas Vinterberg

Another Round (Druk) review — Danish dramedy finds dark laughs in the drink

December 18, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg | Written by Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm | 115 min | Crave Plus The original version of this slightly edited review was first published in September when this film was the Closing Night Gala at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival. He set the world alight with The Celebration (Festen) and… Read More

#FIN2020 Closing Night Gala review — Another Round (Druk)

September 25, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg | Written by Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm | 115 min After he set the world alight with The Celebration (Festen) and as a shining light of the Dogme95 movement, Danish auteur Vinterberg spent a few years in the cinematic hinterlands with films that people didn't like (It's All About Love, Dear… Read More

Now On Canadian Netflix: January 2020

January 18, 2020 flawintheiris

The Two Popes On the face of it, this strikes me as strange material for Fernando Meirelles to approach. The Brazilian filmmaker responsible for City Of God and The Constant Gardener is a visionary of colour and kinetics, of movement. Why would he choose to tell the story of two senior citizens having a conversation, his… Read More

Carbon Arc’s 2017 Fall Season

November 26, 2017 flawintheiris

Another rousing collection of films screened at Carbon Arc Cinema from the end of September through November. Halifax's Independent Cinema series will now take a break. We will be back in early February with another collection of international and independent films. I wasn't able to see all the screenings this fall—I missed The Midwife, The Teacher,… Read More

Far From The Madding Crowd (2015) review — A handsome period romance

May 13, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg, David Nicholls adapting the Thomas Hardy novel | Disney Plus and On Demand I miss Merchant Ivory. There, I've said it. During the heyday of the filmmaking team of Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, they created a brand of literary adaptations that ignited a genre of corset dramas,… Read More

Top 10 Movies of 2013

January 3, 2014 flawintheiris

I measure the best movies of any year by a visceral reaction: When I walk out of the cinema (or away from my home screen, as the case may be) how much do I want to see it a second time, and how soon? Rewatchability is important. With that in mind, please find below a… Read More

The Atlantic Film Festival 2012: Rust & Bone, the wrap-up

September 21, 2012 flawintheiris

A week flies by when you're at the movies every night. And though there were plenty of films I would have liked to have seen, I'm very happy with what I managed to take in this year. Highlights for me included Sarah Polley's startlingly intimate Stories We Tell, Michael Haneke's Love (Amour) and Thomas Vinterberg's… Read More

The Atlantic Film Festival 2012: The Hunt and the final day

September 20, 2012 flawintheiris

It's not very often I walk out of a screening room totally wrung out, where I white-knuckled right through a movie. I remember it happened during Match Point. Happened again last night at The Hunt. It's another of the collection of excellent Danish films showing at this year's AFF.Mads Mikkelsen has had a great career in… Read More