Atonement: PRINCE OF THE CITY (1981)
The term “1970s Hollywood” calls up a particular kind of movie, something often dark, auteurist,…
SIFF Wrapup
With the closing of the Harvard Exit, so to did the 41st Seattle International Film…
Jurassic World Review
From the time of Gertie The Dinosaur in 1917, dinosaurs have been one of the…
SIFF Day 24: Saying Goodbye
The last day of the 41st Seattle International Film Festival in 2015 was also the…
HANNIBAL “Primavera” Review (Season 3, Episode 2)
After dropping us in the world of Dr. Lecter for an hour last week, Hannibal…
SIFF Day 23: The Limits of Reality
The final Saturday started with a documentary about one of the most incredulous stories you…
Soundtracking #10: Kubrick and Ligeti
The occasional podcast on music in movies; part of the series “Continue down your mistaken…
SIFF Days 21-22: Love Hurts
Jamshid Mahmoudi’s Iranian/Afghan semi-adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, A Few Cubic Meters of Love takes a bit…
Before BIRDMAN: Films about Actors – Part 6: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
The mockumentaries assembled by Christopher Guest, such as This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and Best…
Bros, Cool Girls, and the Male Gaze
I have no opinion on Entourage in principle. I’ve never seen it; I didn’t want…