Halloween Psych-Out – Part 1: Marathon Man
Films that explore trauma interest me greatly. Not just because they, of course, expand the…
Dead Ends: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET to WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE
The Franchise is Dead! Long live the Franchise! What killed Freddy Krueger? Remarkably, it was…
Arthouse Showcase: Seattle
Week of Oct 3 Northwest Film Forum The big event this week is screenings of 1933’s Japanese…
Film Festival: Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (first preview)
Full coverage of the Seattle Gay and Lesbian film festival can be found here. Starting…
The Art of Creation: We’re All In This Together(?)
Last night was the final night of the Seattle Film Summit, a gathering of local…
CHICKEN LITTLE is an Unmitigated Disaster
Mark Dindal is a good director. He has an affinity for old school cartoons and…
Seattle: Egyptian Theater Reopening
Today, Seattle’s single-screen 600-seat movie house, the Egyptian Theater, is reopening its doors to Capitol Hill.…
PATEMA INVERTED’s allegory is nothing but
This review is of the theatrical Subtitled edition. The world of Patema Inverted is introduced by…
Zombieland: De-fanging the Film Zombie
Trying to define what qualifies as a horror movie is an impossible task, so naturally…
Job’s Shaggy Dog Story: Five Years of A SERIOUS MAN
A “shaggy dog story” is a long, involved story, the plot of which doesn’t matter…