Mia’s a 15-year-old just like any other; she wants to hang with the popular girls, smoke cigarettes, make out with boys, drink, drop molly, and asphyxiate her friends for pleasure — HOLD UP A MINUTE. Either some things have changed dramatically since I was a teen, or Swiss teenagers are into some really kinky stuff. […]
Film-loving friends, I tell you this every. single. year. Y’all should always be buying tickets to the “Tribute” and “Afternoon With” events at the Seattle International Film Festival. And this year, well, this year, I’m going to SCREAM IT AT YOU: YOU MUST BUY TICKETS TO AN AFTERNOON WITH MELANIE LYNSKEY. YOU MUST. From the […]
When I was a little-little in the early ’70s, I loved Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood SO much, I declared to my mother that I was going to marry Mister Rogers. While I don’t remember everything I learned during those 30 minutes of excellent children’s television, I do remember feeling safe and comforted, and like Rogers was […]
Here we go again! Our annual celebration of cinematic overconsumption arrives tonight with The Bookshop – the beginning of a 25-day long-haul. And even if you’re not into the whole opening night soiree situation (I am really not), there’ll be plenty more to feast your eyes and ears and emotions on before the cinematic smorgasbord unspools […]
HolyCRAP. I was not expecting Revenge to live up to its amazing hype, but it is absolutely worthy of every single bit of praise its getting from critics and fans. Aspiring actress Jen (Matilda Lutz – who was great in the otherwise dreadful Rings, but is AMAZING here) arrives with her super-rich, married boyfriend at […]
In Boundaries, writer and director Shana Feste introduces us to Laura (Vera Farmiga): a woman working through some serious family boundary issues, and a rescuer of animals with special needs. Like, a LOT of them. Just when she’s feeling ready to be more independent, two things happen: her son, Henry, (Lewis MacDougall) gets kicked out […]
Who’s ready for another batch of films connected to the Puget Sound region? SIFF’s Northwest Connections program celebrates cinema filmed in and around Seattle, as well as homegrown filmmakers, cinematographers, and local actors. Y’all know I’m a big fan of Megan Griffith’s films, and I am SUPER excited to finally see Sadie, her dark drama […]
This week, the 44th Seattle International Film Festival kicks off, and, as usual, TIG is laser-focused on the Face the Music program! Let’s talk about one of the incredible LIVE events first: THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE film awesome enough to have DJ NicFit reimagine it with an ALL QUEEN playlist, and that film, of […]
YESSSSSSSSSsssssSSSsssSSS! It’s that time again, imaginaries! Time for our film-loving crew to start diving into the SIFF 2018 schedule and bring you reviews, weekly recaps, recommended events, interviews, photos, and more. We’ll start off with a recommendation for you to get tix to SIFF’s Opening Night Gala next Thursday, May 17, featuring The Bookshop: a 50’s period […]
The heavily improv’d medieval nun comedy The Little Hours screened at this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, and although I think the film suffers from a few drawn-out-too-long sequences, I really enjoyed watching Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, and Kate Micucci do their thing—specifically, screaming at men to leave them the F alone. During the fest I […]
