A deeply moving feature about a hitman who makes noodles, a documentary about a bumbling made-for-TV president, and a quietly effective supernatural tale are among your can’t-miss options during the final days (thru 6/11) of SIFF 2017. DON’T MISS: A Dragon Arrives! {6/3 12:30p Uptown} A tough film to summarize, but an easy one to […]
Y’all know TIG likes to be there for SIFF’s fancy red carpet premieres! Imaginary Rich headed up to the Egyptian yesterday to capture THE MAN — aka Sam Elliott — and his mustache {and also, The Hero Director Brett Haley} at An Afternoon with Sam Elliott. And so we give you …. the many faces of […]
I’ve never heard of “hallucinogenic eco-terror” before, but it’s definitely the perfect way to describe Without Name. Surveyor Eric {Alan McKenna. He has such a nice face! I really like his face} heads out into the middle of an Irish forest to escape his falling-apart marriage and try to save his business. The forest is […]
“You can’t make change if you’re not willing to give something up.” –Dolores Huerta Profoundly inspirational. Profoundly. Dolores is a moving and fascinating documentary chronicling a seminal and currently all-too-relevant time in our country’s history through the story of one of its principle architects, the should-be-but-isn’t-legendary activist and mother of 11, Dolores Huerta. In the […]
Guys, for real: Director Gillian Robespierre is an expert at turning real life struggles into cinematic art. Landline takes you through one family’s turmoil and three women’s separate, yet sort-of related, crises in 1995 Manhattan and is a super enjoyable watch. Sure, you’re gonna cry a lot of emotional tears, but you’re gonna laugh a […]
Demetri Martin makes his directorial debut with Dean, a spiritual descendent of Wes Anderson and mumblecore rom-coms that sways gamely between tentative and confident before ultimately settling on a sort of quirky but lovely sincerity. Kevin Klein and Mary Steenburgen burnish their reputations as national treasures, giving it with both barrels apiece, and Briga Heelan […]
Holycrap, y’all. Argentina apparently has some messed up Urban Legends and I LOVE IT. Five of them come together in, well, Terror 5, a horror anthology that feels fresh and familiar at the same time. Terror is a cautionary tale of what could—or maybe should—happen to you when you do bad things like the usual […]
Legendary Polish director Andrzej Vajda passed away late last year, just after the release of what turned out to be his last film, a beautiful and humane picture called Afterimage. It tells the story of Władysław Strzemiński (Boguslaw Linda), who is still one of the most renowned Polish painters of the 20th Century, as his […]
Week two approaches! Among SIFF’s must-sees on tap through June 1: a gorgeous animated fairytale about a handless girl, a refreshingly old-school New York indie, and a gut-punch of a documentary about a citizens’ resistance in Syria. DON’T MISS: City of Ghosts {5/26 6:30p Uptown; 5/27 2:30p Uptown} Members of the Syrian citizen journalist collective […]
I can’t decide if The Little Hours is a raunchy comedy about a group of nuns in the middle ages or a feminist statement about how women have always been treated like objects. Maybe I’ll get the chance to ask Director Jeff Baena in person this weekend—until then, I’ll just recommend you see it because […]
