SIFF Take: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
What a fascinating person Joan Rivers is. Driven, tireless, generous, intelligent, articulate, glamorous, but above all, fucking hilarious. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, by…
SIFF Take: Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Contrary to its B-Movie title, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo is actually an engaging documentary about Japan’s fascination with all things insect. Juxtaposing images of beetle…
Deep SIFF: The Dry Land
For well over a century and going soon into two, people have accepted the common phrase "war is hell" as a universal truth. While likely…
SIFF Take: Cairo Time
I wasn’t sure what to expect going in to Cairo Time, given that it was billed as a “will they or won’t they” romantic comedy,…
Deep SIFF: A Little Help
Laura Pehlke has a life that looks good on paper in A Little Help, an engrossing dramedy from director Michael J. Weithorn that just made…
SIFF Take: Splice
If you’ve seen the previews for Vincent Natali’s sci-fi/horror mash-up Splice, then you know exactly what to expect: a cheesy plot that winds up being…
SIFF Take: Hideaway (Le Refuge)
Director Francois Ozon is known for his up-close-and-personal take on emotions and relationships, and Hideaway (Le Refuge) is no exception. Desperately in love couple Mousse…
Brand new Darren Hanlon video
How exactly is it Memorial Day weekend? It's super gross outside. Lots of you are probably headed to Sasquatch, where the weather will hopefully be…
SIFF Take: RoboGeisha
RoboGeisha delivers pretty much exactly what it promises…and maybe even a little bit more. Yoshie and her sister Kiyohiko find themselves in a bit of…
SIFF Take: Ride, Rise, Roar
I’m not really a modern dance fan, so I admit: I was wary of watching Ride, Rise, Roar – a documentary/concert film that blends together…