SIFF Take: Being Evel
I wasn’t quite born yet when daredevil motorcyclist Evel Knievel did his most famous jumps, but I do remember watching them on reruns of Wide…
SIFF Take: Valley of the Sasquatch
Forced out of their home and with very little savings left, Roger and his son Michael end up trying to make a home in a…
SIFF 2015 Preview: NW Connections
You know I always have to run through the Northwest Connections program for SIFF! This year’s offerings include a lot of documentaries and a fair…
SIFF 2015 Preview: Face the Music
Forgive me for chiming in a little late on ALL THE SIFF THINGS, but [I could insert many, many excuses here – but let’s just…
SIFF Take: Goodnight Mommy
Two angelic 9-year-old twin boys arrive home to find their mother in the hallway with a face all wrapped up in plastic surgery bandages. Mommy…
SIFF 2015: Week One Highlights
Our beloved movie gorge-a-thon kicks off tonight with Spy, an amusing Paul Feig / Melissa McCarthy collaboration that spoofs and reveres great spy thrillers. It's…
IT FOLLOWS
“It’s slow, but it’s not dumb.” ~ Hugh, IT FOLLOWS Imagine going on a date with someone you really, really like, enjoying a romantic lakeside…
Gone Girl
Firstly: I am one of “those people” who ripped through Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girlnovel in record time, gasping the entire way and freaking out over…
Tusk
{TUSK officially opens in Seattle on Friday, 9/19 – but there are some Thursday night showings starting at 8pm! Screening at Regal Meridian 16 and…
Happy Christmas
I’m not sure if Director Joe Swanberg intended for Happy Christmas to pass The Bechdel Test, but I’m happy to report that Happy Christmas DOES,…