SIFF Take: Boy
The film Boy, by Taika Watiti, is about a boy whom everyone calls Boy. He’s earnest and guileless, and prone to fisticuffs, but basically a…
Recommended SIFF: Treatment (aka: Sean Nelson directs!) {5/26 & 5/28}
Sean Nelson fans, you may have been asking yourself - what the hell has that guy been up to* lately? Well, here's your answer. Mr.…
SIFF Take: Paper Birds
During my first few times through the SIFF program catalog I'd missed the fact that I'd actually seen this Paper Birds. It played in Palm…
SIFF Take: Trigger
True confession: I will see absolutely anything with Molly Parker in it because I think she is one of the most amazing and underrated actresses…
SIFF Take: Beginners
Truth: I could watch Ewan McGregor and Mélanie Laurent do anything on screen forever and be happy about it. That said, my enjoyment while watching…
SIFF 2011: Week One Highlights
A quirky Southern road-trip comedy delight, a harrowing political thriller, and a haunting sci-fi disaster flick (featuring a nude Ewan McGregor!) are among five gotta-see…
SIFF Take: Hooked
I'm sure if I thought about it long enough I could find flaws. But overall I was very satisfied with the experience of watching Hooked,…
Recommended SIFF: Proof that sci-fi and emotional drama are NOT mutually exclusive
For whatever reason, this year has had some great films that use a science-fiction premise to tell a story mainly about the human experience. Think…
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Well thank god Disney for a swashbuckling return to form after the last two abysmally long and confusing PotC movies. Pirates of the Caribbean: On…
SIFF Take: 12 Paces Without a Head
Sexy German pirates in period costume? A soundtrack that includes The Clash, T-Rex, Johnny Cash, and The Thermals? Oh hellyes. Rockin' music aside, this (somewhat…