Recommended SIFF: three picks for this weekend
SIFF 2016 has officially started! There is almost TOO MUCH film goodness to choose from this weekend -- but here are my top three must-sees: Rainbow…
Chinese Puzzle (Casse-tête chinois)
{Chinese Puzzle opens in Seattle on Friday, 5/30, and is screening at Landmark’s Seven Gables Theatre} Cédric Klapisch continues his story of writer Xavier Rousseau—and…
The German Doctor
{The German Doctor opens in Seattle on Friday, 5/23 and is screening at Sundance Cinemas Seattle & Lincoln Square Cinemas} Eeeesh. From the moment you…
SIFF 2014: Week One Highlights
Our local month-long movie megathon struck again Thursday with Jimi: All Is By My Side, a Jimi Hendrix biopic devoid of Jimi Hendrix music. But even…
The Prey (La proie)
{The Prey opens in Seattle on Friday, 6/7 and is screening at Oak Tree Cinemas} In The Prey, Franck Adrien is a convicted bank robber…
SIFF Take: The Girl with Nine Wigs
The Girl with Nine Wigs is a German drama about the real life of Sophie van der Stap, who found out she had a rare…
SIFF Review: Short Stories
{Imaginary Embracey also wrote about Short Stories in his weekly SIFF wrap-up} WARNING: The preview video is NSFW, y'all. Director Mikhail Segal stayed after the…
SIFF Review: Ludwig II
King Ludwig II was so outlandish, so brazen in his flamboyance, that over time even his myths have developed myths. From the little I know…
In the House (Dans la maison)
{In the House opened in Seattle on Friday, 5/17, and is screening at the Landmark Seven Gables Theatre} In the House is the latest thriller…
Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche)
{Sleepless Night is screening in Seattle at The Grand Illusion from 8/17 through 8/23} I hate to use words like "high-octane thrill ride" but there's…