Recommended SIFF: Saigon Electric
{Saigon Electric screens again at SIFF on May 30, 3pm at Pacific Place and on June 1, 6:30pm at the Everett Performing Arts Center} I…
SIFF Take: A Cat in Paris
I sometimes like to play a little game while watching animated films called “Why Is This Movie Animated?” Animation is not a genre—we can all…
SIFF Take: Karate-Robo Zaborgar
In the case of the latest film from the director of Mutant Girls Squad and RoboGeisha, the description from the SIFF guide is quite accurate:…
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,…