Best of SIFF 2015 series {6/12 – 6/15}
Another year, another SIFF, another Best of SIFF program at the Uptown. Once again the intrepid festival programmers have curated a roster of films (13…
SIFF Interview: 5 Questions with Jason Schwartzman and Bob Byington for 7 Chinese Brothers
You guys! TIG got to be on the red carpet again Saturday night to interview Jason Schwartzman and Director Bob Byington for the Seattle International…
SIFF Take: Shaun the Sheep
When my kiddos were too young to watch the highfalutin educational stuff we watch now—Nature, Nova, American Ninja Warrior—Shaun the Sheep was my very favorite…
SIFF Double-Feature: Jason Schwartzman in Two Closing Weekend Films
I’m psyched that SIFF had not one, but TWO amazing “An Evening with” programs lined up this year with actors that I adore. An Evening…
SIFF 2015: Closing Weekend Highlights
OK, SIFF procrastinators, this weekend is your last chance to partake in this year's grand cinema binge... until the "best of fest" program rolls around…
SIFF Take: Cartel Land
A documentary about a Mexican vigilante group fighting drug cartels! And: a documentary about the Arizona Border Recon fighting drug cartels! And: a story about…
SIFF Take: The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse is based on the true story of Genesis Potini, a bipolar Maori former chess champion. His older brother, the only one who…
SIFF Take: Chatty Catties
After watching Chatty Catties with me, my cat, Frankie, insisted on writing this review. He says that I can’t possibly understand the film’s real meaning…
SIFF Take: A Brilliant Young Mind
“If beauty is truth and truth beauty, then maths must be the most beautiful thing in the world.” A pastiche of gorgeous, even sumptuous color…
SIFF 2015: Week Three Highlights
A harrowing Korean sea thriller, a sultry sapphic summer romance from Lithuania, and a gorgeous Ethiopian genre mashup are among your best bets during SIFF…