Best of SIFF 2019 series {6/14 – 6/20}
Another year, another SIFF, another Best of SIFF program. If you feel in any way under-SIFFed — and at this point I can't imagine that scenario…
SIFF Interview: Rainbow Ruthie Marantz
One of my favorite rediscoveries this years was being re-introduced to Rainbow Ruthie during ShortsFest weekend. When Ruthie Marantz was a teen in the 90s,…
SIFF Take: International Falls
Someday I’m gonna write a long, impassioned tribute about how Rachael Harris is one of the funniest and best actresses working today. Harris is one…
SIFF Take: Koko-di Koko-da
I’m not sure how Johannes Nyholm did it, but he managed to make even super adorable hand drawn animation of bunnies look extremely TERRIFYING in…
SIFF 2019: week three highlights
A luscious collection of Pacific Island stories, profound documentaries about forces of nature, and one of honoree Regina Hall’s breakthrough films are among my picks…
SIFF Take: A Dog Called Money
PJ Harvey’s album The Hope Six Demolition Project is a mashup of a poetry, travel diary, collaborative composition, and art installation. Harvey traveled with photojournalist…
SIFF Take: Roll Red Roll
In 2012, I remember hearing about the Steubenville rape case via Twitter, and as I started following Alexandria Goddard’s tweets and blogs about, I became…
SIFF Take: What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
I didn’t know about Pauline Kael until the early 2000s. Growing up, the only film critics I knew were Siskel & Ebert; I never even…
SIFF 2019: week two highlights
An experimental documentary about two Hollywood legends, a new take on an animated masterpiece, and a sporty Iranian melodrama are among the must-see offerings in…
SIFF Take: Brittany Runs a Marathon
I was admittedly nervous about seeing Brittany Runs a Marathon, because I worried that this would be a “woman loses weight and is instantly happy”…