SIFF Review: Without Name {May 28, June 2, June 4}
I’ve never heard of “hallucinogenic eco-terror” before, but it’s definitely the perfect way to describe Without Name. Surveyor Eric {Alan McKenna. He has such a…
Recommended SIFF: Dolores {May 29, June 3}
“You can’t make change if you’re not willing to give something up.” –Dolores Huerta Profoundly inspirational. Profoundly. Dolores is a moving and fascinating documentary chronicling…
SIFF Take: Landline {June 3 & 4}
Guys, for real: Director Gillian Robespierre is an expert at turning real life struggles into cinematic art. Landline takes you through one family’s turmoil and…
SIFF TAKE: Dean {May 27}
Demetri Martin makes his directorial debut with Dean, a spiritual descendent of Wes Anderson and mumblecore rom-coms that sways gamely between tentative and confident before…
SIFF Take: Terror 5 {May 28, June 1 & June 7}
Holycrap, y’all. Argentina apparently has some messed up Urban Legends and I LOVE IT. Five of them come together in, well, Terror 5, a horror…
SIFF REVIEW: AFTERIMAGE {May 26)
Legendary Polish director Andrzej Vajda passed away late last year, just after the release of what turned out to be his last film, a beautiful…
SIFF 2017: week two highlights
Week two approaches! Among SIFF's must-sees on tap through June 1: a gorgeous animated fairytale about a handless girl, a refreshingly old-school New York indie,…
SIFF Take: The Little Hours {May 27 & 28}
I can’t decide if The Little Hours is a raunchy comedy about a group of nuns in the middle ages or a feminist statement about…
Recommended SIFF: An Afternoon with Sam Elliott {May 27}
In my generation, it is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone’s mom LOVES Sam Elliott. I mean, who can blame them? Those eyes. That mustache…
SIFF Review: Time Trap {May 19, 20 & 30}
Time Trap sets us up with this intriguing premise: an archeologist named Hopper {“That guy” aka Andrew Wilson} goes in search of his mom and…