Author: FilmFestival

I had missed LA PECERA (The Fishbowl) at Sundance and got a chance to view it via Seattle International Film Festival. The many haunting shots throughout and Isel Rodriguez’s performance as a woman with terminal cancer make it stand out. It is great to see new talent coming out of Puerto Rican cinema.

Margarethe von Trotta’s INGEBORG BACHMANN – JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT from Seattle International Film Festival is an atypical biopic that mostly concentrates on the writer’s troubled relationship with Max Frisch and chooses not to explore some other aspects of her life. Vicky Krieps is remarkable as usual.

I thought Penny Lane’s Hail Satan? was the most hilarious documentary ever. In CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD SAMARITAN from Seattle International Film Festival, we find out that she later donated a kidney to a complete stranger. The film is informative, humorous, and will hopefully encourage more organ donations.

Chandler Levack’s delightful comedy I LIKE MOVIES had premiered in Toronto and will be closing this year’s Seattle International Film Festival. Isaiah Lehtinen’s highly insufferable, PTA-loving teenage movie snob is a fantastic breakout performance. Romina D’Ugo is also exceptional as the video store manager with broken dreams. It strikes the right balance of serious and […]

Sweet Mongolian film HARVEST MOON from Seattle International Film Festival recounts the friendship between a city man and a shepherd boy. While it is a bit conventional at times, the heartwarming story and the splendid rural scenery made it worth watching.