Tom Nesher’s Seattle International Film Festival drama COME CLOSER deals with the grief resulting from a sudden loss and the transformative power of love between people sharing that grief. Nesher lost her brother in 2018 and the film is partially based on her own experiences. Newcomer Lia Elalouf is absolutely magnetic as Eden giving one […]
U Are the Universe
Pavlo Ostrikov‘s U Are the Universe, screening at the Seattle International Film Festival is one of the most romantic sci-fi movies you’ll ever see. Shot partly under the Russian occupation of Ukraine, the space scenes look as good as any Hollywood blockbuster despite having a fraction of their budgets. It is about longing for human connection […]
Baby Doe
Seattle International Film Festival selection BABY DOE is a gripping and distressing documentary that tells the tragic story of Gail, who is accused of murder for leaving her newborn in the woods despite her claims that the baby was stillborn. Director Jessica Earnshaw looks into the legal case and scientific reasons behind this being a […]
By Design
Amanda Kramer’s BY DESIGN starring Juliette Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Samantha Mathis, and Robin Tunney is screening at the Seattle International Film Festival and will be on their streaming platform starting May 29. If you’re familiar with Kramer’s films, By Design is exactly what you’d expect after reading the synopsis of a woman swapping bodies with […]
Heightened Scrutiny
HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY, Sam Feder’s follow-up to their 2020 Sundance doc Disclosure, will screen in person and stream via Seattle International Film Festival and NewFest Pride. It follows trans rights activist and lawyer Chase Strangio as he prepares to go before SCOTUS. The film cannot be timelier and includes the voices of many whose lives are […]
Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story
Sinéad O’Shea’s BLUE ROAD: THE EDNA O’BRIEN STORY, screening at the Seattle International Film Festival, tells the story of the Irish novelist who passed away last year. It’s a well-edited and entertaining documentary that mixes great archival material with compelling footage shot for the film. Jessie Buckley voices her whenever O’Brien is not on the […]
Four Mothers – Seattle 2025 Opening Night
The 51st Seattle International Film Festival starts tonight with Darren Thornton’s opening night film FOUR MOTHERS starring James McArdle and Fionnula Flanagan. The often hilarious crowdpleaser has the heart and humor we’ve come to expect from the best of Irish comedies. It also successfully avoids some of the pitfalls of the genre thanks to strong […]
2025 Cannes Film Festival kicks off
2025 Cannes Film Festival is kicking off today with a lineup of many highly anticipated films including: Alpha, Julia Ducournau Die, My Love, Lynne Ramsay The Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt Resurrection, Bi Gan Eddington, Ari Aster The Chronology of Water, Kristen Stewart Honey, Don’t!, Ethan Coen Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier Sound of Falling, Mascha Schilinski Mirrors […]
Sacramento
Michael Angarano’s road movie SACRAMENTO starring himself, Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart, and Maya Erskine was one of the best films of the 2024 Tribeca Festival. It will be available to buy or rent in digital stores on Tuesday. I absolutely loved the humor of the film, in which two estranged old friends reconnect on a […]
2025 Tribeca Festival lineup
Tribeca Festival announced another stellar lineup of feature films for its 2025 edition that will take place June 4-15. There are many world premieres and festival favorites including films featuring Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne, Maika Monroe, Bryan Cranston, Octavia Spencer, Katy O’Brien, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Troy Kotsur, Logan Lerman, Lucy Liu, Andrea Riseborough, Vicky […]