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 […]
Love To Love You, Donna Summer
After its screenings at Berlin, SXSW, and Seattle festivals, the documentary LOVE TO LOVE YOU, DONNA SUMMER from Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano is premiering at HBO Max today.
The Infernal Affairs Trilogy
The Infernal Affairs Trilogy is streaming exclusively on Criterion Channel.
Harvest Moon
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.
The Son
Florian Zeller’s THE SON with Hugh Jackman, Zen McGrath, Vanessa Kirby, Laura Dern, and Anthony Hopkins is on Netflix.
Missing
MISSING with Storm Reid and Nia Long, which uses the same format as Searching, is on Netflix.
A Thousand and One
AV Rockwell’s sincere and heartbreaking Sundance winner A THOUSAND AND ONE with a fantastic performance from Teyana Taylor is on Peacock.
Dreamin’ Wild
DREAMIN’ WILD, Bill Pohlad’s follow-up to Love & Mercy, is a noteworthy music biopic in minor key. With the aid of a strong cast, it tells the story of Donnie and Joe Emerson, whose 1979 album found success nearly 30 years after its release. Screening at Seattle International Film Festival.
Egghead & Twinkie
Sarah Kambe Holland’s EGGHEAD & TWINKIE is an entertaining coming out/coming-of-age road adventure comedy with lively animation spread in. It is screening both in-person and virtually at Seattle International Film Festival.
The Quiet Migration
The storyline of THE QUIET MIGRATION from Seattle International Film Festival lineup has parallels to Return To Seoul and I liked it just as much even though they are very different films. Beautiful imagery and its blend of the naturalistic and the surreal make it a memorable experience.