Streaming week of Seattle International Film Festival is here! They have a great selection of films from around the world. Marija Kavtaradze’s Slow, one of my favorites from the past year, is one of them. Other highlights include Victor Erice’s Close Your Eyes, Jeanne Herry’s All Your Faces, Ari Folman’s animated feature Where Is Anne […]
Didi
It is not surprising Seattle International Film Festival Closing Night selection DIDI had won the Audience Award at Sundance. Sean Wang’s feature debut is a raw, bold, and often hilarious depiction of growing up as an insufferable teenager in the heyday of MySpace. Izaac Wang and Joan Chen are both wonderful. It will make you […]
We Strangers
Seattle International Film Festival selection We Strangers from director Anu Valia is a gratifying experience thanks to its strong visuals and talented cast led by Kirby. It left me with more questions than answers and if you are the kind of viewer, who is usually fine with that, you can give this American indie a […]
Resynator
Alison Tavel’s SXSW Audience Award winner RESYNATOR is a synthesizer documentary that is also deeply personal. Her quest to get to know her deceased father adds dramatic flair to what would otherwise have been a film only for music enthusiasts. The engaging and moving film is screening in-person and online as part of Seattle International […]
Killing Romance
Lee Won-suk’s KILLING ROMANCE, starring the late Lee Sun-kyun in one his last roles, is screening at Seattle International Film Festival. An actress and her biggest fan are trying to kill her abusive husband in the often funny and manic musical comedy. Lee Sun-kyun was more well-known with his dramatic roles in Bong Joon-ho and […]
We Can Be Heroes
Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons’ LARP-camp documentary WE CAN BE HEROES from Seattle International Film Festival is funny and sweet. It is surprising how much these teenagers open themselves up in front of the camera. Some of them are more insightful and in touch with their emotions than many grownups I know.
Green Border
Agnieszka Holland’s mastery at directing is on display throughout Green Border. It is disturbing and infuriating because what we see on the screen is still happening today. Seattle International Film Festival selection is one of her best films and one that everyone needs to watch.
Chuck Chuck Baby
If a Welsh working-class romantic lesbian musical, in which the characters sing along to well-known songs, sounds like your cup of tea, then you’ll likely enjoy Janis Pugh’s Chuck Chuck Baby screening at Seattle International Film Festival. It is charming enough that you can overlook that it is a little too sugary for its own good […]
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox from Seattle International Film Festival looks very impressive for a low budget sci-fi. Its time travel/multiverse storyline and supporting cast of Joel McHale, Keith David, and Danny Trejo will appeal to many. I found it a bit long and repetitive, but I can still appreciate the work that […]
Sujo
Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero’s previous collaboration, the haunting Identifying Features, was one of the highlights of Sundance 2020. SUJO, which is screening at Seattle International Film Festival, is a more than worthy follow-up. If we get a better coming-of-age story this year, we will be lucky. The images, performances, and the score are all […]