Category: Streaming updates

Selcen Ergun’s snow covered mystery SNOW AND THE BEAR set in a remote Turkish village is screening in person and online at Seattle International Film Festival. Another recent Turkish film, Burning Days also dealt with the social dynamics of a small community from the perspective of a newcomer, but they are distinct films, both successful […]

Andy Vallentine’s romantic comedy THE MATTACHINE FAMILY, which is having its world premiere at Seattle International Film Festival today, is a story of found family in the gay community, a love letter to LA, and a showcase for Nico Tortorella. I wish it had fewer clichés, but it should satisfy most of its core audience. […]

Katherine Jerkovic’s tender story of a 50-year-old Mexican immigrant in Montreal, who has to take care of his grandson while his daughter is in rehab, had premiered in Toronto and will screen at Seattle International Film Festival in person and virtually. It is a beautiful, realist film about parenting that avoids sentimentality. Highly recommended.

Sheridan O’Donnell’s road movie LITTLE BROTHER just had its world premiere at Atlanta Film Festival and is available to watch on their virtual platform. The accomplished and moving feature debut has strong performances from Philip Ettinger, Daniel Diemer, and J.K. Simmons.

The documentary JESSZILLA, currently screening online as part of Atlanta Film Festival, really resonated with me. It must have fallen through the cracks at bigger festivals. 3x national boxing champion Jesselyn Silva & her father Pedro are now two of my favorite people.

THIS WORLD IS NOT MY OWN about Atlanta folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe combines informative documentary with innovative animation. Uzo Aduba voices Rowe. It premiered at SXSW and can currently be watched online via Atlanta Film Festival in the US and Hot Docs in Canada.

MISS VIBORG can currently be watched online via Atlanta Film Festival. It’s a sweet and very Scandinavian dramedy, the kind that Hollywood loves to remake like A Man Called Ove. If it happens, my casting suggestions are Margo Martindale and Alan Alda.

If you are a fan of slapstick silent comedies and animation, head over to the virtual platform of Atlanta Film Festival this weekend to watch Mike Cheslik’s HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS. It is incredibly creative and very funny.

The fun little documentary DUSTY & STONES can be enjoyed by everyone, but if you are a music person, you’ll get a bigger kick out of it. It follows the country duo from their hometown in Swaziland to a music competition in Texas. Available to watch virtually via Atlanta Film Festival.