Saturday is when Telluride gets really real: wake up early, take a brisk walk to the theater, and get a place in …
Month: August 2019
Telluride Journal: Ford v Ferrari, Judy, Uncut Gems
This is my third consecutive year making the trip to Telluride, Colorado for the Labor Day weekend film festival (“the Show”) at …
On Screen: End-of-summer Horrors, Midsommar, the Nightingale, Stephen King
Midsommar Director’s Cut: Ari Aster’s psychedelic horror about a relationship disintegrating on an ill-advised vacation among the brightly-lit rituals of a very …
Out of Town: Telluride Announces SHOW Lineup
Every year, the fall film awards campaign springs to life in a trio of Labor Day festivals: Venice, Toronto, and Telluride. While …
On Screen: The Souvenir, Blinded by the Light, Sound and Vision, Ready or Not, Buñuel
Sure, you could see Gerard Butler once again getting mixed up in an assassination attempt full of deceit and explosions, but know …
On Screen: Hedwig at Twenty, Sound & Vision, Serial Mom, The Crazies, Ray & Liz
This week’s mainstream new releases include previously-reviewed Blinded By the Light (a heart-on-it-sleeve biopic about the life-changing powers of Bruce Springsteen), Where’d …
The Seattle Literary Scene Is Ready for Its Closeup
In successive weekends, two large-scale movies that were adapted from novels written by Seattle-based authors came out (The Art of Racing in …
North Bend Film Fest Brings the Weird and the Eerie to the Eastside
For the second time in as many years, the North Bend Film Fest is coming to, uhh, North Bend. It has an …
Orcas Island Film Festival Reveals Thrilling Peek at 2019 Lineup
As much fun as it can be to spend nearly a month navigating a sprawling film festival marathon with SIFF, there’s also …
On Screen: Echo in the Canyon, A Faithful Man, Cinerama’s Summer Trip
This week’s major releases include Dora the Explorer making the leap to live action with Dora and the City of Gold and …