In a just under two weeks, the sleepy village of Eastsound will play host to the sixth annual Orcas Island Film Festival …
Month: September 2019
On Screen: Judy, French Cinema Now, Monos, 70mm Film Festival, John Wick, and Takashi Miike Trio.
This week’s most recommendable new release is probably Judy (a decent biopic with a tremendous performance from Renée Zellweger). If you’re one …
Orcas Island Film Festival Releases Full Lineup
Ladies and gentlemen, start your ferry reservations: the Orcas Island Film Festival has announced the full lineup for this year’s festival. I’ve …
Five Films to Check Out at the Local Sightings Film Festival
For twenty-two years now, the Local Sightings Film Festival has showcased some of the best films from the Pacific Northwest. This year’s …
On Screen: Downton Abbey, Ad Astra, Paris is Burning, Get Out, Local Sightings, Thrash Metal, Kiarostami, and the Incredible Melting Man
At opposite ends of the historical spectrum, this week brings two promising multiplex releases: go back to jolly old England to catch …
On Screen: Issaquah Film Festival, Kiarostami Retrospective, Hustlers
As summer winds down, mainstream releases start to get a little more exciting again. The marquee title as far as I’m concerned …
On Screen: Harold and Maude, Rashomon, Honeyland
Sure, there’s a terrifying killer clown invading multiplexes across the country this weekend. If, like me, you can’t even watch the previews …
Telluride Journal: Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Two Popes
Monday at Telluride has — at least in the past two years — been the sleepiest of the long weekend’s cinematic sprint. …
Telluride Journal: Motherless Brooklyn, A Hidden Life, Pain & Glory, The Climb
By the third day of Telluride, you’re well adjusted to the altitude but already feeling the effects of sleep deprivation. I made …