Come True is a waking nightmare that blurs the line between dreams and reality before regrettably getting lost in its own descent. …
Month: March 2021
The Affair is a visually appealing movie with a maudlin plot
In pretty much all regards, The Affair is a gorgeous movie to watch. The cinematography is bold and luscious, the cast (without exception) is extremely photogenic, the costume design is fantastic, and there’s even some pretty remarkable architecture. It’s too bad it’s all for naught in this tepid, pre-war drama.
Sublet shares a moment of beauty and bonding in a ravaged but splendid city
Michael, a successful travel writer, who is surprisingly uptight considering his vocation, has flown to Tel Aviv for five days to experience the city as a local (or at least attempt to).
Raya and the Last Dragon is a brave attempt at portraying how to navigate a world thrown into chaos
A story that is quite literally about how the real journey is about the friends we made along the way, Raya and the Last Dragon follows a familiar Disney formula while still taking some new paths.
Mazel Tov! The Seattle Jewish Film Festival kicks off tonight
Tonight, Seattle’s Jewish Film Festival begins tonight with a total of nineteen feature films from throughout the world through March 18. It’s the twenty-sixth festival, and it’ll be entirely virtual.
Eddie Huang’s Boogie is an impressive, personal debut
Boogie is a coming-of-age story that revolves around Alfred Chin, an Asian, teenage basketball prodigy in New York who goes by “Boogie” (and who is not DeMarcus Cousins). Taylor Takahashi stars, and he’s very good at conveying Boogie’s torment. Boogie knows he can play, and thinks he’s got a good chance for a scholarship at a top university (Georgetown and St. John’s are options he has as a walk-on) but he can also be a bit hot headed. For his senior year, Boogie transfers to City Prep high school to increase his profile, but he has several altercations with his coach, including telling him that his teammates are “hot trash.”
Keep An Eye Out walks the line of charm and lunacy like a drunken frat boy during a sobriety test
Set in a French police station, Louis Fugain (Grégoire Ludig) has just found a body and, under suspicion, has been brought in for questioning by Commissaire (Chief) Buron (Benoît Poelvoorde). A majority of the film is set in the one room, with Buron interrogating Fugain on his whereabouts the night he found a man lying in a pool of blood just outside his apartment building. At times you’re left wondering if he was at the wrong place at the wrong time or if he’s truly an evil mastermind attempting to outwit a seasoned cop …