You’d think it was Halloween or something. To commemorate the forthcoming formal release of director Robert Eggers’ Sundance Award-winning feature The Witch, SIFF …
Author: Tony Kay
‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ is Exactly What You Expect–in a Good Way
It’s the cinephiles’ equivalent of kicking a first-grader in the shins to expect Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to be some sort of masterpiece–or …
How a David Bowie Concert Laid Belief on Me
I’ve heard some amusing horror stories about first rock concerts from a lot of people. Whether it was a well-intentioned parent dragging a …
The Turkish “Star Wars” Will Mess You Up
Like most genre-loving geeks worth their salt, I was extremely relieved that Star Wars: The Force Awakens did not suck. J.J. Abrams’ reboot managed …
Picking The 15 Best Northwest Records of 2015
I’ll try to keep the intro relatively brief here. The oh-so-clever conceit of compiling a list with the same number of records …
Picking The 15 Best Northwest Records of 2015
I’ll try to keep the intro relatively brief here. The oh-so-clever conceit of compiling a list with the same number of records …
How Ray Harryhausen Changed My World (and Yours, Too)
It was the early 1970s, I’m not sure what year. I couldn’t have been more than five years old. A birthday party …
Confessions of a Badasssss: An Interview with Melvin Van Peebles
It’s 12:30 p.m. on Labor Day, and legendary director/writer/artist/iconoclast Melvin Van Peebles is running about a half-hour late. I’m slumped comfortably in …