I’ve been following filmmaker Julio Ramirez ever since he wrote, directed, co-produced, and co-edited his feature film debut Nothing Against Life, which …
Author: Tony Kay
Tony’s Favorite Movies of 2019 (And The Rest of the 2010s)
So this is a couple of days late, but not (I’d like to think) a dollar short. All of my fellow SunBreakers …
One Eye Laughing, One Eye Crying: Our Recs for The 2019 Romanian Film Festival
It still feels like the ‘70s in modern Romanian cinema. And that’s a compliment of the highest order. That decade was the …
Joker Isn’t as Wild (or as Important) as It Thinks It Is
Joker (2019 | USA | 122 minutes | Todd Phillips) There’s an alternate universe somewhere, where Martin Scorsese stopped making movies around …
Who’s (Hopefully) Covering What at Neumos Bowie Cover Night
It took me approximately an eighth of a heartbeat to jump on the purchase of tickets to Bowie Cover Night at Neumos, …
A Cinematic Witches’ Brew, Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
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 …
‘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 …