Category: Previews
On Screen: Scary Clowns, Desolation Center, Picnic at Hanging Rock, First Love
The big release this week is Joaquin Phoenix’s bid for Oscar gold in the role of DC’s least funny clown. I have …
On Screen: Terminator Dark Fate, Synonyms, Holiday Hell, Tura Satana
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019 | USA | 128 minutes | Tim Miller) This weekend brings the improbable release of a second third …
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 …
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 …
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 …