It is hot cocoa season. It is hot toddy season. It is fluffy sock season. It is probably not tour-the-neighborhood-with-joyful-carolers season. But …
Category: Previews
On Stream: Steve McQueen’s Small Axe launches with the trial of the Mangrove Nine
Mangrove (2020 | UK | 124 minutes | Steve McQueen) Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a group of activists protest …
The Romanian Film Festival Perseveres in 2020
I’ve been following the Romanian Film Festival for several years now, happily. It’s easily been one of the most worthwhile film fests …
On Stream: On the Rocks reunites Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray in a sparkling New York caper
On the Rocks (2020 | USA | 98 minutes| Sofia Coppola) Despite a wide range of subjects spanning French royalty, a Civil …
PREVIEW: Seattle Queer Film Festival celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary starting Thursday
I said it once before but it bears repeating: the Seattle Queer Film Festival is one of the best-programmed mini-festivals in the …
Blumhouse’s Nocturne Brings Out the Devil in Twin Savants
Nocturne (2020 | USA | 90 minutes | Zu Quirke) Last week I chatted you up about Black Box, Blumhouse’s first release of …
On Stream: World of Tomorrow, Jodorowsky Retrospective, Totally Under Control
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020 | USA | 34 minutes | Don Hertzfeldt) If you …
On Stream: Dick Johnson is Dead, French Cinema Now, SJFF, SQFF, and Nightstream on the Horizon
Dick Johnson is Dead (2020 | USA | 90 minutes | Kirsten Johnson) Kirsten Johnson is a cameraperson, her father Dick is …
On Stream: Antebellum, New Virtual Local Screenings, Carpool Cinema
Antebellum (2020 | United States | 105 minutes | Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz) Antebellum opens with a long tracking shot on …
On Stream: Matthias & Maxime, Local Virtual Documentaries, TIFF & NWFF online
Matthias & Maxime (2019 | Canada | 119 minutes | Xavier Dolan) Despite having collected a string of prizes (including a Grand …