As the year winds to a close, we’re sharing lists of our favorite films we’ve seen (so far).
Category: Reviews
EOY Catch Up: Flow
Cat is languidly living in an urban wilderness. Surrounded by worn-down buildings and lush greenery, you sense both the familiar and the unknown. Without any warning he is faced with quickly rising water; he moves farther and farther up surrounding buildings and to the top of a sculpture identical to our small protagonist. Nothing but water as far as the eye can see, he’s unsure of where to go.
Babygirl is the year’s most electric Christmas movie
A quarter century after Eyes Wide Shut, Halina Reijn puts Nicole Kidman again in a position to serve up a prickly and fun exploration of the dynamics of control, desire, and submission (also at Christmastime).
The Brutalist is a dark, slow-burning narrative of anguish, revival and redemption
A Hungarian-Jewish man, László Toth (Adrien Brody), was separated from his wife and niece during WWII and sent to an internment camp. He somehow manages to survive and escapes to America.
A Complete Unknown shows Dylan’s pricklier side
Based closely on the events of Bob Dylan’s life, A Complete Unknown follows the man himself from stepping fresh-faced into NYC to the height of his popularity as he alienates almost everyone who cares about him. We’re introduced to a young Dylan(Timotheé Chalamet) freshly arrived in New York City by way of Minnesota.
Nosferatu takes Robert Eggers Back to the Gothic Well
Nosferatu (2024 | USA, UK, Hungary | 133m | Robert Eggers) Writer/director Robert Eggers represents a genuine rarity in modern cinema—an idiosyncratic auteur who’s …
SFCS puts a spotlight on PNW films this weekend
Seattle Film Critics Society has been hard at work bringing attention to Pacific Northwest filmmakers and productions over the last several years. …
Daniel Craig delves into a jungle of addiction and desire in Luca Guadagnino’s Queer
Thought if anyone could make the smack-addled writings of William S Burrows romantic it would have to be Luca Guadagnino, but alas.
In Moana 2 Disney does right by their strongest “princess”
Moana 2 feels like a natural extension to the first. Better yet, the the storyline is even more focused on Moana because Maui is tied up again (literally and figuratively) in a trap keeping him from seeing his precious humans for the first half-ish of the film. While I love his personality, the charm and comedic timing he adds to the narrative, he should (and is) a supporting role to help our lead find her way.
The slow burning intesity and heartbreak of Maria swallows you whole
Maria Callas, a world-renowned opera singer, had an incredible and enduring effect on anyone who witnessed her power and talent. She was also a force to be reckoned with off stage with very little patience for the inane.