We’re just past the halfway point of 2023; so to commemorate the occasion a few of you friendly neighborhood SunBreakers took stock of the films we’ve seen so far.
Category: Roundtables
SIFF 2024: Recommendations for Closing Weekend
A collection of picks and special events as #SIFFTY heads into the closing weekend of the in-person portion of the fiftieth Seattle International Film Festival.
SIFF 2024: Recommendations for Opening Weekend
It’s here! SIFF opens its 50th annual festival on Thursday with Thelma . Like last year, SIFF has once again picked up …
Oscars Roundtable: Our Predictions for the 96th Academy Awards
It’s that time again. We all picked our favorites at the end of the year; the guilds have spoken; critics groups have doled out their laurels; and now, three months into 2024 it’s time for the Academy to put a bow on the movies of 2023 with the Oscars. In advance of Sunday’s telecast airing on ABC at 4 pm (PDT) – an hour earlier than usual and on the first day of Daylight Saving Time no less – we gathered round the old roundtable to make our predictions on how the awards will (and should) go when all’s said and done.
Roundtable: Killers of the Flower Moon
In his review of Killers of the Flower Moon, Chris called Martin Scorsese’s three and a half hour historical film a masterpiece and one of the best movies of 2023. Josh saw it over the weekend and immediately wanted to talk about it, so we fired up a SunBreak Roundtable to hash out some thoughts and feelings about this epic movie. Spoilers, such as they are for a century’s old well-reported true story, follow.
Roundtable: We Are Become Barbenheimer
Given the monumental event in summer blockbuster history, Chris and Josh collected ourselves and convened a quick roundtable to chat about our experiences with Christopher Nolan’s atomic age biopic and Greta Gerwig’s big budget fantasia about the original American Icon.
Roundtable: Our Favorite Movies of 2023 (So Far)
We’re just past the halfway point of 2023; so to commemorate the occasion a few of you friendly neighborhood SunBreakers took stock of the films we’ve seen so far.
SIFF 2023 Roundtable: Exit Survey, Golden SunBreak Awards
SIFF was back in-person with paper ballots and back to their traditional May stomping grounds. Might the 10-day festival be the new …
SIFF 2023: Recommendations for the rest of the Festival
Picks for the second half of the Seattle International Film Festival, plus a rundown of the guests who will be in town to support their films.
Oscars Roundtable: Our Predictions for the 95th Academy Awards
Everyone else is doing it, everywhere, seemingly all at once: guessing which film’s will take home trophies this weekend at the 95th …