Dispatches from Sundance: a mixed bag of a modern erotic psychodrama, a revisitation of recent political events, and a herculean performance from one of our great actors.
Mill Valley Film Fest, maybe not a household name, but a heck of lineup
n 2021, in the heat of the pandemic, I was looking for anything to keep my mind busy and find new films that deserve attention. Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), was more than happy to help me on this venture and I had an incredible time even if just from my living room. While, once again, I’m not able to head down to California to catch it in person, they’re still offering virtual viewing options not only for press but more importantly, you the viewing audience!
It is once again time for SIFF DocFest
The time is nigh for SIFF to kick off its third(!) DocFest, a festival of many of the most interesting documentaries around the world. It all goes down starting tonight and running through next Wednesday at the Uptown. I’m most interested in catching two documentaries about two very different writers: John LeCarre and Tom Wolfe. But there’s a lot more to catch the attention of us documentary lovers.
Strange Way of Life, a short, sweet and dusty Western
Set in the old west, a small and somewhat peaceful town sees a stranger walk straight down Main and into the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Jake (Ethan Hawke) hesitates only a moment before granting a warm greeting to his old friend Silva (Pedro Pascal). The energy between them becomes more intense and while the old friends reminisce, the Sheriff knows there’s more to this reunion than a wish to see each other again after so many years. Emotional and physical chaos brings things to a head, and you wonder if their relationship can survive it.
Hercule Poirot, Ghost Hunter
It’s probably not a coincidence that A Haunting in Venice is my favorite of Kenneth Branagh’s three Agatha Christie/Hercule Poirot movies when it was the only one whose book I hadn’t read prior to seeing the film.
Local Sightings kicks off 26th annual festival tonight at Northwest Film Forum
Starting tonight, the 26th Local Sightings film festival beings its ten-day run at Northwest Film Forum (and online). The annual film festival …
TIFF 2023: short dispatches from Aggro Df1ft, Dicks: the Musical!, and Poolman
Catching up with the rest of the week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2023: The Holdovers
Catching up with the rest of the week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2023: short dispatches on Hit Man, The Holdovers, and Next Goal Wins
Catching up with the rest of the week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2023: Origin
Ava DuVernay takes on A Whole Lot in attempting to transmute Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson’s provocative nonfiction book Caste: the Origins of Our Discontents to the screen.