When a group of Dorset bus drivers made the very unconventional decision to abandon their holiday season pantomime in favor of a homegrown theatrical adaptation of Alien, Ridley Scott’s revered science fiction horror film, the response from local audiences was predictably muted. Luckily, the show found a life beyond their town and has been committed to film in this delightful documentary.
SXSW 2021: Not Going Quietly
When he received a surprise ALS diagnosis in in his early thirties, advocacy lawyer Ady Barkan pledged to spend the limited time he had left to live with his young family in Santa Barbara. A weekend in DC lobbying to save the Affordable Care Act, a chance meeting with a young activist in the airport, and a viral conversation with Arizona senator Jeff Flake aboard a cross-country flight changed all of that.
SXSW 2021: Potato Dreams of America
The Seattle film community got to show up “in Austin” in a big way for this year’s virtual SXSW, in the form of Wes Hurley’s autobiographical comedic feature.
SXSW 2021: Disintegration Loops
David Wexler’s music doc about William Basinski is either too short or too long to find its voice, but it subject matter is interesting nonetheless.
Reflection as Settle Jewish Film Fest comes to a close
Tonight, Seattle’s Jewish Film Festival begins tonight with a total of nineteen feature films from throughout the world through March 18. It’s the twenty-sixth festival, and it’ll be entirely virtual.
Martha: A Picture Story is worth a Thousand Words
Martha: A Picture Story (2019 | Australia | 82 minutes | Selina Miles) Everyone’s a photographer now. And thanks to our cell …
SXSW 2021: Swan Song
Swan Song (2021 | USA | 105 minutes | Todd Stephens) The third film in writer-director Todd Stephens’ self-titled “Ohio Trilogy,” Swan …
SXSW 2021: Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021 | USA | 98 minutes | Michael D. Ratner) In 2018 Demi Lovato, who had …
A dark descent into dreams, Come True is a nightmare of a film doomed by a disastrous conclusion
Come True is a waking nightmare that blurs the line between dreams and reality before regrettably getting lost in its own descent. …
The Affair is a visually appealing movie with a maudlin plot
In pretty much all regards, The Affair is a gorgeous movie to watch. The cinematography is bold and luscious, the cast (without exception) is extremely photogenic, the costume design is fantastic, and there’s even some pretty remarkable architecture. It’s too bad it’s all for naught in this tepid, pre-war drama.