The best local Seattle film production of 2021 has arrived.
Jason Statham kicks ass and takes names in Wrath of Man. I hope you weren’t looking for anything more.
Jason Statham’s character in Guy Ritchie’s new movie Wrath of Man gets the nickname ‘H,’ presumably because anything longer would be a waste of the man-of-few-words’s time.
In Limbo, a Syrian refugee tries to make a home in Scotland
Ben Sharrock’s delicate and sensitive sophomore effort looks for beauty under tough circumstances.
Phoebe’s Father was a hidden gem in 2015, and it’s being re-released now. You should see it immediately.
Released previously in 2015, Seattle filmmaker John Helde is bringing his film Phoebe’s Father back to the Northwest Film Forum to play in its virtual cinema and then become available on streaming formats. This is all good news because Phoebe’s Father is a hidden gem of a movie that affected me deeply.
Without Remorse expands Amazon’s Clancyverse
Having previously transformed Jim from The Office into a globe-trotting action hero, Amazon Studios has now turned their attention to a much easier lift: expanding their Clancyverse to include Michael B. Jordan as a score-settling former Navy SEAL John Clark.
Roundtable: Oscar Pre-Party!
After a year of virtual film festivals, shuttered theaters, and Covid-delays, it’s finally time for Hollywood to crown the best movies of 2020(ish) via handing out Academy Awards at the 93rd Oscars. On Sunday at 5 pm, Steven Soderbergh will produce a real live actual in-person awards ceremony in Los Angeles (and maybe a few satellite locations for those unable to cross the pond and quarantine). Below, we prognosticate on who will win the major awards and opine on who would get our votes if we were magically granted membership in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Shoreline Short Film Fest Goes Drive-In
The first thing that I should tell you about this weekend’s Shoreline’s drive-in film festival is that, as of this writing, there …
Mortal Kombat is the best adaptation of the game one could hope for
Film adaptations of video games remain a fraught landscape. I’ve come to approach their arrival with a high degree of skepticism given how frequently the screen adaptations can lose sight of the fun by taking themselves too seriously. It is a joy to report that my doubts largely melted away in the face of the newest Mortal Kombat’s absurdity and commitment to having a lot of fun with the story.
SIFF 2021: Together, Together, Too Far Away, and This Town
My love for comedies has no bounds. Typically I watch films to escape, and I realize that seems pretty limiting considering all the documentaries, dramas and thrillers out there but comedies will forever be my first love. Over the last year as I binge watched like I’ve never binged before, I started to realize Netflix originals, new releases and even HBO are all full of dramas and downers, murders and destruction, depression and angst. I welcome any and all stories, but during a pandemic I don’t find comfort in reality or looking down the barrel of our dismal ecological future. Can a girl just laugh? Damn. The three movies I’m going to talk about below may have had a little strife here and there but they were just fun and heartfelt, exactly what I needed right now.
SIFF 2021: That’s a Wrap
We’ve had a very busy eleven days covering this year’s first-ever virtual Seattle International Film Festival with roundtables and reviews of the bounty of cinema brought to our homes by technology and the tireless programmers and organizers. On Sunday night SIFF handed out awards and closed the festival with Catalan dramedy Rosa’s Wedding. Since then, the SunBreak’s SIFF Squad virtually assembled to chat about our experience with this year’s event and to rehash some of our festival favorites.