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.
Sublet shares a moment of beauty and bonding in a ravaged but splendid city
Michael, a successful travel writer, who is surprisingly uptight considering his vocation, has flown to Tel Aviv for five days to experience the city as a local (or at least attempt to).
Raya and the Last Dragon is a brave attempt at portraying how to navigate a world thrown into chaos
A story that is quite literally about how the real journey is about the friends we made along the way, Raya and the Last Dragon follows a familiar Disney formula while still taking some new paths.