Spaceship Earth (2020 | United States | 113 minutes | Matt Wolf) When eight “Biospherians”, clad in their Star Trek-inspired jumpsuits, locked themselves …
Capital in the Twenty-First Century brings rock star economics to the screen
Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2020 | New Zealand | 103 minutes | Justin Pemberton) Like countless millions, I haven’t yet gotten …
On Screen: HUMP, Translations, Spaceship Earth, French cinema on Orcas
Sure it’s going to be a beautiful weekend, but that’s never stopped Seattleites from hiding out and watching movies. Stay safe at …
On Screen: Capitol Hill Arts District Streaming Festival plus more new virtual releases
This afternoon Governor Inslee announced that we’re staying home and staying healthy for at least another month, with cinemas unlikely to open …
Gunpowder Heart is a powerful film from Guatemala, and a first-time director
Gunpowder Heart (Pólvora en el corazón) (2019 | Guatemala | 87 minutes | Camila Urrutia) Gunpowder Heart, a new movie that premiered …
Bad Education is a portrait of the sociopath as a broken man
Bad Education (2020 | USA | 103 minutes | Cory Finley) Bad Education, a new movie that debuted on HBO this weekend, …
On Screen: New releases, classics restored, watch parties, and a Sondheim birthday celebration
We might be stuck at home for several more weeks (months? years?), but entertainment options abound — be they educational, enriching, new, …
Little Joe is a Zombie Movie for Plant Lovers, and it Works
Little Joe (2019 | Austria/UK/Germany |105 minutes | Jessica Hausner) For months and months I’ve been dying to catch a glimpse of Little …
Three Decades Have Only Confirmed the Shelf Life of a Cult Director’s Lost Film
Shelf Life (1993 | USA | 84 minutes | Paul Bartel) Of all the directors who got their start with exploitation film …
Never Rarely Sometimes Always: Eliza Hittman’s Compelling Abortion Procedural
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020 | USA | 101 minutes | Eliza Hittman) Eliza Hittman is establishing herself as a chronicler of …