Shirley (2020 | United States | 107 minutes | Josephine Decker) In her new film the actor, director, and performance artist Josephine …
On Screen: Civil Rights and BLM edition
Admittedly, in this week’s recommendations we are four white voices discussing black films and black artists. Theirs are the voices we’d like …
Pain and Beauty Engross You in The Painter and The Thief
The Painter and The Thief (2020 | United States | 102 minutes| Benjamin Ree) Drug addiction is an absolute monster. One that looms …
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani keep The Lovebirds from Plummeting
The Lovebirds (2020 | United States | 86 minutes| Michael Showalter) It’s a cliché, but it’s a cliché for a reason: Dying …
On Screen: Traveling from Home
Last weekend, the film world was shocked by the death of Lynn Shelton, who over the last decade had established herself as …
Little Things–and Brian Dennehy–Mean a Lot in Driveways
Driveways (2019|United States|83 minutes|Andrew Ahn) Character actor Brian Dennehy, who passed away last month at the age of 81, was a durable …
On Screen: SIFF retrospective and Seattle Children’s Film Festival Online
In another timeline, this would have been the opening weekend for the Seattle International Film Festival. We’d all be buzzing over the …
Spaceship Earth Takes a Trip Back to the Future
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 …