First Cow (2019 | USA | 121 minutes | Kelly Reichardt) First Cow opens in modern times with a William Blake quote …
On Screen: Blockbuster Weekend, Little Zombies, Local Festivals
For the first time in a very long while, it feels like something like a summer blockbuster weekend in the streaming realm …
Roundtable: Our Favorite Films of 2020 (so far)
To mark the occasion of our very weird year managing to stumble across the halfway mark, Chris and I got together for …
On Screen: Hamilton, Skate Kitchen, Thunder Road, John Lewis
It’s America’s birthday, but it’s hard to feel like celebrating. Still, for this stay-at-home holiday, there’s blockbuster-sized new release skipping the theaters …
Tradition Plays A Big Role in Seattle Jewish Film Fest 2020
I have to say, being my first year “taking part” in the Seattle Jewish Film Festival (SJFF), I’m enjoying it immensely despite …
Seattle Jewish Film Festival Goes Virtual for its 25th “Silver Screen” Anniversary
After twenty-five years of celebrating the culture and heritage of Jewish people from all over the world, the Seattle Jewish Film Festival …
On Screen: Delays, Drive-Ins, SJFF, Virtual Cinema Forever
This week brought news that Christopher Nolan’s TENET has postponed its already-postponed release date to August 12. So, take that as an …
Athlete A is a moving, but incomplete, story of sports’ biggest (and very worst) scandal
Athlete A (2020 | USA | 105 minutes | Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk) It seems hardly fair that after ESPN gave us …
Jon Stewart mines familiar territory in Irresistible
Irresistible (2020 | United States | 101 minutes | Jon Stewart) During the course of his sixteen year tenure hosting a very …
The Last Black Man in San Francisco Left Me Breathless
In light of events over the last month and bringing black voices to the forefront, I was excited to find Joe Talbot’s …