Landline (2017) dir. Gillian Robespierre written by: Gillian Robespierre, Elisabeth Holm starring: Jenny Slate, Abby Quinn, John Turturro, Edie Falco, Jay Duplass, Finn Wittrock There are days when your actressexual brain overloads. Those days are when you are within throwing distance of Jenny… Continue Reading
Patti Cake$ (2017) dir. Geremy Jasper written by: Geremy Jasper starring: Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Cathy Moriarty, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie Easily, Sundance breakout Patti Cake$ is the best film so far this year. Patricia Dombrowski (Danielle Macdonald) is a 23-year-old, white woman… Continue Reading
Crown Heights (2017) dir. Matt Ruskin written by: Matt Ruskin starring: Keith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha In the spring of 1980, Colin Warner was arrested for a murder in Brooklyn that he did not commit. His accusation, aided by legal incompetence, predatory policing negligence,… Continue Reading
Beatriz at Dinner (2017) dir. Miguel Arteta written by: Mike White starring: Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Amy Landecker, David Warshofsky, Jay Duplass, Chloe Sevigny, John Early When Beatriz comes to dinner, she’s not nearly as permissive as Sidney Poitier. In… Continue Reading
I’m destined to see some more, but it is a bit of a scheduling nightmare. Other movies, some kind of a social life, and the inability to duplicate my consciousness limit what I can see. Let me know if you… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again for Seattlites hide from the sun just as it’s rearing its shiny head. The Seattle International Film Festival open Thursday, May 18 with Michael Showalter’s The Big Sick, a breakout Sundance comedy acquired by Seattle’s… Continue Reading
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017) dir. James Gunn written by: James Gunn starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker, Kurt Russell, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan My world is a significantly better place since I saw… Continue Reading
Graduation (2017) dir. Cristian Mungiu written by: Cristian Mungiu starring: Adrian Titieni, Lia Bugnar, Maria Dragus, Malina Manovici There are few sights more bleak than a ditch digger working in a Soviet Era apartment block, but under the gaze of Romanian auteur… Continue Reading
Sleight (2017) dir. J.D. Dillard written by: J.D. Dillard, Alex Theurer starring: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata A year after his mother dies, Bo (Jacob Latimore) cares for his sister with street magic during the day and slinging Molly… Continue Reading
The Lost City of Z (2017) dir. James Gray written by: James Gray starring: Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland 2016 taught me to discern between what viewers are expecting from their movies. A sci-fi fan who asks for your… Continue Reading