“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
Natalie Portman brilliantly balances regal poise and emotional devastation in this psychodrama. Her awards-caliber performance is constantly on the razor's edge between mania and grace.
Simply put: "La La Land" looks like a movie custom-built for a film nerd like me.
Firmly grounded by an incredible, Award Season-caliber performance from Rebecca Hall, "Christine" is an empathetic and grim slow-motion unraveling of an ethical journalist who owns an infamous place in TV history.
This slavery-era biopic is equal parts "12 Years A Slave" and "Braveheart" that is not as powerful as either aforementioned film.
Emily Blunt's performance is the only notable highlight of this alleged mystery-thriller. Very little else about this adaptation of the bestselling novel is memorable or intriguing.
Anyone who has seen "The Blair Witch Project" has already seen "Blair Witch." Seeing this weak sequel only encourages Hollywood to make more of these lame pseudo sequels.
Star Royalty Hightower delivers one of the great breakout performances of 2016 in this confident and abstract coming-of-age drama.
Far more calories were spent in building the gritty tone of this throwback flick than were spent on developing the characters or story of this violent thriller.
Sweet without becoming sappy, eccentric but not obnoxiously quirky and a wondrous adventure with a sincere love for its oddly paired heroes.
I had forgotten how much I love this refreshing, breezy independent comedy.
For better or for worse, there's simply nothing out there quite like "Swiss Army Man." This bizarre mash-up of "Cast Away" and "Weekend at Bernies" is thoroughly bizarre, wholly original & unexpectedly poignant.
"The Purge" action-slasher franchise is many things - fun, silly, violent and chaotic - but it has never been known for its nuance or subtly. But "The Purge: Election Year" manages to finally combine its high-concept carnage with social themes.
Of course filmmaker Todd Solondz would find a way to turn a dog's adventure into a hopeless, isolated tale. While his previous films had a dark edge - both in its humor and subject matter - his latest offering "Wiener-Dog" has a wearing dullness to it.
A documentary focused on Yo-Yo Ma's world music supergroup practically sells itself.
A chat with Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville about his new documentary "Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble."
The hilarious sendup of the classic spy genre works because it takes the action as seriously as it takes its comedy.
As SIFF 2016 winds to a close, it's a good time to reflect upon all the films I managed to cram in during 25 days of movie madness.
The director and stars discuss their new dark comedy/thriller "Middle Man" world premiering at the 42nd Seattle International Film Festival.
This sharply written dark comedy finds serious laughs in the bleak and blood-soaked journey of an absolutely unfunny "comedian."
