I can’t stress enough the sheer size and magnitude of the Seattle International Film Festival. For a festival that’s over three weeks long, the depth and quality of the program is astonishing. If you get the chance, it’s definitely worth paying a visit to “South Alaska” next May to check it out!
‘The Connection’ masterfully mixes police procedurals, gangster sagas, and chain smoking into a riveting crime drama.
While it has some interesting things to say about Thai culture, ‘How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)’ lacks the narrative focus to make much of an impact.
This is not a warm, snuggly comedy that you can watch with grandma and grandpa. No, this movie is the reprobate uncle that nobody wants to bail out of jail. Yet, despite its unabashed rudeness, Pat Mills’ consistently-funny debut doesn’t have a cynical bone its body.
Writer-directors Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione mix satire, horror, and science fiction into an irresistible social experiment that puts all of us under the microscope in ‘Circle.’