'Undertone' opens in theaters tonight. It's likely the scariest thing you'll see in theaters this year. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...
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'Undertone' opens in theaters tonight. It's likely the scariest thing you'll see in theaters this year. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...
A photo of the cover art for the KUOW and NPR podcast SOUNDSIDE with the word split in two with a rainbow of colors in between it against an artistically faded blue backdrop.
Went on KUOWβs Soundside to talk Oscars before this nightmarishly long awards season finally ends. Will SINNERS beat ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER? Can great locally-tied gems like TRAIN DREAMS & THE SINGERS get any love? What's the one movie you must watch before Sunday? π½οΈ
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We've got Part Three of our Oscars predictions! The writing categories may be pretty much decided but something deep inside me thinks there could be a shock at Director π
Check out what we think is gonna win, and why! #Oscars
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THE OPTIMIST (2023) is yet another standard true life story of survival and empathy. However, the familiarity is balanced by strong performances from Stephen Lang and Elsie Fisher. My review.
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Still completing your Oscar deathrace? Catch Oliver Laxe's soul-rattling π½οΈSIRΔT -- Best International Feature and Best Sound nominee -- at @SIFFnews.bsky.social Uptown ahead of this weekend's Academy Awards.
Did you know that you can catch almost all of the Oscar-nominated short films right now on YouTube or other streaming services? Fill out your ballot like a pro and direct your eyeballs at these terrific films before Sunday. #Oscars #OscarNominees moviepie.com/how-to-watch...
We've got Part Two of our Oscars predictions! The shorts always present some difficulties predicting, check out what we think is gonna win, and why! #Oscars
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βProject Hail Maryβ Is a Gorgeous, Funny Ride Through the Cosmos www.decodingeverything.com/project-hail...
Went on the Nerd Farmer Podcast to talk the Oscars (it's almost over!) with the always great duo of @natebowling.com and @ahamm.bsky.social. Come for our respective rankings of the Best Picture nominees, stay for the many TimothΓ©e Chalamet &
Marty Supreme hot takes π½οΈ
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On Jenny Agutter's first, rather extraordinary leading role in David Greene's 1970 folk horror/serial killer thriller I Start Counting, a film I'd been meaning to see for years. Happy to say it lived up to my expectations; less happy that it's now out of print in the US. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
MILE END KICKS, the great second feature from director Chandler Levack starring Barbie Ferreira, just dropped its first trailer (youtu.be/nD8D89N_89I?...) and is coming out April 17. Best read my rave review below from back at TIFF to get ready for this coming-of-age classic for a new generation π½οΈ
Pixar's HOPPERS hits theaters, reminding of some of the great Pixar films of the past. A little too frenetic at times, there are still memorable lines, great characters, and a moment that caused our entire theater to gasp in disbelief.
Go be entertained and have fun.
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π½οΈ THE BRIDE! was engrossing, unnerving and surprising β Morgen says that Maggie Gyllenhaal has created something incredibly impressive with her imaginative take on the Frankenstein myth. Starring Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley, it's in theaters now.
HOPPERS is delightfully unhinged in the best way β hilariously chaotic but somehow emotionally grounding too. It completely entranced me from start to finish. Just trust it. #SFCS #Hoppers
Check out the full review for more: www.filmfroth.com/hoppers/
Missteps aside, it builds to a really fantastic finale. While neither Tommy nor the film itself was ever likely to be immortal, the closing frames prove to be a fitting sendoff for him as well as his long, sad saga. The movie shines whenever he & Murphy burn bright π½οΈ
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Easily Pixarβs best movie since TURNING RED, the delightfully anarchic #Hoppers is also one of the studioβs funniest flights of irreverent fancy that theyβve ever released. Loved. β€οΈ
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Messy. Angry. Wild. Peculiar. Frenetic. Exhilarating. Awesome.
Maggie Gyllenhaal resurrects a legend with ferociously fearless enthusiasm. It doesnβt all work and I could care less. Loved every go-for-broke second.
Jessie Buckley is phenomenal.
#TheBride
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π½οΈ HOPPERS proves Pixar still hasnβt run out of good ideas -- Morgen reviews Pixar's latest, about a girl who loves animals too much. See it in theaters this weekend!
#ICYMI or just want to read it in print, my piece on the stellar BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS where I spoke to filmmaker Kahlil Joseph is in todayβs Seattle Times. You should pick up one for yourself then watch his one-of-a-kind film on VOD today or watch the film then pick up a copy π½οΈ
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THE BRIDE! (2026) is bombastic in style and thoughtful in its themes. Writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal swings for the fences, and while the result maybe imperfect, we can't deny the ambition on display. My review.
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Cillian Murphy stares into a lamp with a haunted expression on his face in a still from PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN. Still via Netflix.
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN: Cillian Murphy captivates in this entertaining enough EL CAMINO-esque Netflix movie. Though often a bit clunky, it's great just to see Murphy light up the screen as Tommy Shelby for what may be the last time π½οΈ
My review @thewrap.com: www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
New for subscribers only: I spent a week watching iQIYI movies again. Films by Chris Huo, Qin Pengfei, and of course, Raquel.
More bad news for Washington theaters: Redmondβs IPIC Theater is closing on April 28 and 64 employees will be laid off, according to a notification filed with the state of Washington late last week and posted Tuesday. Never went, but still a sad headline to seeπ½οΈ
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Aidan Zamiriβs THE MOMENT, the mockumentary but also not a mockumentary, about Charli XCX, music, & fame, is now available on VOD. Satirical yet also sincere, it's a deceptively fascinating work with a great finale. Finally, you can now be a 365 Party Girl from the comfort of your own home (IYKYK) π½οΈ
Despite the return of original screenwriter Kevin Williamson and star Neve Campbell, SCREAM 7 (2026) ends up being a low point for the long running franchise. My review.
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... and here we thought the SFCS award for Youth Performance was going to be the most unique statue presented to Jacobi Jupe this season. Well played, SAG.
Late last November, I spoke with Jafar Panahi about filmmaking, the state of the world, and his latest Palme d'Or-winning film IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (now on Hulu). You should give that a read below and see this searing new film as well as all his past work which is now more essential than ever π½οΈ
What happens when you're blamed for breaking up the biggest band of all time?
MAN ON THE RUN explores Paul McCartney's run through the 1970s - following the end of the Beatles, his marriage to Linda, and the formation of Wings.
Now streaming on Amazon Prime.
In Robinson Devor's entrancing SUBURBAN FURY, Sarah Jane Moore spins her own myth in recounting a life that led to her firing a bullet in the general direction of Gerald Ford. One of the stronger entries from last year's SIFF festival, it plays @SIFFnews.bsky.social film center beginning tonight.
#ICYMI I spoke to director Robinson Devor, who'll be at SIFF for a Q&A tonight, about his fascinating new doc SUBURBAN FURY and its long, winding journey. At one point, Jennifer Jason Leigh or Olivia Colman could've played Sara Jane Moore who attempted to assassinate a president. Read that below π½οΈ