Kelly Reichardt

Meek’s Cutoff: Michelle Williams Searches for Oregon

Again, the Brits Discover Seattle

​Not this again. First it was Everett True and grunge. Now it's Lynn Shelton and mumblecore. The Guardian is falling all over her locally shot indie Humpday, a film we like but which isn't exactly landmark cinema. But, oh, it was made in Seattle! The land of grunge! From which Everett True onc ... More >>

SIFF Week 3: Picks & Pans

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The Weekly Wire: This Week's Notable Events

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Our Final Sundance Dispatch

Scott Foundas has several odds and ends from Park City. But we'll start with his take on Lynn Shelton's Humpday, made here in Seattle:"That forlorn indie-cinema movement known as "mumblecore"--whose navel-gazing Gen Y characters and DIY aesthetics were exalted and derided by a small coterie of film ... More >>

PICK Wendy and Lucy: Michelle Williams Stars in One of Last Year’s Best Reviewed Films

Scott Foundas has several odds and ends from Park City. But we'll start with his take on Lynn Shelton's Humpday, made here in Seattle:"That forlorn indie-cinema movement known as "mumblecore"--whose navel-gazing Gen Y characters and DIY aesthetics were exalted and derided by a small coterie of film ... More >>

Still More Top 10 Lists

You can read our critics' alphabetical list of the 12 best films of 2008 here. Me, I'm a traditionalist, a 10 best man who prefers numbers and rankings. Happily, several of our top-line writers have complied (after the jump). First, however, is the Village Voice Media critics' poll (with my votes a ... More >>

The 12 Best Films of 2008: Now in Alphabetical Order!

You can read our critics' alphabetical list of the 12 best films of 2008 here. Me, I'm a traditionalist, a 10 best man who prefers numbers and rankings. Happily, several of our top-line writers have complied (after the jump). First, however, is the Village Voice Media critics' poll (with my votes a ... More >>

Week 1 Picks & Pans

You can read our critics' alphabetical list of the 12 best films of 2008 here. Me, I'm a traditionalist, a 10 best man who prefers numbers and rankings. Happily, several of our top-line writers have complied (after the jump). First, however, is the Village Voice Media critics' poll (with my votes a ... More >>

Old Joy

Runs at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., Jan. 5– Thurs. Jan. 18. Not rated. 76 minutes.

The 10 Best Films of 2006

Wherein fact and fiction fight to a tie.

Old Joy

Wherein fact and fiction fight to a tie.

Old Soul

Whether on record or film, Will Oldham saturates every performance with an earthy rhythm.

In the SIFF Spotlight

17 must-see titles, surveyed by our critics.

CDs by Will Oldham, Valvola, and more.

17 must-see titles, surveyed by our critics.