Arts & Culture
Arriving amid the December awards season and year-end lists, this fine Turkish
Arriving amid the December awards season and year-end lists, this fine Turkish drama strikes a resonant chord with…
Brian Miller
Arts & Culture
Intentionally or not, David O. Russell’s pleasing new empowerment-com is perfectly represented
Intentionally or not, David O. Russell’s pleasing new empowerment-com is perfectly represented by its emblem, the Miracle Mop.…
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Before the international acclaim earned for The Past and A Separation, Iranian
Before the international acclaim earned for The Past and A Separation, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi delivered this impressive…
Film
Over the years, and there have been many, I have heard the
Over the years, and there have been many, I have heard the mandarins of SIFF say “We’re slimming…
Film
Over the years, and there have been many, I have heard the
Over the years, and there have been many, I have heard the mandarins of SIFF say “We’re slimming…
Film
As post-recession Seattle swells with ever more wealth, inequality becomes that much
As post-recession Seattle swells with ever more wealth, inequality becomes that much more pronounced. King County’s 10-year war…
Film
Every edition of SIFF begins with optimism and fresh resolutions: This year
Every edition of SIFF begins with optimism and fresh resolutions: This year I’ll buy my tickets earlier. Or,…
Film
If the images in his shoestring romance Beach Town seem a little
If the images in his shoestring romance Beach Town seem a little grainy and washed-out, if the sun…
Film
Most film snobs are gross hypocrites. I know I am. Me, I
Most film snobs are gross hypocrites. I know I am. Me, I couldn’t care less about those wisecracking…
Arts & Culture
Completely reliant on the warmth and goodwill generated by its stars (rather
Completely reliant on the warmth and goodwill generated by its stars (rather than, say, its writing), this AARP-oriented…
Arts & Culture
If you’ve ever been trapped in a cabin during a rainy summer-weekend
If you’ve ever been trapped in a cabin during a rainy summer-weekend getaway, you’ll know the feeling of…
Arts & Culture
Try to draw a straight line—I sure can’t—from Olivier Assayas’ sexy film-set
Try to draw a straight line—I sure can’t—from Olivier Assayas’ sexy film-set shenanigans in Irma Vep (his 1996…
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A popular basic-cable performer on The League and Kroll Show for the
A popular basic-cable performer on The League and Kroll Show for the past half-dozen years, Nick Kroll can…
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TAM has been on an Old West/frontier binge of late, what with
TAM has been on an Old West/frontier binge of late, what with the recent Haub bequest, and Matika…
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Headed for HBO on May 4 (with companion book to follow), this
Headed for HBO on May 4 (with companion book to follow), this fascinating documentary portrait will have strong…
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In a certain kind of Italian mob picture, you expect blood feuds,
In a certain kind of Italian mob picture, you expect blood feuds, family feasts, and generational conflict. Certainly…
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You’d never know it today, but the present Trinity Nightclub on Occidental
You’d never know it today, but the present Trinity Nightclub on Occidental Avenue South (near Yesler) once housed…
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No one is harder on the press, and less forgiving of ethical
No one is harder on the press, and less forgiving of ethical transgressions, than the press itself. Fabricating…
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Much as you and I will want to admire the great Brazilian
Much as you and I will want to admire the great Brazilian humanist photographer Sebastiao Salgado, such creatures…
Arts & Culture
Ah, yes, the campus rape movie that none of us wants to
Ah, yes, the campus rape movie that none of us wants to see. Credit the excellent muckracking documentarian…