Film
Halloween DVD Roundup: Looking for Horror in the 1980s
Apart from the stray slasher flick, Halloween is traditionally a dead spot on the Hollywood calendar. This week’s…
Music
Anvil, the band, was born before MTV, before the Internet, and before
Anvil, the band, was born before MTV, before the Internet, and before the movie This Is Spinal Tap,…
Film
The Headless Woman: Car Crash and Consequences
I’m a big admirer of Lucrecia Martel’s 2002 La Ciénaga, and her latest also centers quite frankly on…
News
This is the centennial year of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), or, as
This is the centennial year of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), or, as tonight’s hour-long television documentary would have…
News
Friday: Margaret Friedman says you should see the stage and video comedy
Friday: Margaret Friedman says you should see the stage and video comedy of Reggie Watts at On the…
News
Not screened in advance for critics, the remake of the 1987 The
Not screened in advance for critics, the remake of the 1987 The Stepfather opens today at the Meridian…
News
The countdown to Microsoft’s Oct. 22 launch of Windows 7 now stands
The countdown to Microsoft’s Oct. 22 launch of Windows 7 now stands at seven days. But test versions…
Eat Drink Toke
The New York Times reports, along with other newspapers, the Oct. 5
The New York Times reports, along with other newspapers, the Oct. 5 death of David Lake, the Sammamish…
News
Members of the Rat City Roller Girls league were naturally curious about
Members of the Rat City Roller Girls league were naturally curious about Drew Barrymore’s Whip It (review), which…
News
With their SIFF prize-winning blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite opening today at the
With their SIFF prize-winning blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite opening today at the Varsity, filmmakers Michael Jai White and…
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Not this again. First it was Everett True and grunge. Now it’s
Not this again. First it was Everett True and grunge. Now it’s Lynn Shelton and mumblecore. The Guardian…
News
There’s a whole lot to see at the Frye’s worthwhile new exhibition
There’s a whole lot to see at the Frye’s worthwhile new exhibition “The Old Weird America: Folk Themes…
Film
Black Dynamite: Like Shaft Played for Laughs
Thoroughly silly and enjoyable for film geeks who know the old ’70s blaxploitation canon, Black Dynamite suffers from…
Film
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival: If You Like . . .
Let our recommendation engine guide you through the festival's offerings.
News
Penguins and dinosaurs, together at last! The former are photographed by Joan
Penguins and dinosaurs, together at last! The former are photographed by Joan Myers in the traveling Smithsonian show…
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Book Review: Wide-Eyed Gaijin
A martial artist turned investigative reporter digs dirt on the yakuza.
Arts & Culture
Book Review: Wide-Eyed Gaijin
A martial artist turned investigative reporter digs dirt on the yakuza.
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It can signify anything and nothing, this found pop object; Johns called
It can signify anything and nothing, this found pop object; Johns called it a “thing the mind already…
News
It’s refreshing to seen a museum exhibit that doesn’t pretend to offer
It’s refreshing to seen a museum exhibit that doesn’t pretend to offer great music or great art. Culled…
News
The new Vince Vaughn comedy Couples Retreat opens today at the Meridian
The new Vince Vaughn comedy Couples Retreat opens today at the Meridian and other theaters. Here’s a short…