In the Name Of Runs Fri., Nov. 15–Thurs., Nov. 21
at Sundance. Not rated. 102 minutes. You may recall the controversy, some 20 years ago,… Continue reading
I Am Divine Runs Fri., Nov. 15–Thurs., Nov. 21 at
Grand Illusion. Not rated. 90 minutes. Harris Glenn Milstead, aka the drag queen Divine, died 25… Continue reading
Charlie Countryman Opens Fri., Nov. 15 at SouthCenter.
Rated R. 108 minutes. Because of those Transformers movies, Shia LaBeouf gets the rap as a no-talent young… Continue reading
When you feel like reading, you go to the library. Museums, on the other hand, are supposed to be for looking, but Bellevue Arts Museum’s… Continue reading
La Maison de la Radio Runs Fri., Nov. 8–Thurs., Nov. 14 at Varsity. Not rated. 99 minutes. If I told you they were making a… Continue reading
How I Live Now Opens Fri., Nov. 8 at Sundance.
Rated R. 101 minutes. Do teenagers even read the newspapers these days? (No, I know.) Or… Continue reading
Great Expectations Opens Fri., Nov. 8 at Sundance,
Meridian, and other theaters.
Rated PG-13. 128 minutes. Charles Dickens’ 1860 novel of class-jumping seems to defy… Continue reading
Dallas Buyers Club Opens Fri., Nov. 8 at Harvard Exit and Lincoln Square. Rated R. 117 minutes. Making a straight white Texas homophobe the hero… Continue reading
Does culture only grow from place, or can culture be imposed on it? When dealing with the more-than-3,000-year historical survey that is Peru: Kingdoms of… Continue reading
Una Noche Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at Sundance Cinemas. Not rated. 90 minutes. There are wrenching changes going on in Cuba, as we… Continue reading
The Trials of Muhammad Ali Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at Varsity. Not rated. 94 minutes. The most famous athlete of the 20th century,… Continue reading
When Bay Area journalist Brad Stone came to Seattle recently to discuss The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Little Brown, $28),… Continue reading
Tiger Eyes Runs Fri., Oct. 25–Thurs., Oct. 31 at Northwest Film Forum. Rated PG-13.
92 minutes. Published in 1981 and now directed by her son, Lawrence… Continue reading
All Is Lost Opens Fri., Oct. 25 at Seven Gables and other theaters. Rated PG-13. 107 minutes. Do you want Robert Redford to die? The… Continue reading
Why do we have a Seattle Asian Art Museum? As opposed to one dedicated to European or African art? Because Asian art is what the… Continue reading
Though Jeff Bezos just bought The Washington Post, he’s notoriously press-averse, favoring schmoozers like Charlie Rose over real reporters like Brad Stone of Bloomberg BusinessWeek,… Continue reading
Muscle Shoals Opens Fri., Oct. 18 at Harvard Exit.
Rated PG. 111 minutes. “When a Man Loves a Woman.” “I’ll Take You There.” “Mustang Sally.” “Tell… Continue reading
The Institute Runs Fri., Oct. 18–Thurs., Oct. 24 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated.
92 minutes. If you’ve ever thought, “Man, I need to step away… Continue reading
Birth of the Living Dead Runs Fri., Oct. 18–Thurs., Oct. 24 at
Grand Illusion. Not rated. 76 minutes. George A. Romero’s 1968 zombie classic Night… Continue reading
After Tiller Runs Fri., Oct. 18–Thurs., Oct. 24 at
SIFF Film Center. Rated PG-13. 87 minutes. As legislatures in Nebraska, Kansas, and other red states… Continue reading
