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Seattle City Light Wants You to “Green Up” by Paying Extra
Is this ecologically sound or a waste of good intentions?
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Vitus: High IQ Plus Even Higher Fructose
An excellent argument for a vasectomy, the Swiss-made Vitus offers up another one of those annoying child prodigies…
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(Photo: Tracy Bennett/Sony Pictures)One of the peculiarities of a film critic’s job
(Photo: Tracy Bennett/Sony Pictures)One of the peculiarities of a film critic’s job is explaining to others why, and…
Film
The Trials of Darryl Hunt: We Don’t Take Kindly to Your Newfangled DNA Evidence Down Here
DNA testing has not only revolutionized our criminal justice system, it’s also given documentary filmmakers a whole new…
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(Image courtesy 20th Century Fox)I have been to Springfield, and though I
(Image courtesy 20th Century Fox)I have been to Springfield, and though I can’t tell you in what state…
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Ralph Nader: Spoiler Welcomes You to the Voyage of the Damned
The Nation magazine's celebrity-filled, left-leaning cruise to Alaska is about to set sail.
Film
Goyas Ghosts: Natalie Portman Trapped in Horrible History Lesson!
Everybody at Cannes says Javier Bardem makes a marvelous villain in the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old…
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June & July: Bored (But Not Boring) Northwest Twins With a Secret
Voted top film at the Local Sightings fest last fall, Brady Hall’s debut feature is set out in…
Film
Joshua: Parenthood as a Literal (Yet Funny) Horror Show
Every few decades, we get a superior demon-child thriller (see: The Bad Seed, The Omen). In part they…
Film
Rescue Dawn: Werner Herzog Explores the Innocent Side of the Vietnam War
How many thousands of pounds has Christian Bale lost and gained and lost again from The Machinist to…
Film
Manufactured Landscapes: Why Your iPhone Is Destroying the Environment
On a gallery wall, one of the slag heaps or pit mines or ship-breaking beaches captured by Canadian…
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Okay, we probably slept through the SIFF panel discussion that featured our
Okay, we probably slept through the SIFF panel discussion that featured our esteemed former colleague, Tim Appelo. We’re…
Film
Walking to Werner: Local Director Becomes Long-Distance Herzog Stalker
Given a choice between importance and obsession, I’ll always bet on the latter as a good documentary subject.…
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Hotel in Alaska Building Could Be Pathway to Citizenship for Investors
Rich foreigners would gain green cards by investing in an industry reliant on undocumented workers.
Film
Eagle vs. Shark: Kiwis Find Love in All the Wrong Places
From across the international date line (New Zealand) comes a wonderfully weird, wry romance where the hearts, as…
Film
Golden Door: Familiar Immigrant Saga Is Pretty, and Pretty Dull
Emanuele Crialese’s depiction of dirt-poor Sicilian immigrants bound for Ellis Island deliberately restricts itself to the perspective of…