SIFF 2025 Spotlight: A Chat with Monarch City Director Titus Richard
NadaMucho.com Film Critic Tim Basaraba caught Monarch City at this year’s 2025 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). Here’s his chat with director Titus Richard. – Editor
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Scenes from SIFF 2025: Large Rodents In the Reel World
The 51st Annual The Seattle International Film FestivalVarious Theatres Across SeattleMay 15-25, 2025 Ten Days of Cinematic Globetrotting at Seattle’s International Film Festival When a Seattle film festival curates over…
Color Book at SIFF: C’Mon A24, C’Mon Neon
It is a journalistic risk to start a review for a current film by immediately bringing up a film from the past as a comparison. It could be perceived as labeling the current film as a mere homage—or, even worse, a copycat of its predecessor. So let me get this out of the way: Color Book (2025), the first feature-length film from David Fortune, is not an homage or copycat of my favorite film of 2021.
Spermageddon at SIFF: A Load of Fun
From the demented mind that brought us Violent Night—the 2022 holiday action-comedy starring David Harbour as a murderous Santa—comes a giant load of creativity and charm. And for me, as a Norwegian American, a tinge of pride as well. Ja, vi elsker!
Scenes From SIFF: Peter’s Opening Weekend Update
I started off this year’s SIFF strong with a back-to-back binge of 40 Acres followed by Spermageddon. I watched them both at SIFF Cinema Downtown, and it’s still hard for me not to call this iconic venue by its original name.
My Mom Took Me to SIFF 2025’s Opening Gala for “Four Mothers”—and She Had Notes
I walked into the SIFF 51st Opening Night Gala screening of Four Mothers knowing exactly nothing about it. No trailers, no logline, no coverage from when the film won Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival. Just the title and a faint notion that maybe it involved mothers.
NIFFTY SIFFTY: SIFF 2024 Where Are They Now?
The 51st Annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) kicks off this week, and while we’re ready to dive headfirst into a new crop of indie darlings, international gems, and midnight oddities, we thought it was the perfect time to take a look back at the cinematic feast we devoured last year.
SIFF 2025 Preview: Exploration Fueled by Film
Peter Cameron – On April 14, Seattle aerospace company Blue Origin jettisoned an intrepid squad of badass women into Earth’s outer orbit inside what is best described as a giant penis. We here at NadaMucho.com never like to be outdone. So, on April 22 (Earth Day), my colleague Tim Basaraba and I attended the 51st press launch for Seattle’s International Film Festival.
SIFF 2024 Review: Critical Zone Is of Interest
Tim Basaraba – Critical Zone is interesting in that it straddles two types of cinematic languages. One in the tradition of Italian neorealism, being set amongst the poor and the working class, filmed on location, with non-professional actors.
SIFF 2024 Day 8 Recap: Horror Shorts and Lots of Faces
Peter Cameron – The one thing that sucks about SIFF is parking. It’s expensive and nearly impossible to find, which can break your spirit. But as my friend and fellow NadaMucho.com critic, Tim Basaraba, likes to say, “Not today!”