Tim Basaraba – I love a good dad joke. They make me chuckle. And who doesn’t like a good chuckle? Peter Luisi’s SIFF submission, Bonjour Switzerland, feels like a feature-length dad joke. The only problem is what gets lost in the sauce of translation.
Peter Cameron – Saturday was hot. Folks from Nevada would laugh, but 73 in Seattle, for us locals, is verging on uncomfortable. What better way to escape this discomfort than to slip inside a shady cinema and watch a film?
Iron Mask – I love style. I love elaborate shots and movie magic. It could be a simple rack focus or an elaborate lighting technique. When they’re done well, I love them all. But there has to be some substance behind it or it just feels flashy.
Peter Cameron – Can a bridge be built across the chasm between a criminal and their victim? Does justice restore the wreckage a crime creates? These and other questions permeate Jeanne Herry’s stirring chamber piece, All Your Faces.
Peter Cameron – I was rocket-ship-excited to attend the SIFF press launch for their 50th anniversary. With 261 films from all over the world, what’s not to be excited about? As I entered the beautiful Egyptian Theatre on Capitol Hill, my excitement grew. Then the programmers started to talk.
