Peter Cameron – The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates is best known for his ability to argue. There’s literally a method named after him. He was a master at pulling apart the claims of his fellow citizens. He would question their definitions, poke holes in their assumptions, and ultimately get them to redefine their terms in a way that contradicted their original claim.
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
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…
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.
The first feature-length film from Titus Richard is a meandering melodrama that offers little exposition. Think the near-documentary realism of Sean Baker in Starlet (2012) and Tangerine (2015), mixed with the tone-poem style of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life (2011) and Knight of Cups (2015).
