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.
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.
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.
Peter Cameron – Anybody can tell a story. The difficulty—the true artistry—comes when the characters, what they say, and how they act feel authentic. Jesse Eisenberg’s most recent film, A Real Pain, and its characters are as real as it gets.
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.
