Silver SCREEN Alert: Thelma @ SIFF
Tim Basaraba’s capsule review of Thelma, the film shown at the Seattle International Film Festival’s 2024 opening night gala.
Tim Basaraba’s capsule review of Thelma, the film shown at the Seattle International Film Festival’s 2024 opening night gala.
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.
Tim Basaraba – Fifty years is a significant milestone, and this Thursday, May 9, the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) celebrates its 50th anniversary. In September, I too will turn 50, placing both SIFF and myself in the prime of our runtime.
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.
I’m thrilled to say that “A Haunting in Venice,” released in 2023, not only exceeds Kenneth Branagh’s previous Agatha Christie adaptations but has also become one of my favorite mysteries in a long time.