Alex Garland’s Third Film: Totally Men-tal
Men (2022)Directed by Alex GarlandStarring Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Gayle Rankin and Paapa Essiedu The new age of auteurs is upon us. Don’t believe me? Read my 100+ film reviews…
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Across the Spider-Verse: A Web of Animated Splendor
Tim Basaraba – By now, we, the public at large, know that Marvel’s 2018 animated feature Into the Spiderverse changed animation forever. I have been championing the film’s greatness for more than five years now. How could any sequel live up to the Oscar winning original?
The Drum Also Waltzes: From Bebop to Hip-Hop and the Struggles In Between
Peter Cameron – More than 30 years in the making, this stunning look into the art and activism of the late, great drummer Max Roach opens our eyes to the complex life he led. He played with the greats, revolutionized music, and, in his own way, led the cultural revolution for African American rights.
The 35 Films We Saw at SIFF 2023
Peter Cameron – Wow! SIFF, you did it again. You roped in more than 250 films from all over the world and brought them to Seattle. Did the three of us see all of those films? No. But we saw a lot.
Sonne: What’s the Piquancy, Kenneth?
Peter Cameron – In Kurdwin Ayub’s brilliant Sonne, three teenage girls film themselves parodying R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” but they do it wearing burqas. When the video goes viral, their lives and identities change in unexpected ways.
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