Peter Cameron – If I was a GIF, there’d be the word “SIFF” flashing while a wild man dances a jig. “SIFF! SIFF! SIFF! Thank God for SIFF!” The festival’s enthusiasm for film filled me with joy. The passion was infectious. And I’m so God damn glad I went.
Tim Basaraba – Am I experienced? After writing just under 100 film reviews since late 2019, I would say “yes.” I’m experienced with the process of viewing a film in a theater, hopefully without any knowledge about it ahead of time – what I call “Optimum Immersion.”
Peter Cameron – I’m inclined to claim that film is dead. But if anything can unearth this medium, it’s the Seattle International Film Festival. Yes everybody, SIFF is back! And it’s possibly better than ever.
Hey kids. Each year, the largest independent film festival in the United States is held right here in Seattle. Said event, the Seattle International Film Festival, or “SIFF,” begins tonight at the…
Bartleby (2001) Starring: Crispin Glover, David Paymer, Glenne Hedley, Joe Piscopo, Maury Chaykin, Seymour Cassel, Carrie Snodgress Directed: Jonathan Parker By Todd Bunker & Angie Bunker TB: I really enjoyed…
Todd Bunker – ew filmmakers enjoy the monetary luxury of being able to fully explore the different facets of their movie/story ideas. The Wachowski brothers, however, were able to turn the surprise success of “The Matrix” into a sort of multimedia empire which appears to have no end in sight.
Todd Bunker – Something strange happens to people when they live in tiny, isolated groups – anyone who’s lived in a small farming, logging or fishing town can tell you that.
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).
Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story (2025) Directed by Sinéad O’Shea As seen at the 51st annual Seattle International Film Festival Edna O’Brien, in her day—and perhaps in several literary circles…
但願人長久 (Fly Me to the Moon) (2025)Directed by Sasha ChukStarring Wu Kang-ren, Carmen Chou and Sasha Chuk As seen at the 51st annual Seattle International Film Festival Optimum Immersion, a first-time…