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…
The incredible actress who played Marianne in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) is also a director — a fact I didn’t learn until after watching The Balconettes (2024) at this year’s Seattle International Film Festival. Chalk that up to my usual policy of going into movies cold. And honestly, it paid off.
We saw a lot of movies this year. Here are the 24 we liked best. 24. Milk and SerialDirected by Curry BarkerStarring Curry Barker, Chris Gibbs Milk and Serial is…
Tim Basaraba – My IFF trifecta (SIFF, TIFF, and VIFF) is almost complete, and I couldn’t be more grateful that the last jewel in my IFF crown is the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia,
NadaMucho.com Editor/Publisher Matt Ashworth is on site in Toronto journaling for our first trip to the Toronto International Film Festival(TIFF).
Here’s my short list of 20 films I’m hustline to see at TIFF—though calling it a “shortlist” is a bit of a stretch. And honestly, at 5’7″, I’m not really a “short king” either, just slightly above the metrics (or so I keep telling myself).
Tim Basaraba – I love a good dad joke. They make me chuckle. And who doesn’t like a good chuckle? Peter Luisi’s SIFF submission, Bonjour Switzerland, feels like a feature-length dad joke. The only problem is what gets lost in the sauce of translation.
Tim Basaraba – The title did exactly what it was supposed to— it piqued my interest enough to watch another documentary. (To delve deeper into my efforts to avoid documentaries, click here). Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film is a classic bait-and-switch, perfectly suited for someone like me. I