SIFF Days 11-12: Defeating Expectation
When I saw The Automatic Hate, I knew absolutely nothing about it. I knew that it…
The Scorsese Experience – Goodfellas
I keep finding myself in a strange place as a Scorsese fan. I love his…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
I am troubled by the feeling which runs all through the film, of discredit and…
SIFF Day 10: Obsessing with Genre
Outside of the documentary, this year’s SIFF seems to be full of genre exercises. So…
Before BIRDMAN: Films about Actors – Part 5: SUNSET BOULEVARD
Sunset Boulevard (1950) is about how the motivations for actors can get really twisted. Released…
SIFF Day 9: The Allure of the Past
The Seattle International Film Festival normally likes to put some of their best movies, or…
Soundtracking #9: Horror scores
The occasional podcast on music in movies. SPOILERS abound. Timings (thanks to BNF for the suggestion here):…
SIFF Day 6-8: Behind the Curtain
Eskil Vogt’s Blind plays tricks on the viewer. Ingrid has adult-onset blindness, the result of a…
SIFF Days 4 and 5: Exposing the Repressed
The Seattle International Film Festival is rife with special guests. Sometimes they are immediate, necessary…
SIFF Day 3: Issue Updates
Cedric Jimenez’s The Connection is actually titled La French, hammer them together and you get the subject: The…