SIFF Dispatches: EARS
A man (Daniele Parisi) wakes up with a ringing in his ears, and he finds…
SIFF Dispatches: AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
One of the weirdest aspects of the Seattle International Film Festival is our Golden Space Needle…
SIFF Dispatches: Gay boys
This one goes out to the gay boys. I know we all love our formulas.…
SIFF Dispatches: AMERICAN FOLK (aka SEPTEMBER 12TH)
Fuck this movie. Fuck this movie right in its goddamned fucking ear. Fuck the message…
SIFF Dispatches: THE LANDING
What is a conspiracy theory? More than that, what is a conspiracy theory documentary? The Landing,…
SIFF Dispatches: PERSON TO PERSON
I hate Sundance movies. I truly do. Person to Person has Sundance suck up written all…
SIFF Dispatches: BAD DAY FOR THE CUT
The Taken formula is an easy revenge narrative: Some complicated mafia commits an injustice against an…
Taco Break: Film Festivals and Spoilers
Doing a film festival with a pass is an amazing thing if you’re a film…
Taco Break: VR and you
Last night, the Seattle International Film Festival opened its VR-based Festival-Within-A-Festival, SIFFX. For one weekend…
SIFF, Amazon Studios, and Corporate Controversy
TRIGGER WARNING The Seattle International Film Festival just opened last night (May 19th) with its…