Monday Mayhem

If I told you I saw three great films in one day, would you believe me? And yet the riches reaped on Monday dwarfed the amount of rain that fell that afternoon. The King of Laughter (Mario Martone, 2021, Italy/Spain, 133 min) -- 12:30pm @ Uptown 1 Photo courtesy of SIFF First we start with …

SIFF DocFest Closing Night: The Sanctity of Space Q&A

Last night, I saw the US Premiere of The Sanctity of Space – the Closing Night film of SIFF DocFest. And since it’s a held review, that’s all I can tell you about it. Just kidding, I can give you a synopsis. The movie is about three climbers: professional climbers Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson …

One Day, Six Films — Thursday, May 21, 2015

At Ebertfest, I once saw four films in one day.  During the fourth film, time vanished, reality regressed to dreams, and I left the theater unsure where I was.  During SIFF this year, I saw five films last Wednesday (and am planning on seeing five today).  The next day, I did one better.  Somehow, the films remained …

Best of SIFF 2012: Week Three and Closing Weekend

Out of the six films I saw during the final week and weekend of SIFF, I gave out no 5s.  Therefore, this post will include only an honorable mention, which also happened to be the last film that I saw, complete with a Q&A. Honorable Mention: Nosilatiaj.Beauty (North American Premiere on Sunday, June 3) (d: …

The Best of SIFF 2012: Week Two

I didn't see nearly as many films this week as I did last week, and the films this week were not the juggernauts that Goodbye and How to Survive a Plague were.  Still, I found one surprisingly great film, and an honorable mention whose greatness came from its subject, if not always its execution. 170 …

The Best of SIFF 2012: Week One

Goodbye (d: Mohammad Rasoulof, c: Leila Zare, Hasssan Pourshirazi, Behname Tashakor, Iran 2011, 104 min) Last year, I didn't go to Pacific Place, mad as I was that the previous year, they had shown two movies (on two different screens) with bulbs that wouldn't have lit my closet.  This year, however, I decided to give them another chance …