SIFF 2018 Edition: Final Thoughts

On June 10, SIFF 2018 ended. During the 25 days of the festival (plus press screenings, which add 10 more days to the total), I saw 19 feature-length films (including one archival), 2 collections of shorts (and yes, I count the Found Footage Festival as a collection of shorts), and a handful of VR. That's …

SIFF 2018 Edition: Best of Week One — Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Most people would be daunted by the subject of Won't You Be My Neighbor? Just the archival material alone, from all the shows of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood that aired (920 episodes, according to director Morgan Neville), would give a lesser man a headache. Luckily, Morgan Neville is not a normal man, yet the story of …

SIFF 2018 Edition: Capsule Reviews, Week One

Here are capsule reviews for all the films I've seen so far at the Seattle International Film Festival. Reviews are alphabetical by title. Included is my rating of each film. As per Golden Space Needle ballots, films are rated on a scale of 1 to 5: 1=Awful. Major flaws in plot/characters/writing/filmmaking. No reason to see …