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Through radio waves, live music, and mathematical loopholes, the folks profiled in these documentaries refused to think small. RADIOHEART: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole (7/8) I’ve long been a fan of Seattle KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, whose warm, knowledgeable presence on the radio has made him...
Growing up means seeing the world differently. Sometimes that awakening is painful. Sometimes the unfamiliar becomes exactly what you needed. Amrum (7/8) Twelve-year-old Nanning (Jasper Billerbeck) is a summer resident of the dune-swept northern German island of Amrum, a patch of land so small that an aerial shot of...
One thing that keeps me going back to the movies is that every now and then, I see something so creatively presented that it completely changes my perspective. These films all pushed the boundaries of cinematic storytelling in unique ways. Hen (8/8) This is definitely the pullet-surprise of the...
People who know me well know that I’m not joking when I tell them that Babe should have won the 1996 Oscar for Best Picture over Braveheart. Sometimes a well-made animal tale can tell us more about empathy and (yes) humanity than the most well-meaning human-centered film. Is The...
It’s that time again! The Seattle International Film Festival is back! The festival, now in its 52nd year, runs May 7–17, 2026, boasting 203 films from 71 countries and regions, including 71 narrative features, 98 shorts across 11 programs, and 34 documentaries. This year, the fest invites audiences to...
My skin tingled with anticipation as a remix of “Wanna Be Startin’ Something” stuttered over the spinning Universal logo. Like many fans, I was skeptical when I heard about yet another attempt at a biopic of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. But with Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) directing...
If Normal were an old-school Western, Bob Odenkirk’s Sheriff Ulysses would ride into town twirling his gun, eyes squinting as the locals watched him through clouds of dust and passing tumbleweed. Instead, Ulysses, the new sheriff in Normal, Minnesota, wields a mug of coffee and a rubber stamp behind...
The Hunger Games series offers a world that is excessively, astonishingly bleak. What makes dystopian stories so enthralling is their “What if…?” scenarios—thinly-veiled reflections of the world we live in. But bleak as they are, there’s always an underlying spirit of resistance, to fight against the man or machine...
When we meet Emma (Zendaya) and Charlie (Robert Pattinson) days before their wedding, they’re cute puppy dogs in love. The preparations are exciting, and their anticipation buzzes as they mull over reception speeches with their BFFs. It’s down to the wire: they’re trying to nail their first-dance choreography (with...
March 16, 2026—Another year, another Oscar ceremony! In a year that’s been a distressing firehose of a news cycle, it was kind of a relief to have a relatively benign, mildly enjoyable (though of course bloated) Oscar telecast for a change. Alas, I couldn’t host an Oscar party like...
Her arms are caressed. Her legs are seductively untied from binding twine, the fabric released. Her body is licked by a besotted lover. She is a chair. Camille (Juliette Lewis) is a chair. What is happening here? I asked myself that many times—chuckling, incredulous, baffled—while watching By Design. I...
Back in the day, Oscar-nominated short films were a mystery to anyone who wasn’t able to catch them at a film festival. One great thing about streaming services is that short films are now getting so much more visibility and can reach far wider audiences. This year, almost all...
