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The official location for the Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) and all things movies. www.seattlefilmcritics.com

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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lovers of weird, eclectic, & thoughtfully-programmed cinema rejoice! @nwfilmforum.bsky.social, Seattle’s nonprofit independent art house cinema, is making a big expansion: starting Monday, they’ll be open for all seven days of the week📽️ My story @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/arts/the-nor...
A screenshot of a story online at The Stranger with a headline that reads The Northwest Film Forum Will Be Open Seven Days a Week and a subhead that reads Starting Next Week Movies Are So Back in Seattle with a photo of an exterior of the theater with the lights illuminated and the caption The lights are gonna be on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Photo Credit: Billie Winter.
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Silver Screen Riot - Matt @silverscreenriot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A layered documentary about the costs of chasing records in modern mountaineering as the pursuit becomes increasingly “accessible” to paid adventurers. ‘The Last First: Winter K2′ is a foreseeable tragedy of epic proportions with one hell of a backdrop. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...
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Sundance ‘26: Commercialism, Competition Breeds Tragedy In ‘THE LAST FIRST: WINTER K2’ - Silver Screen Riot
A film review of 'The Last First: Winter K2' directed by Amir Bar-Lev as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.
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Silver Screen Riot - Matt @silverscreenriot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cynical and exhausting, Iñárritu's climate-disaster satire 'Digger' - starring a physically-transformed Tom Cruise - is a menagerie of broad swings and character pantomimes posing as intelligent, pressing parody. Spoiler alert: it's not. silverscreenriot.com/digger-review/
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'DIGGER' Is Climate Cynicism Masquerading as Satire  - Silver Screen Riot
Tom Cruise plays an oil baron in Iñárritu's climate satire 'Digger', a 128-minute farce that mistakes cynicism for insight and rarely digs up laughs.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
DIGGER: Alejandro González Iñárritu & Tom Cruise make a lifeless, meaningless monument to nothing. Despite Cruise becoming Mr. Movies, this is less a love letter to the form and more a hate letter to life, cinema, art, and its own audience 📽️ My review: seattlemoviesdaily.beehiiv.com/p/digger-tom...
Tom Cruise as Digger wearing a sweater and bolo tie staring at something out of frame with an odd expression in a still from DIGGER.
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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
While attention pivots to other animated family films now streaming or in theaters, let's also make space for SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM - unmitigated joy from the opening frame to the last. You won't be disappointed. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
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Should I See It-Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom Review (2026)
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom delivers 80 minutes of joyful, inventive stop-motion comedy in Aardman’s charming monster-movie adventure.
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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
HEART OF THE BEAST is a survivalist tale set in the Alaskan wilderness where Brad Pitt and his retired combat dog and best companion, Odin, navigate a 60-mile trek to safety after surviving a plane crash. Odin is incredible. Pitt's good as well. Now playing near you. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
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Should I See It-Heart of the Beast Review (2026)
Brad Pitt battles the Alaskan wilderness in David Ayer’s Heart of the Beast, but Uber the German Shepherd ultimately steals the movie.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Cho has always been an engaging screen presence, but rarely has he been as outstanding as he is in Bassam Tariq’s YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER. For @seattletimes.com, spoke with him about faith, his Seattle ties, working with Mahershala Ali, + more 📽️ www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
John Cho sitting in the backroom of a club with an intense expression on his face staring at his co-star Mahershala Ali in a still from the soulful action thriller YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER.
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Caleb Masters @cmasterstalk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Green Room is, low key, a favorite of mine from 2016. Super exciting to see it get a @seattlecritics.bsky.social 10th anniversary screening + Q&A w/director Jeremy Saulnier (hosted by @silverscreenriot.bsky.social) at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social on Oct. 14th @ 7PM. Snag a ticket while you still can!
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Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 26/09/2026
Oct 14 screening of #GreenRoom with the writer-director doing a Q&A at Northwest Film Forum ! nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1...
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SFCS at 10: Green Room - Northwest Film Forum
The Ain’t Rights are finishing up an unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at a club deep in Oregon.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Spoke to Rafael Manuel about his outstanding feature debut FILIPIÑANA (now playing at @siffnews.bsky.social, Tasveer Film Center, and @thegrandcinema.bsky.social) in what immediately became one of my favorite interviews I've ever done 📽️ Read that here: seattlemoviesdaily.beehiiv.com/p/a-projecti...
A screenshot of the Seattle Movies Daily website with the headline A Projection of Human Imagination: Rafael Manuel on 'Filipiñana' and the subhead The director of one of the best films of the year (now playing in theaters locally) talks about finding his way into the industry, reflects on the nature of images themselves, and breaks down why you should stick around through the end credits of his feature debut with a photo of Jorrybell Agoto laying on the ground of a golf course with her eyes closed as water sprays overhead in a still from the film courtesy of Sundance.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Listen up Seattle: Rafael Manuel’s fantastic feature debut FILIPIÑANA opens today @siffnews.bsky.social, the Tasveer Film Center, & @thegrandcinema.bsky.social. You should absolutely go see it. It's one of the best films of the year that I still haven't been able to shake. Read my rave review below📽️
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🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@seattlecritics.bsky.social is presenting a screening of GREEN ROOM on Oct 14 at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social as part of our SFCS at 10 series. Featuring a virtual interview with JEREMY SAULNIER and other surprises. Come through! Tickets and information: nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1...
The punk band: Callum Turner (totally forgot he was in this), the late, great Anton Yelchin, and Alia Shawkat wearing a Dead Kennedys t-shirt.Callum, Alia, and Anton punking out on stage. The lovely Imogen Poots with an accurate skinhead girl hairstyle.  Patrick Stewart as the head of an Oregon white supremacist compound. With Brent Werzner, Mason Knight, Samuel Summer, and Colton Ruscheinsky as his guys (a lot more not pictured).
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🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In Primetime, Robert Pattinson gives one of his finest performances as Chris Hansen, a humiliation purveyor who looks in the mirror and sees a savior of innocents. Now playing most everywhere in the US. In the UK, it premieres on Oct 11 at the BFI London Film Festival. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
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Primetime Mines Comedy from the Sordid Series To Catch a Predator - The Stranger
Tall, blandly handsome Chris Hansen began as a TV reporter like any other. He cut his teeth on regional stories before hitting the big time when he joined NBC News as a correspondent before becoming a...
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rang in the first week of fall by going on KUOW’s Casual Friday to talk w/ @trishmurphy.bsky.social the great news of the Grand Illusion Cinema returning home by taking over the Varsity Theatre 📽️, Seattle & the World Cup, + finding whimsy this season. Great chat, listen here: omny.fm/shows/seattl...
A cover photo of KUOW’s Seattle Now radio show/podcast with a coffee cup in a saucer with foam art of the city skyline with the Space Needle towering above it all, two airpods sitting next to it, a nice blue background, with the text SEATTLE NOW at the top, NPR Network in the bottom left corner, and KUOW.ORG 94.9 in the bottom right.
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Silver Screen Riot - Matt @silverscreenriot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'The Incomer' is a quirky, recluse Sundance comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson that's destined to probably be an under-watched, under-appreciated gem. But you can attempt to right that ship by seeing it in theaters starting today. Highly recommend! silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...
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Sundance ‘26: ‘THE INCOMER’ An Oddball Isle Curio Ripe with Laughs - Silver Screen Riot
A film review of 'The Incomer' directed by Louis Paxton and starring Domhnall Gleeson as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.
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📽️ Moviepie.com - Movie and Film Reviews @moviepie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Primetime turns the stranger-than-fiction story behind To Catch a Predator into a gripping, queasy collision of tabloid TV, true crime, and vigilante justice. #RobertPattinson #Primetime @seattlecritics.bsky.social moviepie.com/primetime-20...
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I wrote an essay for @arrowvideo.bsky.social's 4K release of Sammo Hung's masterpiece, Pedicab Driver www.arrowvideo.com/p/4k/pedicab...
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Silver Screen Riot - Matt @silverscreenriot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A crowd-pleasing and playful story about finding the will to move on through the power of dance, ‘Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty’ shines brightest when it embraces its goofiness and lets the music lead. It’s a delightful, high-spirited burst of joy. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...
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Sundance ‘26: 'HA-CAN SHAKE YOUR BOOTY' Is a Joyous Celebration of Movement and Change - Silver Screen Riot
A film review of 'Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty' directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka and starring Rinko Kikuchi as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.
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Micah Rickard @micahrickard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I wanted PRIMETIME to explore its concerns with greater incision, but "style outpaces pointed interrogation. There are thorny questions as Hansen’s crew presses for bigger spectacles... but relegating these concerns to a tertiary place in the film makes it all feel slight."
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‘Primetime’ Airs A Vast Network of Ethical Quandaries — micah rickard
Movie review of Lance Oppenheim's 'Primetime' starring Robert Pattinson and Skyler Gisondo. A lurid depiction of an ethically troubled media landscape focusing on Chris Hansen's 'To Catch a Predator.'
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New for subscribers only, a look at the latest longform work from one of the greatest directors in the world right now, Yamada Naoko. www.thechinesecinema.com/jaadugar-a-w...
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Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia (Yamada Naoko, 2026)
Films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Beyond
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
PRIMETIME: Robert Pattinson goes full sicko mode as Chris Hansen in a film whose claustrophobic visual style and strong supporting cast still couldn't make me stop wishing I was watching David Osit’s far more incisive doc PREDATORS 📽️ My review @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen staring directly into the camera with a menacing expression and his face cast in shaodw tilted downward in a still from Lance Oppenheim’s new film PRIMETIME (Courtesy of A24).
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Silver Screen Riot - Matt @silverscreenriot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
‘Heart of the Beast’ is an economical, effective survival thriller that features arguably the best dog performance ever put to screen. Pitt is good too. silverscreenriot.com/heart-of-the...
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Brad Pitt and a Very Good Boy Vs. Alaska in 'HEART OF THE BEAST' - Silver Screen Riot
Brad Pitt and a remarkable dog named Odin cross 60 miles of Alaskan wilderness in David Ayer's lean, handsome survival thriller 'Heart of the Beast.'
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On @citycastseattle.bsky.social, talked w/ @janehu.bsky.social & @samjleeds.bsky.social about the exciting news of the Grand Illusion Cinema taking over the Varsity Theatre plus offered a whole bunch of fun recommendations of what to do this weekend📽️ Listen here: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/u-d...
A screenshot of the City Cast Seattle website with the headline U District's Movie Theater Revival, Elvis at the Space Needle, and a Popsicle Party with an embed of the podcast waiting for you to click on it and give it a listen.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another year, another best-of TIFF piece. Wrote about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ALL OF A SUDDEN, Werner Herzog’s BUCKING FASTARD, Sandra Wollner’s EVERYTIME, Marine Atlan’s LA GRADIVA, Lee Chang-dong’s POSSIBLE LOVE, and Mike Leigh’s TENDER LOVING CARE 📽️ Read that here: www.inlander.com/screen/these...
The cover of The Inlander’s September 24, 2026 screen section with the headline In Search of Hope and the subhead A roundup of the best films we saw at Toronto International Film Festival to prep you for the fall movie season with Rooney and Kate Mara wearing white while holding their hands up to each other in a still from Werner Herzog’s BUCKING FASTARD, Sul Kyung-gu, Jeon Do-yeon, Cho Yeo-jeong, and  Zo In-sung in a still from Lee Chang-dong’s POSSIBLE LOVE, and Kate O'Flynn, Marion Bailey, and Alice Bailey Johnson in a still from Mike Leigh’s possible final feature film TENDER LOVING CARE.
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The SunBreak @thesunbreak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At this point, we'd be shocked if Orcas Island Film Festival *didn't* have an insanely great lineup. The program for their twelfth festival, running October 14-18th in Eastsound is another astonishing collection of most of the year's best cinema. thesunbreak.com/2026/09/22/o...
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As ever, Orcas Island Film Festival wows with blockbuster line-up of must-see films - The SunBreak
In their twelfth year of running a festival on the gem of the San Juan islands, it's basically a given that the small but mighty Orcas Island Film Festival will quietly drops one of the season's most…
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New for subscribers only, fall festival reviews of films from Japan (Arrested Memory), Korea (The Assassin(s), and Hong Kong (We Are Born Good). www.thechinesecinema.com/tiff-2026/
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TIFF 2026
Reviews from the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I wrote an essay for this box on the later films of King Hu
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: The Grand Illusion Cinema lives! The single-screen movie house that'd been in Seattle’s University District for more than 50 years before closing in January 2025 is coming home. It will be now taking over at the Varsity Theatre 📽️ My story @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
A photo taken outside the shuttered Varsity Theatre on September 22, 2026 with the marquee reading COMING SOON GRAND ILLUSION.
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My review of the new Hong Kong drama We Are Born Good is up as part of InRO's TIFF coverage inreviewonline.com/2026/09/17/w...
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We Are Born Good — Yeung Leung Chuen [TIFF '26 Review] | In Review Online
A new film review of We Are Born Good, directed by Leung Chuen Yeung, for film review site In Review Online's 2026 TIFF festival coverage.
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The @grandillusioncinema.org is playing Tsai Ming-liang's The Hole on 35mm at the SIFF Film Center today and Sunday. (RIP Grace Chang). grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-hol...
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The Hole in 35mm - The Grand Illusion Cinema
Screening location: SIFF Film Center – 167 Republican St, Seattle (located within the Seattle Center, just north of Climate Pledge Arena / east of KEXP and The Vera Project)
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Allen Almachar @allenalmachar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THE WEIGHT (2026): Ethan Hawke continues proving himself to be one of the most talented and underrated actors of his generation. My review. macguff.in/film-reviews... @seattlecritics.bsky.social @ofcs.bsky.social #Filmsky
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Film Review - The Weight | The MacGuffin
Allen Almachar reviews the crime thriller The Weight, from director Padraic McKinley and starring Ethan Hawke & Russell Crowe.
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🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I haven't yet seen the new 4K restoration, but here's what I wrote about My Brother's Wedding upon @milestonefilms.bsky.social's 2007 release. It played theaters, then appeared on video with Killer of Sheep. A smaller film, yet deserving of a standalone presentation. Link: tinyurl.com/yc8prfjj
 Ain't We Lucky We Got 'Em: Charles Burnett's Richly Comic My Brother's Wedding
MY BROTHER'S WEDDING
(Charles Burnett, USA, 1983, 81 minutes)

He has a very romantic view of the have-nots.
--Mrs. Mundy (Jessie Holmes) on her son
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Allen Almachar @allenalmachar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM (2026) is a pure joy to watch. Aardman Studios proves once again that - when it comes to stop-motion animation - they are in a league of their own. My review. macguff.in/film-reviews... @seattlecritics.bsky.social @ofcs.bsky.social #Filmsky
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Film Review - Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom | The MacGuffin
Allen Almachar reviews Aardman Studios' stop motion animated feature Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom.
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Sara Michelle Fetters @moviefreaksara.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Zach Cregger’s take on #ResidentEvil is a suspenseful, fun, and most of all funny rollercoaster ride that only runs out of steam right at the end. Still got a major kick out of it. moviefreak.com/resident-evi...
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ANCHORS AWEIGH: The People’s Choice Winner of my heart, Matt Barats’ film takes the worst guy you know and makes a great movie. Like Conner O’Malley’s RAP WORLD and Rick Alverson’s THE COMEDY had a sad love child, it's hilarious/horrifying📽️ My final #TIFF2026 review: theplaylist.net/anchors-awei...
Director, writer, and actor Matt Barats sitting with his head in his hands as his feet dangle over the water in a still from his film ANCHORS AWEIGH. Serena Profaci as Megan sings while we fade to a shot of her and Matt Barats standing by the water in a still from the film ANCHORS AWEIGH.Director, writer, and actor Matt Barats sits alone by the water on a beautiful day with boats next to him in a still from ANCHORS AWEIGH. Director, writer, and actor Matt Barats holding a mic while talking directly to camera as buildings tower behind him in a still from ANCHORS AWEIGH.
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Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My TIFF review of the very fine period procedural The Assassin(s), from Korean director Hur Jin-ho, is up now at InRO: inreviewonline.com/2026/09/16/t...
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The Assassin(s) — Hur Jin-ho [TIFF '26 Review] | In Review Online
A new film review of The Assassin(s), directed by Hur Jin-ho, for film review site In Review Online's 2026 TIFF festival coverage.
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drinkinthemovies.bsky.social @drinkinthemovies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hope (2026) Written by Taylor Baker "With splendid production design and careful camera work, we follow a nervous Beom-seok up and down streets, through torn-open buildings, and under bridges. In this portion of the film, with the monster terrorizing the village still unseen, the film is at the…
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Hope (2026)
Written by Taylor Baker "With splendid production design and careful camera work, we follow a nervous Beom-seok up and down streets, through torn-open buildings, and under bridges. In this portion of the film, with the monster terrorizing the village still unseen, the film is at the height of its powers..."
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matt lynch @colonelmortimer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Finally caught up with RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING and I'll be damned if it isn't the best narrative film I've seen all year.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On @citycastseattle.bsky.social, talked w/ @janehu.bsky.social and @liamgbillingham.bsky.social about Local Sightings Film Festival @nwfilmforum.bsky.social, what to see (THE JOYLESS ECONOMY, ASSETS & LIABILITIES, etc.), absurd docs we'd want for Seattle, + more📽️ seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/wha...
A screenshot of the City Cast Seattle website with the headline "What’s Your Absurd Seattle Documentary Idea? Plus, Local Sightings at NWFF" with an embed of said podcast waiting below for you to give it a listen.
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Silver Screen Riot - Matt @silverscreenriot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
‘The Weight’ features Ethan Hawke as a wrongly imprisoned man forced to smuggle gold for a corrupt warden. From its deep woods prohibition setting to its workmanlike pacing this is the kind of bushwhacking survival movie that any dad should love. silverscreenriot.com/sundance-26-...
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Sundance '26: 'THE WEIGHT' Is a Perfect Dad Movie with Arthouse Details - Silver Screen Riot
A film review of 'The Weight' directed by Padraic McKinley and starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe as part of our Sundance 2026 coverage.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
For @seattletimes.com, spoke to actor Ethan Hawke about his history in Washington from Seattle Rep to shooting SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS here, why that made him want his tense new thriller THE WEIGHT to be set in the region, authenticity in art, & more📽️ Read here: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Ethan Hawke screams while floating down a river on logs in a still from the Pacific Northwest-set thriller THE WEIGHT (Courtesy of Vertical).
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For @seattletimes.com, spoke to local director Valerie Veatch about her searing new AI doc GHOST IN THE MACHINE 👻. Now on PBS, it's a comprehensive and clear-eyed intervention into the often hype-driven discourse. Highly recommending giving that a read here 📽️: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Valerie Veatch’s documentary “Ghost in the Machine” explores the impacts of artificial intelligence through interviews and archival footage, including this image from AT&T’s 1976 promotional film “Microworld With William Shatner,” which discussed the future of microprocessors — something used in today’s AI. (Courtesy of Periscope Archives)
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Josh @josh-c.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
POSSIBLE LOVE. Couples across a growing economic gulf anchor Lee Chang-Dong's simmering excavation of the seismic personal consequences of the rapid erosion of Korean labor. Entwined via documentary filmmaking a tenuous friendship endures uneven power dynamics for walloping reveals of deep wounds.
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🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I wrote about Joe Swanberg's first--and probably last--film set in my hometown, though he uses the setting well. I didn't get a chance to watch it before the sole Seattle date, but it continues at NYC's @ifccenter.bsky.social, as well as venues in Anchorage and elsewhere. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
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Sweaty Guys Who Smell Like Salmon: Dakota Fanning vs Alaskan Men in <i>The Sun Never Sets</i>
THE SUN NEVER SETS (Joe Swanberg, USA, 2026, 104 mins)  The Sun Never Sets isn't really about Alaska, but Joe Swanberg set his latest featu...
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Silver Screen Riot - Matt @silverscreenriot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
'How To with John Wilson' fans rejoice! 'The History of Concrete' (not to be confused with cement) is totally just a longer episode of his celebrated HBO series with all the weird little observations on modern day living that comes with that. silverscreenriot.com/the-history-...
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'THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE' is 100% Just a Longer ‘How To With John Wilson' Episode - For Better or Worse - Silver Screen Riot
'The History of Concrete' finds John Wilson stretching his distinctive 'How To' documentary style to feature length, with plenty of oddball detours but perhaps diminishing returns.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH: Zack Snyder’s agonizing slog of a movie paints an inescapably, exhaustingly ugly picture. His worst film yet and one of the worst films I've seen at a major film festival, it's an irredeemable disaster. A truly vile work 📽️ My #TIFF2026 review: www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
Fra Fee holds a camera while looking at something violent happening out of frame in a still from THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH.
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Seattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We’re celebrating Seattle baseball on the big screen tonight at Northwest Film Forum with a special screening of The History of the Seattle Mariners! 🎟️ 4:30pm tonight at Northwest Film Forum ⚾️ Screening + Mariners giveaway nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1...
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SFCS at 10: The History of The Seattle Mariners - Northwest Film Forum
Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein's monumental film is possibly one of the best sports documentaries made this century.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER: You can forget about BLADE, Mahershala Ali is a mesmerizing force of nature in Bassam Tariq’s gripping action-thriller. Starts as one thing then becomes another, it sees Ali at the top of his game. A knockout📽️ My #TIFF2026 review: theplaylist.net/your-mother-...
Mahershala Ali staring intensely at something out of frame in a still from YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
TRASH MOUNTAIN: Caleb Hearon was already a killer stand-up, though his feature writing debut proves he's got so many more creative muscles to flex. He makes this dramedy into something more, uncovering plenty of emotional and comedic treasures 📽️ My #TIFF2026 review: www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
Caleb Hearon stands in front of a giant pile of stuff, from speakers to televisions, chairs and lamps, in a still from the film TRASH MOUNTAIN.
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Sara Michelle Fetters @moviefreaksara.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Need extra incentive to attend? Cool Mariners swag alert! The @seattlecritics.bsky.social will be giving away some pretty nifty collector’s items. Get your tickets now.
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