Foreign
SIFF Film Review – The House
I think all film buffs have a few hyper-specific types of films that appeal to them in a sort of odd, beacon-like way. One of mine is indie films about normal people struggling with financial problems. Though that doesn’t sound particularly exciting, I’m quite serious—I’m…
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SIFF Film Review – Roller Town
Everyone has their preferences in moviewatching as to certain genres they don’t like. For me, musicals and campy comedies just don’t click with my personality—the pausing of the action distracts me from the story. I had heard good things about Roller Town going into it, but…
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SIFF Film Review – Hemel
In Dutch, “hemel” means “heaven.” In the new film screening at the Seattle International Film Festival of the same name, it is the name of the title character played by the beautiful and engaging Hannah Hoekstra. Hemel is a woman in her 20s who, at…
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SIFF Film Review – The Fourth State
Picking out which movies you are going to watch can be a bit of an adventure. It is easy to sift through the summer blockbusters that have million dollar advertising campaigns, but picking out independent films can be a bit of an art. Usually they…
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SIFF Film Review – Tey
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if there was a place where you knew the day before you were going to die, and you were able to say goodbye to everyone first? Thanks to SIFF you can imagine what that would be…
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Film Review – Kill List
Kill List starts off with a subtle air of tension. Jay (Neil Maskell) is currently unemployed, with a wife and child. We soon learn he hasn’t had a job in over a year, and the last one he did have did not go well. His…
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Film Review – Tomboy
A truly great child actor can illicit emotion from the viewer in ways that dissolve once the barriers to adulthood begin to be crossed. Perhaps this is because seeing a child invoke that kind of emotion reminds us that they feel as deeply as we…
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Film Review – Le Havre
A well-made film about someone selflessly helping another provides a certain distinct sense of pleasure for the viewer, which I believe comes mostly from the fact that films of this sort are usually done poorly. They slide into congratulatory territory; they try too hard to…
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