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3/4
|
67%
|
Haute Cuisine (2013) |
"
"Haute Cuisine" has no grand conflict or important message or really anything much that you'll remember past dinnertime, but it has abundant charm and it leaves you hungry, which is all we ask of a food movie."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
46%
|
Parkland (2013) |
"
A collection of powerful scenes that somehow add up to something less than powerful."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
8%
|
Runner Runner (2013) |
"
Even when you have no clue what they're talking about, you know exactly where the movie's going and can pretty much tell from your watch how and when they'll get there."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
Watch this film on the biggest screen you can find, in 3D IMAX if possible - not to be overwhelmed by its noise and effects, but to join its smart, soulful heroine on her incredible journey and to experience the size of its quietness."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Enough Said (2013) |
"
For all of us who've been waiting way too long for a smart, funny, snappy romantic comedy for grown-ups - here it is."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
83%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
By the time Jon learns that "you have to lose yourself in another person" (a nice turn of phrase), it's too late for us to lose ourselves in the movie. "Don Jon" is already gone."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
50%
|
Thanks For Sharing (2013) |
"
Wait, wasn't this supposed to be a comedy? Or, if it's a drama, shouldn't these characters be more developed? Doesn't Ruffalo deserve a better movie? Don't we? So many questions; so little to see."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
75%
|
Populaire (2013) |
"
As romantic comedy it's uneven, but as an ode to something long gone, "Populaire" hits the right notes."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
78%
|
Good Ol' Freda (2013) |
"
[A] delightful documentary ..."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
80%
|
Prisoners (2013) |
"
"Prisoners" is a dark, deeply serious examination of how loss can unhinge us; it grabs onto you, and you may have trouble shaking it away."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Drinking Buddies (2013) |
"
"Drinking Buddies" sneaks up on you; you think it's going in one direction, and suddenly it goes somewhere much more interesting."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
34%
|
Adore (2013) |
"
Watts and Wright movingly convey their characters' journeys: caught up in new, reckless love; frightened by the passage of years; determined to hide within an envelope of stolen time and a fantasy that can't last."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Cutie And The Boxer (2013) |
"
"Cutie and the Boxer" takes this tale of two artists and tells it with style and wit ..."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
31%
|
Austenland (2013) |
"
A wan comedy aimed squarely at whoever it is who buys all those "Austen-inspired" books cluttering up the publishing world."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
46%
|
Closed Circuit (2013) |
"
Mostly, this movie is a series of well-acted implausible events, tied together by a lot of scenes of people running."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 28, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
In a World... (2013) |
"
It's the kind of low-key movie that vanishes from memory relatively quickly. But watching it is an unexpected pleasure."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
The World's End (2013) |
"
It's a little too close to "Shaun of the Dead" (and to Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World") in its structure and gags, and while there are plenty of laughs, you wish they were bigger ones, particularly in the beginning."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
The Hunt (2013) |
"
Through it all, we see an idyllic-looking community, where glorious fall colors fade into twinkling December snow - a pretty frame for a terrifying story of a modern-day witch hunt."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
The Spectacular Now (2013) |
"
James Ponsoldt's "The Spectacular Now" hits on something few movies do: an honest, believable depiction of teenagers, in love and out."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Blue Jasmine (2013) |
"
A wrenching portrait of a woman whose life has fallen apart."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 8, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
51%
|
Blood (2013) |
"
"Blood" unfolds along familiar lines, but it works."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 8, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Still Mine (2013) |
"
Bring a handkerchief, or possibly a bedsheet, to "Still Mine"; this fact-based, beautifully acted drama could wring tears from a brick."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
98%
|
Blackfish (2013) |
"
Its ultimate message is clear: Killer whales belong with their families in their natural habitat, not performing for audiences. After listening to this film's many impassioned voices, it's hard to argue."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
72%
|
Grabbers (2013) |
"
Off to the pub!"
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Fruitvale Station (2013) |
"
An eloquent memorial for a man who barely experienced life, and a haunting reminder of how quickly it can be lost."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
83%
|
Computer Chess (2013) |
"
Bujalski doesn't give us enough in the way of story or characters, and "Computer Chess" eventually seems to just fade away; one of those movies, perhaps, that was more fun to make than it is to watch."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
52%
|
The To Do List (2013) |
"
Those with a high tolerance for good-natured "teen" raunch could do worse."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
20%
|
Girl Most Likely (2013) |
"
Unfortunately, it's just not funny enough ..."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 18, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
The Conjuring (2013) |
"
James Wan's haunted-house saga is well-crafted, convincingly acted, surprisingly restrained and scary as hell. "
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 18, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
65%
|
Turbo (2013) |
"
Ultimately, "Turbo" nicely lives up to its diminutive hero's credo of, "No dream is too big, and no dreamer too small" - a pleasant thought, for people of all sizes."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 17, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
More Than Honey (2013) |
"
Imhoof's film is remarkable in its close-up photography. The bees loom large, like creatures from some mutant planet; dangle together in a delicate chain; and fill the air, floating like unusually vivid dust specks."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 11, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
The Way Way Back (2013) |
"
Feels familiar, but in a good way, like a comfortably rumpled beach house you're happy to return to year after year."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 11, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
83%
|
Berberian Sound Studio (2013) |
"
Writer/director Peter Strickland intriguingly weaves into the story a movie-within-a-movie that we barely see, but we hear."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 4, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
64%
|
Unfinished Song (2013) |
"
The gentle story of a marriage, and of how music can help make a broken heart whole again."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 4, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
61%
|
Byzantium (2013) |
"
It's a pleasure to see a vampire movie that aspires to something artful, and that explores the misery that comes with living - forever - on blood, and in the shadows."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 4, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
31%
|
The Lone Ranger (2013) |
"
It's not quite funny enough to be a comedy, nor quite exciting enough to be an action film - until the last 20 minutes or so, when it's a little too late."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
86%
|
Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2013) |
"
The movie, made by three former teenage fans of the show, is an odd mixture of admiration and repulsion; even his friends and former producers, interviewed for the camera, seemed mixed in their feelings for him."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
40%
|
The Secret Disco Revolution (2013) |
"
The veil is lifted on this secret movement, one that everyone else thought was just about dancing and doing coke. "
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
|
65%
|
The Heat (2013) |
"
There's a discussion to be had about why this is the only major movie this summer with two women in the lead roles - but it's hard to have a serious discussion when you're laughing."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
84%
|
Much Ado About Nothing (2013) |
"
Though Whedon's trimmed the play down, to make it an appropriate movie length, he's kept the dialogue intact, and the pleasure the cast gets in saying the lines is palpable."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 20, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
59%
|
The Bling Ring (2013) |
"
Ultimately, though the pace is snappy, the film feels a little empty; these teens seem too soulless even for satire."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 20, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
77%
|
Somm (2013) |
"
The whole thing is much more fun than you'd imagine watching people drink would be, and by the end, you're surprisingly invested in which of the guys, if any, will pass the final test."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 20, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Monsters University (2013) |
"
Not every film can be a "Finding Nemo" or a "Ratatouille.""
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 20, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
65%
|
Hey Bartender (2013) |
"
Engagingly looks at the new age of the craft cocktail, and the masters who mix them."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
98%
|
Before Midnight (2013) |
"
Though "Before Midnight" is often uncomfortable to watch, it's never less than mesmerizing - and ultimately, a joy to walk with this prickly but fascinating couple again."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
"
[It] is thoughtfully crafted and occasionally breathtaking; what it isn't, unfortunately, is much fun."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
35%
|
The Internship (2013) |
"
Levy's so busy showing us the riderless cars and cheery Google bikes, he forgets to have his movie make any sense."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Stories We Tell (2013) |
"
Part of the movie's pleasure is how comfortable the "storytellers" are with their director; you get a sense of a complicated but tight-knit family, going along with Sarah's project because they love her."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
22%
|
Violet & Daisy (2013) |
"
A frequently off-putting film about two teenage assassins."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 6, 2013
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