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Subtraction (2022) 100% EDIT “Tehran noir at its most exquisite; rust reds and ochres, sand and shadow, near constant rain. Cinematographer Morteza Najafi's moody hues provide the perfect backdrop for incredible performances...” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) May 15, 2023 Full Review Lift (2022) 100% EDIT “Tears welled in my eyes every 15-20 minutes during this cinematically and structurally beautiful story...” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) May 15, 2023 Full Review The Grab (2022) 82% EDIT “Instead of spending 105 minutes watching this, you'd be better served reading a single book about US imperialism.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) May 15, 2023 Full Review Bad Press (2023) 100% EDIT “You don't have to spend your life grinding out blogs about local politics to love this paean to the press, a cry we need to hear from every corner of the country...” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) May 15, 2023 Full Review Boys State (2020) 95% EDIT “To the extent the film serves a gorgeous and fascinating look at the machinations of male American teens, and how doomed they all are to repeat the idiotic mistakes of the ideological forebears? I'm absolutely buying.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 27, 2020 Full Review Midsommar (2019) 83% EDIT “If you want to be terrified and overly anxious about the arbitrary nature of our cultural rituals, which include watching scary movies that reflect our world back at us (through a glass, in this case, brightly), then go see Midsommar at any time of day.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jul 11, 2019 Full Review Another Day of Life (2018) 89% EDIT “At times, the animation artfully and seamlessly gives way to real-world interviews with the film's subjects, many of whom are still alive, which is something I've never quite seen before.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) May 22, 2019 Full Review Ramen Heads (2017) 65% EDIT “However, as a character and a vessel for storytelling, Tomita doesn't really hold much interest. He's an exacting chef and a taskmaster who runs an extremely successful restaurant. That's about it.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Apr 3, 2018 Full Review Columbus (2017) 96% EDIT “Allow writer and director Kogonada to take you on a bizarrely fascinating, visually stunning, and subtly sensual tour of Columbus, Indiana's modernist architecture.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Dec 27, 2017 Full Review The End of the Tour (2015) 92% EDIT “This is the kind of irony that Wallace himself could have spun into brilliant prose.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017 Full Review The Witch (2015) 91% EDIT “The Witch wants to be jump-out-and-scare-ya scary in addition to being dreadful-scary, but it's not.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017 Full Review Touched With Fire (2015) 67% EDIT “Add Touched with Fire to the Burn Pile of Terrible Movies About Writers” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017 Full Review Even Though the Whole World Is Burning (2014) EDIT “Though the doc lacks any real tension-it suffers a little from trying to cover the whole life (thus far) of a guy who did a whole lot-many different kinds of audiences will find something to love.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017 Full Review Notfilm (2015) 94% EDIT “Watching dynamics play out is fascinating, as is seeing the never-before-seen backstage bleaknesses, but just make sure you bring a cup of coffee when you see the show.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017 Full Review Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016) 77% EDIT “The documentary is, among many things, a test of trust and sympathy.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017 Full Review A Quiet Passion (2016) 92% EDIT “Skip the movie, and spend an hour reading her poems instead.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017 Full Review
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