Last Saturday I hiked along the Columbia River gorge on a perfect autumn day. A few hours later I got to see that same breathtaking landscape imagined in WILDWOOD. It was a delightful, serendipitous day! www.micahrickard.com/film/wildwood

‘Wildwood’: What a Beautiful World it Is — micah rickard

Movie review of 'Wildwood,' the latest stop-motion adventure from Laika. Adapted from Colin Meloy's book, the film is a tale of mystery and magic in the PNW.

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To be completely honest, I'm not sure that I was ready for a film like ALL OF A SUDDEN. But that's because it seems to be aiming to reimagine what movies can be. Hamaguchi, like his characters, wants to see the impossible become possible. May it be so. www.micahrickard.com/film/all-of-...

Making the Impossible Possible Is the Aim of ‘All of a Sudden’ — micah rickard

Movie review of Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'All of a Sudden,' starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto. A film that embodies new practices of care, a film that fights to realize the impossible.

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NEW REVIEW — @cairdiul.bsky.social talks about what #WildHorseNine gets right that past Martin McDonagh got wrong. The film releases next weekend, here's our preview: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...

Wild Horse Nine — Mediaversity Reviews

“ Wild Horse Nine ’s lack of diversity is partially the point. But it follows such a familiar premise that there’s really no excuse not to change it up a bit.”

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Looking for something Halloweeny that not too scary? I gotchu. Some fav horror comedies to check out on this most sacred day. silverscreenriot.com/best-horror-...

Best Horror Comedy Movies Since 2010 - Silver Screen Riot

The best horror comedies of the 2010s and 2020s, from The Cabin in the Woods and What We Do in the Shadows to M3GAN and The Menu, plus where to stream.

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A boy finds a strange book and reads the Latin, bringing about a small army of Pumpkinheads in the damned good, but lesser, sequel R. L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2. The Jem Garrard film is a Tubi Original. #rlstine #pumpkinhead #horror @seattlecritics.bsky.social www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2026/10...

Before WILD HORSE NINE hits theaters next week, we ranked the violent (and violently funny) filmography of English-Irish auteur Martin McDonagh. silverscreenriot.com/every-martin...

Every Martin McDonagh Movie, Ranked - Silver Screen Riot

Every Martin McDonagh movie ranked, from In Bruges and Three Billboards to Banshees of Inisherin, ahead of Wild Horse Nine.

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Handsomely shot and admirably acted, Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’ is a black-and-white museum piece about as thrilling as a Wikipedia page. Sandra Hüller is blameless, but even at a merciful 82 minutes, this one’s an icy snooze. silverscreenriot.com/fatherland-r...

‘Fatherland’ Review: Pawlikowski’s Handsome Thomas Mann Drama Is a Snooze - Silver Screen Riot

‘Fatherland’ review: Sandra Hüller is elite as ever, but Paweł Pawlikowski’s handsomely shot Thomas Mann drama is a museum piece and a snooze.

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FATHERLAND (2026) may seem somber and at times quite dark, but it is also captivating, hypnotic, and deeply moving. My review. macguff.in/film-reviews... @seattlecritics.bsky.social @ofcs.bsky.social #Filmsky

Film Review - Fatherland | The MacGuffin

Allen Almachar reviews the historical drama Fatherland, from director Paweł Pawlikowski and starring Sandra Hüller & Hanns Zischler.

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Words of praise for The Last Living Pickpocket in New York in which John Turturro gives one of his best performances. Opens in Seattle today. It's Noah Segan's second and most fully-realized film after Blood Relatives, a fun father-daughter vampire romp w a Yiddish twist. @seattlecritics.bsky.social

New York, I Love You, but You’re Bringing Me Down - The Stranger

Brooklyn-born John Turturro, who has been bringing award-worthy work to the screen for nearly 40 years without a single Oscar nomination, gives one of his finest performances in actor/director Noah Se...

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In The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, a small-time criminal steals the wrong item, forcing a journey to retrieve it. John Turturro leads Noah Segan’s precise, quietly powerful character drama. #theonlylivingpickpocketinnewyork @seattlecritics.bsky.social www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2026/10...

After tragedy, a mountaineer climbs Everest’s north face and ski down. EVEREST: THE OTHER SIDE, from Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, is visually wowing, but frustrating at connecting emotionally. #Everest #documentary @seattlecritics.bsky.social www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2026/10...

NEW REVIEW — While many of us are eyeing the upcoming explosion of awards season releases like #WildHorseNine #IPlayRocky etc., this might be the perfect time to pause and appreciate independent shorts by women of color. #AmericanFabric for example: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...

American Fabric — Mediaversity Reviews

“ American Fabric centers voices we rarely see, as Pakistani American women make their own choices about wearing hijab.”

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On @citycastseattle.bsky.social, talked w/ @liamgbillingham.bsky.social, @slimeythash.bsky.social, @typewriteralley.bsky.social the Ballard Light Rail, the Pacific Northwest stop-motion animation studio Laika and WILDWOOD, then pay tribute to actor Tom Skerritt 📽️ seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/rap...

Ohku Akiko's She Taught Me Serendipity premieres on the Film Movement+ streaming channel Nov 6. One of the best films of recent years. www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...

Japan Cuts 2025 - Part Two

Reviews of She Taught Me Serendipity, See You Tomorrow, So Beautiful Wonderful and Lovely, and The Gesuidouz

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It's almost Halloween so you're probably engaged in a heavy dose of spooky movies...right?! Built out a new horror streaming hub to help with all things spooky + streaming. Check it out! silverscreenriot.com/streaming/ho...

NEW REVIEW — Out today on Prime Video, #BlindAF is a powerful, well-made documentary that follows blind Paralympian Shawn Cheshire on her 3,600-mile TransAmerica tour. www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...

Blind AF — Mediaversity Reviews

“ Blind AF never sands down Shawn Cheshire’s rougher edges to the point where she becomes a disabled symbol rather than a gritty human being who lives with blindness and complex PTSD.”

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A living, breathing tapestry of handcrafted wonder, ‘Wildwood’ is Laika’s most staggering technical achievement yet, even if Travis Knight’s overstuffed dark fable can’t match its visual majesty with emotional might. silverscreenriot.com/wildwood-rev...

‘Wildwood’ Review: LAIKA’s Stunning Stop-Motion Epic Can’t Keep Pace - Silver Screen Riot

‘Wildwood’ review: LAIKA’s most staggering stop-motion achievement yet dazzles, but Travis Knight’s overstuffed dark fable can’t match its heart.

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NOVEMBER 19: Join us for THE WITCH at Northwest Film Forum. Watch as animals turn malevolent, crops fail, and one child disappears as another--2016 SFCS best youth performer Anya Taylor-Joy--becomes seemingly possessed by an evil spirit. TICKETS: nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1...

Turturro offers an intimate look at a man past his time with 📽️ THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK -- morgen has a review of Noah Seger's impressive and contemplative new film.

Turturro offers an intimate look at a man past his time with The Only Living Pickpocket in New York - The SunBreak

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York proves we're passed the age of cash in hand, which is great for most of us but not the protagonist. There once was a time when cash was king, money clips were…

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In 📽️ WICKER, everyone wants a spouse made of straw -- Chris reviews the new fable in which a lonely fisherwoman played by Olivia Colman comes to be the happiest woman in the entire village.

In Wicker, everyone wants a spouse made of straw - The SunBreak

Once upon a time, in a village far, far away, there was a lonely Fisherwoman, a spinster isolated from her community for being viewed as unattractive, smelly, and altogether undesirable. That is…

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A Talent for Magical Thinking -- Chris reviews A TALENT FOR MURDER which finds Helen Mirren as a cantankerous Patricia Highsmith and Alden Ehrenreich as a publishing assistant desperate for another Ripley novel.

A Talent for Magical Thinking - The SunBreak

A Talent for Murder, a sly (if slight) psychological thriller about a young man in publishing who travels to Switzerland to try to convince Highsmith (played by Helen Mirren) to write a sixth book in…

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NEW REVIEW — Even if the comments are brief, whitesplaining Inuit culture (without any Inuit characters in the film) is going to get the side-eye from us. #Whalefall www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...

Whalefall — Mediaversity Reviews

“ Whalefall can’t commit to a central idea, and clichéd Inuit references only add to its sense of clumsy overreach.”

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The Seattle Film Critics Society is proud to announce the nominees for the 2026 PNW Short Film Award: Dicks-A-Thon dir. Dylan Young Katya dir. Timofey Pozhitkov Oh Whale dir. Winslow Crane-Murdoch Roll Modelz dir. Oliver Rodriguez Dickson & Yahir Tzec-Carrasco Scout's Honor dir. Isabel Pask

With THE DOG STARS hitting digital today, updated our rankings of the best Ridley Scott movies. All 30 of them. The good, the bad, and the ugly. silverscreenriot.com/every-ridley...

Every Ridley Scott Movie, Ranked (All 30 Films) - Silver Screen Riot

Every Ridley Scott movie ranked: all 30 films from Blade Runner, Alien and Gladiator down to Legend, including The Martian, Napoleon and The Dog Stars.

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NEW REVIEW — This is the week for spooky fall viewing!! And if you're like me, and horror isn't your thing, #ATalentForMurder makes a lovely alternative: spine-chilling without the fright (although, beware snails 🤢) www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...

A Talent for Murder — Mediaversity Reviews

“It’s bracingly fresh that in A Talent for Murder , Helen Mirren plays a queer, 74-year-old main character who’s kind of hateable.”

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Ridley Scott’s THE DOG STARS is out on digital today. It soars for a long stretch before a bumpy landing, so here’s whether it’s worth the rental: silverscreenriot.com/the-dog-stars/

The Dog Stars Review: Ridley Scott's Post-Apocalyptic Drama

'Ridley Scott’s 'The Dog Stars is a visually stunning post-apocalyptic drama about grief, survival, and the search for something worth living for.

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I wrote about Eleanor Coppola's final documentary, Making Marie Antoinette. In Nov, I'll also be catching up with the new Criterion release of Sofia Coppola's original film. Thanks to @grandillusioncinema.org, both play @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center on Sun, Nov 1. @seattlecritics.bsky.social

A Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Becomes Something More in <i>Making Marie Antoinette</i>

MAKING MARIE ANTOINETTE  (Eleanor Coppola, 2026, USA,  86 minutes)  One of the greatest gifts a son or daughter can give a parent is to fini...

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Great movie alert: Rafael Manuel’s FILIPIÑANA is now available to stream on VOD. Not just one of the best films of Sundance and festivals writ large, but also one of 2026’s best that more people need to check out to fully appreciate the year in cinema. Read my rave review below then go see it ASAP 📽️

Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️@eclectichutch.bsky.social · 9mo ago

FILIPIÑANA: Rafael Manuel’s magnificent, measured feature debut is a quiet knockout of a picture. Seen it twice & have determined it's the best discovery of the fest with a flooring final scene that'll stick with me forever 📽️ My final #Sundance2026 review at TheWrap: www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

Missed it in theaters? DreamWorks’ FORGOTTEN ISLAND, the studio’s most dazzling movie in years, hits digital today. Gorgeous, big-hearted, and steeped in Filipino folklore. 🏝️ silverscreenriot.com/forgotten-is...

‘Forgotten Island’ Review: The Most Dazzling Animated Movie in Years - Silver Screen Riot

‘Forgotten Island’ review: DreamWorks’ Filipino-folklore friendship tale is the most visually inventive animated film since Spider-Verse.

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John Turturro is an aging thief in 'The Only Living Pickpocket in New York', a throwback caper with a solid cast and just enough tricks up its sleeve. silverscreenriot.com/the-only-liv...

‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Review: John Turturro Steals the Show

‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ review: John Turturro anchors Noah Segan’s small, charming New York crime caper.

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