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Viral Video: HBO's Silicon Valley is a keeper
The tech send-up has deepened into a hilariously crude and scalpel sharp buddy movie.
Rustin Thompson
Rustin Thompson is a filmmaker, film critic and indie radio deejay. He enjoys strong coffee, red wine, IPAs and his wife and grown children. He is comfortable with the fact he will never be rich, but
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Ida, a buddy film about the devoted and the damned
In a somber bit of cinema, opening this week at SIFF, an orphaned Polish nun confronts her past in the person of a promiscuous, corrosive aunt.
Eco-thriller 'Night Moves' "crumbles like the dam at the center of the plot"
Kelly Reichardt’s latest film, 'Night Moves,' will make your palms sweat, but its conclusion is less than satisfying.
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Four short videos about homelessness
An unintended takeaway from Seattle University's quartet of animated shorts is that it's hard to hard to look homelessness in the face.
Lucky Them: Unlucky us
Megan Griffiths’ new film is a bit like Seattle’s hipster scene: all white and a little lackluster.