“…it’s this relatable nature of the film - among many other exceptional qualities - that makes The Mattachine Family a standout feature selection for this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, and perhaps one of the best queer films of the year.”
Read More“The film gets a lot of mileage out of its suspenseful premise.”
Read More“The film is strongest when it focuses on Summer's music and her creative process.”
Read More“The Beasts thrives on a well curated sense of simmering tension throughout the movie.”
Read More“Being a part of Hite's journey and watching her achieve such grand accomplishments felt like a special honor.”
Read MoreWith so much to choose from, here are some suggestions of films I have either seen, loved, and recommend you check out while they’re screening during the festival!
Read More“Sachs captures these powerful raw moments in simple domestic spaces. The intensity that can be found in a cafe or bedroom is unmatched.”
Read More“Dynevor is a true star in the making - destined for greatness.”
Read More“By emphasizing aesthetics […] Castel ignores the potent emotional currents that her actors work to channel and her script tries to suggest.”
Read More“[B]y stymying Ben in his narcissism, Park achieves both a less-clichéd depiction of Asian-Americans, and a fertile zone for urgent and reflexive cultural critiques.”
Read More“In this strong feature debut, writer and director Celine Song delivers the most emotionally stirring film of this year’s Sundance selections.”
Read More“The film explores how these individuals can so easily become entangled in the lives of strangers, and the unexpected consequences that can result from such intrusions.“
Read More“Slow is an honest and respectful look into asexuality, providing the audience with the opportunity to reconsider their own definition of intimacy.”
Read More“Jonathan Majors delivers the performance of his career thus far.”
Read More“[T]his pool is far from a hyper-chlorinated oasis; rather, it is a fetid, acid-laced, and psychosexual stew, one that pulls characters and viewers alike down into the murky depths of amorality and churns them into husks of the humans they once were.”
Read More“With inspiration, comedy, and determination all at the heart of this story, Radical pulls on all the right heart strings in delivering this incredible story.”
Read More“Fancy Dance bakes these indigenous issues into a larger narrative, and the spotlight on such struggles by itself will make this film worthwhile for many.”
Read More“Unless you’re particularly embittered, this film’s commitment to mining pathos from groan-worthy small talk is what will probably make you “come around” to it in the end […]”
Read More“The Flying Sailor renders the famed explosion as implosion in the mind of this sailor, as a lifetime compressed into a kaleidoscopic “flash” before one’s eyes.”
Read MoreThe 31st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) is taking place November 3-13.
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