Tag: 2020s
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‘Sacramento’ Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Directed, produced, written by, and starring Michael Angarano, this quasi-buddy comedy has moments of poignancy but stays too close to the surface.
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Brandon Bird is Inspired Every Day
For 425: The Northwest African American Museum’s recently appointed president and CEO discusses early successes, what he’s looking forward to in 2025, and why it isn’t necessarily a point of stress to always be thinking about work.
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Ordinary People
‘Death of a Unicorn’ and ‘Bob Trevino Likes It,’ reviewed.
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How the Northwest-Shot ‘Marcie’s’ Meets the Moment
For 425: Northwest filmmaker John Helde’s new Seattle- and North Bend-shot movie began development in 2019, but the professional and personal anxieties it captures haven’t lost their sense of urgency.
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The Seductive Spy Games of ‘Black Bag’
Plus: ‘Eephus’ is a quietly touching baseball movie.
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‘Mickey 17’: Bong Joon Ho’s Goofy Sci-Fi Follow-Up to ‘Parasite’
Plus: Art imitates life in Atom Egoyan’s ‘Seven Veils.’
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The Family That Stays Together
‘The Monkey’ and ‘Vermiglio,’ reviewed.
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Short Takes: ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ ‘Universal Language,’ and ‘Paddington in Peru’
For South Sound: New movies from Michael Morris, Matthew Rankin, and Dougal Wilson, reviewed.
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‘I’m Still Here’ is a Devastating Family Drama
For 425: Fernanda Torres is outstanding as a matriarch coming to terms with a cruel truth.
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Sympathy for the Robot
‘Companion’ and ‘Love Me, reviewed.
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‘Presence’: Steven Soderbergh’s Audacious Take on Haunted-House Horror
Shot from a ghost’s-eye view, the adventurous filmmaker’s not-quite-horror movie has more tricks up its sleeve than its ingenious formal gimmick.
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‘One of Them Days’ Might Make You Yearn for More Mid-Budget Studio Comedies
Keke Palmer and SZA are fantastic in this delightful buddy comedy.
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