Klara and the Sun - Movie Review

The Movie: Klara and the Sun

The Director: Taika Waititi

The Cast: Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy, Steve Buscemi, Natasha Lyonne

The Story: A robot girl designed to prevent loneliness tries to save a heartbroken family of humans.

Mouse - Movie Review

The Movie: Mouse

The Director: Kenny Riches

The Cast: Kenny Riches, Sarah Coffey, Kimball Farley

The Story: In Salt Lake City, Denny, a 40-year-old Asian-American criminal, lives with his mother. While looking for company by mail, he meets Tess, a con artist who, along with her boyfriend Maury, plan to rob him. But nothing is what it seems.

The Social Reckoning - Movie Review

The Movie: The Social Reckoning

The Director: Aaron Sorkin

The Cast: Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, with Bill Burr, and Jeremy Strong

The Story: Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets. 

Once Upon a Time in the Middle East / 歡迎來龍餐館 - Movie Review

The Movie: Once Upon a Time in the Middle East / 歡迎來龍餐館

The Director: Muye Wen

The Cast: Shen Teng, Jiang Qiming, Omar Sharif, Aarif Lee Zhi-ting, Sherif Sabby

The Story: Seeking a fresh start, chef Xu Fu travels to the Middle East to support his family and repay his debts. Alongside restaurant manager Ma Junsheng, he transforms the struggling Dragon Restaurant into a thriving business. But when war engulfs the city, their hard-won success is shattered and the restaurant becomes a refuge for those caught in the conflict. 

The Scout - Movie Review

The Movie: The Scout

The Director: Paula González-Nasser

The Cast: Mimi Davila, Rutanya Alda, Max Rosen, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Sarah Herrman, Alex Goldberg, Peter Mills Weiss, Jackson Devereux, Jesse Ruuttila, Lisa Haas, Otmara Marrero

The Story: A New York City location scout photographs the homes of strangers for a T.V. pilot, stepping into their private lives while trying to satisfy her erratic employers.

The Infirmary - Movie Review

The Movie: Infirmary

The Director: Nicholas Pineda

The Cast: Paul Syre Lee, Mark Anthony Williams, Danielle Kennedy

The Story: A guard vanished on his first night at an old psych hospital in 2023. His bodycam footage shows unexplainable incidents that continue to baffle investigators.

Digger - Movie Review

The Movie: Digger

The Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

The Cast: Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons

The Story: The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.

Forgotten Island - Movie Review

The Movie: Forgotten Island

The Directors: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado

The Cast: H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Dolly de Leon, Jo Koy, Ronny Chieng, Lea Salonga

The Story: Two best friends become stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories.

The Weight - Movie Review

The Movie: The Weight

The Director: Padraic McKinley

The Cast: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Sam Hazeldine

The Story: Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness.

Resident Evil (2026) - Movie Review

The Movie: Resident Evil

The Director: Zach Cregger

The Cast: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser

The Story: Follows a hapless courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive.

Hope / 호프 - Movie Review

The Movie: Hope / 호프

The Director: Na Hong-jin

The Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender

The Story: A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town. The residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before.

Onslaught - Movie Review

The Movie: Onslaught

The Director: Adam Wingard

The Cast: Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Michael Biehn, Alex Pereira with Drew Starkey and Rebecca Hall

The Story: When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.

Dear You / 給阿嬤的情書 - Movie Review

The Movie: Dear You / 給阿嬤的情書

The Director: Lan Hongchun

The Cast: Li Sitong, Wang Yantong, Wu Shaoqing, Zheng Runqi, Wang Xiaohui, Zhao Shuguang, Li Deru, Li Shuhao, Seamkhum Usha

The Story: A debt-ridden grandson travels to Thailand to find the grandfather he believes abandoned their family, hoping the man behind years of qiaopi letters and remittances can help pay his debts. Instead, he uncovers a lifelong act of love and sacrifice.

Colony (2026) - Movie Review

The Movie: Colony

The Director: Yeon Sang-ho

The Cast: Gianna Jun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rock, GO Soo

The Story: Professor Se Jeong attends a biotech conference, only to witness it spiral into catastrophe when a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed. As the outbreak spreads and the infected begin to transform, authorities seal off the entire facility.

The Dog Stars - Movie Review

The Movie: The Dog Stars

The Director: Ridley Scott

The Cast: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong, Guy Pearce

The Story: In a post-apocalyptic world, a virus wipes out humanity. Survivors face roaming scavengers called Reapers. Protagonist Hig, a pilot, survived the flu but lost his wife.

Penny Lane is Dead - Movie Review

The Movie: Penny Lane is Dead

The Director: Mia-kate Russell

The Cast: Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, Tahlee Fereday, Alexandra Jensen, Bailey Spalding, Ben O’Toole, Steve Le Marquand, Fletcher Humphrys

The Story: Set in 1986, during a scorching Aussie summer, three best friends' celebration at a beach house turns into a blood-soaked fight for survival when a prank goes horribly wrong.

The Snare - Movie Review

The Movie: The Snare

The Director: Merlin Camozzi

The Cast: Cassady McClincy Zhang, Dempsey Bryk, Lucy Walters

The Story: When a high school student is arrested with a small amount of drugs, the police pressure her to become an informant - forcing her to choose between the people she most loves and the future she's worked so hard to create.

The End of Oak Street - Movie Review

The Movie: The End of Oak Street

The Director: David Robert Mitchell

The Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery

The Story: The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.

Hellcat - Movie Review

The Movie: Hellcat

The Director: Brock Bodell

The Cast: Dakota Gorman, Todd Terry, James Austin Johnson, Liz Atwater, Jordan Mullins, Elise Gilbert, and Janey Ivey

The Story: A woman wakes in the back of a moving camper trailer with a badly infected wound. A voice from the truck towing it tells her they must reach a doctor within the hour or she'll suffer a horrific fate.

Ice Cream Man (2026) - Movie Review

The Movie: Ice Cream Man

The Director: Eli Roth

The Cast: Ari Millen, Benjamin Byron Davis, Eli Roth, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Sarah Abbott, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer, Charlie Storey

The Story: An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

Sheep in the Box / 箱の中の羊 - Movie Review

The Movie: Sheep in the Box / 箱の中の羊

The Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

The Cast: Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Rimu Kuwaki

The Story: Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction company. The married couple decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Movie Review

The Movie: Spider-Man: Brand New Day

The Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

The Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, Mark Ruffalo

The Story: A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges.

The Odyssey (2026) - Movie Review

The Movie: The Odyssey

The Director: Christopher Nolan

The Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, Charlize Theron

The Story: Helping Matt Damon get home part 4.

Evil Dead Burn - Movie Review

The Movie: Evil Dead Burn

The Director: Sébastien Vanicek

The Cast: Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Errol Shand, Maude Davey

The Story: After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into deadites, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life - survive even in death.

Moana (2026) - Movie Review

The Movie: Moana

The Director: Thomas Kail

The Cast: Catherine Laga ʻaia, Dwayne Johnson, Rena Owen, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Jemaine Clement

The Story: Same as the animated movie.

Scream 7 - Movie Review

The Movie: Scream 7

The Director: Kevin Williamson

The Cast: Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, David Arquette, Roger L. Jackson, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Mckenna Grace, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Mark Consuelos, Tim Simons, Matthew Lillard, Joel McHale, Courteney Cox

The Story: When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.

Corporate Retreat (2026) - Movie Review

The Movie: Corporate Retreat

The Director: Aaron Fisher

The Cast: Alan Ruck, Odeya Rush, Rosanna Arquette, Ashton Sanders, Benjamin Norris, Kirby Johnson, Sasha Lane, Elias Kacavas, Tyler Alvarez, Ellen Toland, Zión Moreno

The Story: Corporate executives on a team-building retreat face a deadly struggle when their leader turns violently against them.

The Forbidden City / La Città Proibita - Movie Review

The Movie: The Forbidden City / La Città Proibita

The Director: Gabriele Mainetti

The Cast: Yaxi Liu, Enrico Borello, Marco Giallini, Sabrina Ferilli, Chunyu Shansan

The Story: Mei arrives in Rome looking for her missing sister and, along the way, meets Marcello, who is desperate to find his father. Together, they will fight their way through the Roman underworld.

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning - Movie Review

The Movie: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

The Director: Christopher McQuarrie

The Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk

The Story: Ethan Hunt goes on a world tour to save the world one last time.

Supergirl (2026) - Movie Review

The Movie: Supergirl

The Director: Craig Gillespie

The Cast: Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet, Jason Momoa.

The Story: Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home.

Toy Story 5 - Movie Review

The Movie: Toy Story 5

The Directors: McKenna Harris, Andrew Stanton

The Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Conan O'Brien, Scarlett Spears, Greta Lee, Shelby Rabara, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Craig Robinson

The Story: Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime.

Hold the Fort - Movie Review

The Movie: Hold the Fort

The Director: William Bagley

The Cast: Chris Mayers, Haley Leary, Julian Smith

The Story: After moving to the suburbs, a young couple finds themselves trapped in an epic battle between their new HOA and an onslaught of monsters from hell.

Bini Docuseries: Chapter 1: Born to Win - Documentary Review

The Documentary: Bini Docuseries: Chapter 1: Born to Win

The Director: Jet Leyco

The Story: From struggle to success, join BINI as they look back on their inspiring journey to becoming the nation's girl group.

Backrooms - Movie Review

The Movie: Backrooms

The Director: Kane Parsons

The Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell

The Story: After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.

Operation Hadal / 蛟龍行動 - Movie Review

The Movie: Operation Hadal / 蛟龍行動

The Director: Dante Lam

The Cast: Huang Xuan, Yu Shi, Zhang Hanyu, Duan Yihong, Wang Junkai, Du Jiang, Li Chen

The Story: The offshore platform Deep Blue 3 in Chinese territorial water has been occupied by mercenaries. The Chinese Navy sets sail to repel invaders.

The Furious - Movie Review

The Movie: The Furious

The Director: Kenji Tanigaki

The Cast: Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Yang Enyou, Brian Le, Joey Iwanaga

The Story: A father fights fiercely against ruthless kidnappers to save his abducted daughter.

Disclosure Day - Movie Review

The Movie: Disclosure Day

The Director: Steven Spielberg

The Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Ferth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo

The Story: If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?

Masters of the Universe (2026) - Movie Review

The Movie: Masters of the Universe

The Director: Travis Knight

The Cast: Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin,

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley, Featuring Kristen Wiig, Jared Leto, Idris Elba

The Story: A young man on Earth discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet, and must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom.

Obsession - Movie Review

The Movie: Obsession

The Director: Curry Barker

The Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter

The Story: After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

The Monkey - Movie Review

The Movie: The Monkey

The Director: Osgood Perkins

The Cast: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Adam Scott, Elijah Wood

The Story: When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.

It Was Just An Accident - Movie Review

The Movie: It Was Just An Accident

The Director: Jafar Panahi

The Cast: Vahid Mobasseri, Maryam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi

The Story: A small mishap triggers a chain reaction of ever-growing problems.

War Machine - Movie Review

The Movie: War Machine

The Director: Patrick Hughes

The Cast: Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Keiynan Lonsdale, Daniel Webber

The Story: During the final stage of US Army Ranger selection, an elite team’s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat.

25 Cats from Qatar - Documentary Review

The Documentary: 25 Cats from Qatar

The Director: Mye Hoang

The Story: The nation of Qatar has a street cat population equal to the population of the entire country. Disease is rampant, and local adoption is rare. A Midwestern cafe owner decides to bring 25 cats to Wisconsin.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - Movie Review

The Movie: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

The Director: Jon Favreau

The Cast: Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder, Sigourney Weaver

The Story: I'm still not entirely sure. Lots of things happen, little of it makes any sense.

Case 137 / Dossier 137 - 2026 SIFF Capsule Review

The Movie: Case 137 / Dossier 137

Capsule Review:

An outstanding performance from Léa Drucker is the centerpiece of this award winning movie from director Dominik Moll. The focus is on an investigation into an instance of police violence during the 2018 protests and demonstrations in France. Highly entertaining and a reminder of the accountability and humanity needed during times of conflict.

To keep track of all my SIFF reviews and festival coverage please go to: TheTwoOhSix at SIFF 2026. Also, visit the official SIFF How to Fest web page for detailed info on how to make the most of your festival experience.

The Furious - 2026 SIFF Capsule Review

The Movie: The Furious

Capsule Review:

A lot of movies are advertised as non-stop action although this is one of the few that actually lives up to the billing and maybe even surpasses it. The fight choreography is endlessly creative, brutal, and entertaining in ways that had the audience cheering, gasping, and sometimes in joyous disbelief of what was constantly unfolding on screen. Easily and by far my favorite movie of this year's Seattle International Film Festival.

To keep track of all my SIFF reviews and festival coverage please go to: TheTwoOhSix at SIFF 2026. Also, visit the official SIFF How to Fest web page for detailed info on how to make the most of your festival experience.

Balandrau, Where the Fierce Wind Blew - 2026 SIFF Capsule Review

The Movie: Balandrau, Where the Fierce Wind Blew

Capsule Review:

Beautifully filmed and somberly told, this tragic tale appropriately honors those that were lost while celebrating the valiant efforts of the men and women who did everything they could to rescue and/or recover as many people as they could. If you want to learn more, producer Guille Cascante directed a documentary including input from survivors of the storm.

To keep track of all my SIFF reviews and festival coverage please go to: TheTwoOhSix at SIFF 2026. Also, visit the official SIFF How to Fest web page for detailed info on how to make the most of your festival experience.