Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse - Movie Review

The Movie: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse

The Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

The Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershala Ali, Oscar Isaac

The Story: Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - Movie Review

The Movie: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

The Director: Steven Caple Jr.

The Cast: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa

The Story: During the '90s, a new faction of Transformers - the Maximals - join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.

The Boogeyman (2023) - Movie Review

The Movie: The Boogeyman

The Director: Rob Savage

The Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair, Marin Ireland, Madison Hu, LisaGay Hamilton, David Dastmalchian

The Story: Adapted from a short story by Stephen King.

Fast X - Movie Review

The Movie: Fast X

The Director: Louis Leterrier

The Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, John Cena, Jason Statham, Sung Kang, Alan Ritchson, Daniela Melchior, Scott Eastwood, with Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson, Rita Moreno

The Story: Dom Toretto and his family are targeted by the vengeful son of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes.

Guardians of the Galaxy volume 3

The Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy volume 3

The Director: James Gunn

The Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, Maria Bakalova

The Story: Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.

The Little Mermaid (2023) - Movie Review

The Movie: The Little Mermaid

The Director: Rob Marshall 

The Cast: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy

The Story: A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

Next Sohee / 다음 소희 - 2023 SIFF Capsule Review

The Movie: Next Sohee / 다음 소희

The Director: Jung Ju-ri

The Cast: Bae Doona, Kim Si-eun

The Story: High school student Sohee starts job training at a call center, but she faces pressure of greedy company which leads to her death. Detective Oh Yu-jin, who has something in common with Sohee starts to follow traces to reveal the truth.

Adolfo - SIFF 2023 Capsule Review

The Movie: Adolfo

The Director: Sofia Auza

The Cast: Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño, Rocio de la Mañana

The Story: When Momo, Hugo and his cactus, Adolfo meet one night, they are heading in opposite directions. Their encounter will not only magically change the course of their lives, but also encourage them to embrace the beauty of the unexpected.

Chile ‘76 - 2023 SIFF Capsule Review

The Movie: Chile '76

The Director: Manuella Martelli

The Cast: Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Sepúlveda, Hugo Medina, Alejandro Goic

The Story: Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.

Irati - 2023 SIFF Capsule Review

The Movie: Irati

The Director: Paul Urkijo Alijo

The Cast: Eneko Sagardoy, Edurne Azkarate, Itziar Ituño, Elena Uriz, Kepa Errasti

The Story: Follows Irati, a young girl who will guide a group of christian and muslim warriors through a journey in an ancient mythological world where everything that has a name exists, in an attempt to recover a lost treasure.

A Disturbance in the Force - 2023 SIFF Capsule Review

The Documentary: A Disturbance in the Force

The Directors: Jeremy Coon, Steve Kozak

The Story: Investigating the infamous The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) with the behind-the-scenes story of how it got made.

Year of the Fox - 2023 SIFF Capsule Review

The Movie: Year of the Fox

The Director: Megan Griffiths

The Cast: Sarah Jeffery, Jane Adams, Jake Weber, Balthazar Getty

The Story: The story follows Ivy, a teenager navigating Aspen's party scene amidst her adoptive parents' bitter divorce. As she watches her community provide cover for predatory behavior, Ivy struggles to find her path without losing herself.

Egghead & Twinkie - 2023 SIFF Capsule Review

The Movie: Egghead & Twinkie

The Director: Sarah Kambe Holland

The Cast: Sabrina Jie-A-Fa, Louis Tomeo, Asahi Hirano, Ayden Lee

The Story: After coming out to her parents, an Asian American teenage girl takes off on a road trip to meet her online crush with the help of her nerdy best friend.

TheTwoOhSix Picks - 2023 Seattle International Film Festival

This year, there are 264 movies (features and shorts) from filmmakers in 74 countries/regions around the world with just about any genre you can think of represented in some fashion. It was tough to narrow this down to just a few selections so my list includes 20 different feature films, documentaries, and shorts blocks. Each title links to the movie's corresponding page on the SIFF website.

Evil Dead Rise - Movie Review

The Movie: Evil Dead Rise

The Director: Lee Cronin

The Cast: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Nell Fisher, Mirabai Pease, Richard Crouchley, Anna-Maree Thomas, Mark Mitchinson, Jayden Daniels

The Story: A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

Suzume / すずめの戸締まり - Movie Review

The Movie: Suzume / すずめの戸締まり

The Director: Makoto Shinkai

The Cast: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Shota Sometani, Sairi Ito, Kotone Hanase, Kana Hanazawa, Matsumoto Hakuō II

The Story: A modern action adventure road story where a 17-year-old girl named Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from the outer side that are releasing disasters all over in Japan.

Cabeceo and Flat Earther - Short Films Feature

The Short Films: Flat Earther and Cabeceo

The Director: Brian Crewe

The Stories:

Flat Earther: Martin and Cassandra's promising second date takes an unexpected turn when their conversation challenges personal beliefs and their assumptions about each other.

Cabeceo: A passionate Argentine Tango dance fantasy featuring a woman exploring the sensual and dangerous possibilities presented by a potential new lover.

John Wick 4 - Movie Review

The Movie: John Wick 4

The Director: Chad Stahelski

The Cast: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Clancy Brown, Natalia Tena, Marko Zaror, Ian McShane

The Story: John Wick uncovers a path to defeating the High Table.

Creed III - Movie Review

The Movie: Creed III

The Director: Michael B. Jordan

The Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Mila Davis-Kent, Florian Munteanu, Phylicia Rashad

The Story: Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania - Movie Review

The Movie: Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

The Director: Peyton Reed

The Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Kathryn Newton, David Dastmalchian, William Jackson Harper, Katy O'Brian, Bill Murray

The Story: Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.

Irreversible: Straight Cut - Movie Review

The Movie: Irreversible: Straight Cut

The Director: Gaspar Noé

The Cast: Monica Belucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel

The Story: "One night. An unforgivable act. A tale told in reverse." Now re-cut and told in chronological order.

TheTwohSix Top Ten Favorite Movies of 2022

Here its is, the list you've been waiting for. TheTwoOhSix Top Ten Favorite Movies of 2022. In a year that I wasn't able to watch as many movies as I have in the past, there were still several that stood out from the rest and below, you will find my absolute favorites.

Knock at the Cabin - Movie Review

The Movie: Knock at the Cabin

The Director: M. Night Shyamalan

The Cast: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint

The Story: While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse.

Avatar: The Way of Water - Movie Review

The Movie: Avatar: The Way of Water

The Director: James Cameron

The Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet

The Story: Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Movie Review

The Movie: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

The Director: Ryan Coogler

The Cast: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Martin Freeman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Angela Bassett

The Story: The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.

Black Adam - Movie Review

The Movie: Black Adam

The Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

The Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Mo Amer, Bodhi Sabongui, Pierce Brosnan

The Story: Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

Smile - Movie Review

The Movie: Smile

The Director: Parker Finn

The Cast: Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Caitlin Stasey with Kal Penn, Rob Morgan

The Story: After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.

Emergency Declaration / 비상선언 - Movie Review

The Movie: Emergency Declaration / 비상선언

The Director: Han Jae-rim

The Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Kim So-jin, Park Hae-joon

The Story: After a terror incident occurs mid-flight, a passenger jet declares an emergency.

Thor: Love and Thunder - Movie Review

The Movie: Thor: Love and Thunder

The Director: Taika Waititi

The Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman

The Story: Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.

Asking For It - Movie Review

The Movie: Asking For It

The Director: Eamon O'Rourke

The Cast: Kiersey Clemons, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, Ezra Miller, Radha Mitchell, Gabourey Sidibe, Luke Hemsworth

The Story: After a small town waitress is sexually assaulted after a date with her old friend she befriends a mysterious stranger who introducers her to an all femme gang.

TheTwoOhSix Presents The Twitching It Up Interview Series Featuring LilyZ

Episode 1.8 features Twitch partner LilyZ who lives in Sydney Australia and has been live streaming for over two years singing covers songs, original songs, and does the occasional IRL stream as well. So much fun getting to know Lily through this interview and I'm sure you'll have fun watching it as well. Also, this is the season finale of the interview series so thank you very much for watching, liking, commenting, and sharing, this is just the beginning.

Lux Æterna - Movie Review

The Movie: Lux Æterna

The Director: Gaspar Noé

The Cast: Béatrice Dalle, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Félix Maritaud, Clara Deshayes, Karl Glusman, Abbey Lee

The Story: Two actresses, Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg, are on a film set telling stories about witches - but that's not all. 'Lux Æterna' is also an essay on cinema, the love of film, and on-set hysterics.

Lightyear - Movie Review

The Movie: Lightyear

The Director: Angus MacLane

The Cast: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin,

Uzo Aduba, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Efren Ramirez,

Keira Hairston

The Story: While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source.

TheTwoOhSix Presents The Twitching It Up Interview Series Featuring Camille Cortez

Episode 1.7 features Camille Cortez, a singer from the Phillipines who has been working as a singer abroad for the last decade while also live streaming on various platforms. We discuss her transition to Twitch over the last year, the challenges of navigating the entertainment industry, and the community she has built as well as her original music including an exclusive performance of her latest single Singing This Song Without You.

Jurassic World Dominion - Movie Review

The Movie: Jurassic World Dominion

The Director: Colin Trevorrow

The Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, BD Wong, Omar Sy, Isabella Sermon, Campbell Scott, Justice Smith, Scott Haze, Dichen Lachman, Daniella Pineda

The Story: Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live--and hunt--alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures in a new Era.

Row 19 - Movie Review

The Movie: Row 19

The Director: Alexander Babaev

The Cast: Svetlana Ivanova, Marta Timofeeva, Wolfgang Cerni, Ekaterina Vilkova, Anatoliy Kot, Victoria Korlyakova

The Story: A young female doctor with a 6-year-old daughter is on a night flight caught in a terrible storm. In a half-empty cabin, she faces unexplained deaths of her fellow passengers, loses her grip on reality and relives the worst nightmare from her childhood.

Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy - Movie Review

The Movie: Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy

The Director: Ham Tran

The Cast: Phu Truong Lai, Diep Anh Chu, Tin Tin, Ngoc Tuong, Kim Nha

The Story: After a meteor falls to earth, 8-year-old Hung meets an alien girl from the planet Maika, searching for her lost friend. The alien helps Hung make new friends and heal a broken heart. But danger lurks everywhere.

TheTwoOhSix Presents The Twitching It Up Interview Series Featuring DJ KrisCut

Episode 1.6 features DJKrisCut, a DJ living and working in Las Vegas doing both live gigs and Twitch streams where she specializes in classic hip hop and old school R&B songs. What a fun conversation about DJ'ing, streaming, and finding ways to adapt as the pandemic progressed over the last couple years. DJKrisCut's love of music shines through in everything she does and her community, the "KrisCut Fries" are always an important part of her streams.

Top Gun Maverick - Movie Review

The Movie: Top Gun Maverick

The Director: Joseph Kosinski

The Cast: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer

The Story: Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

Changing Directions 2022 Filmmaker Interview Series featuring Carey Williams and KD Dávila for Emergency

Episode 2.9

Welcome to the Changing Directions filmmaker interview series! What an amazing opportunity to speak with director Carey Williams and writer KD Dávila about their award winning new movie Emergency which world premiered at Sundance and is available to watch on Amazon Prime starting May 27th.

TheTwoOhSix Presents The Twitching It Up Interview Series Featuring BeeruPopcorn

Episode 1.5 features BeeruPopcorn, a singer, looper, musician, streamer, gamer, and music lover interviewed by Marc aka TheTwoOhSix. Get to know Beeru from his early musical inspirations growing up in Taiwan to now being a key part of the Twitch music community, Beeru's insight into and knowledge of music and streaming is invaluable.

The Innocents (2022) - Movie Review

The Movie: The Innocents

The Director: Eskil Vogt

The Cast: Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Sam Ashraf, Ellen Dorrit Pedersen, Morten Svartveit, Kadra Yusuf, Lisa Tønne

The Story: During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking.

Changing Directions 2022 Filmmaker Interview Series featuring Celia Au, Amy Chang, and Yi Liu

Episode 2.8

Welcome to the Changing Directions filmmaker interview series! It was an honor to speak with Celia Au, Amy Chang, and Yi Liu about their film In A New York Minute which is now available on VOD formats.

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness - Movie Review

The Movie: Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

The Director: Sam Raimi

The Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stühlbarg, Rachel McAdams

The Story: Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.

TheTwoOhSix Presents The Twitching It Up Interview Series Featuring Jayne Rio

Episode 1.4 features Jayne Rio, a singer, Twitch partner, and mental health advocate, interviewed by Marc aka TheTwoOhSix. Follow Jayne's journey through Twitch, the pandemic, American Idol, being human trafficked, creating an online community, and appreciating everything life has to offer.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Movie Review

The Movie: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Director: Tom Gormican

The Cast: Nicolas Cage, Tiffany Haddish, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Lily Mo Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris

The Story: A cash-strapped Nicolas Cage agrees to make a paid appearance at a billionaire super fan's birthday party, but is really an informant for the CIA since the billionaire fan is a drug kingpin and gets cast in a Tarantino movie.