The Kings of Summer - Movie Review

The Kings of Summer is a coming of age tale written by Chris Galletta and directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts both of whom are making their feature film debuts. Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, and Moises Arias play three teenage friends who set out on a mission to gain their independence, but end up learning that leaving family and civilization behind may not always be the best option.

The Hangover Part III - Movie Review

The Hangover Part III brings the wolfpack back together for another crazy ride, but this time there is no bachelor party and no one is getting married. This time around writer and director Todd Phillips sends the crew on a mission that brings all of their adventures back full circle. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Ken Jeong all return to their roles and John Goodman joins the cast as a new villain.

Teddy Bears (SIFF 2013) - Movie Review

Teddy Bears is a movie written, produced, and directed, by Thomas Beatty (along with co-director Rebecca Fishman) and features a relatively unknown cast including David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, and Ahna O'Reilly as well as Beatty's own father, Ned Beatty. This is more than your standard tale of love between long time friends as the concept is taken to the extreme when one member of a vacationing group proposes an orgy to help him get through a personal crisis.

Epic (SIFF 2013) - Movie Review

Now that the eco-trilogy of Ferngully, Avatar, and Epic is complete...oh wait...its not a trilogy? Oh. Well, never mind all that. Either way, Epic does fit in nicely as a kid friendly tale that contains a not so subtle message about protecting forests and having respect for nature. Twentieth Century Fox Animation continues its long time collaboration with director Chris Wedge (Ice Age, Robots) and assembles an all star cast including Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, and Christoph Waltz.

Touchy Feely Red Carpet - SIFF 2013

On Saturday, May 25th, Lynn Shelton, Tomo Nakayama, Alycia Delmore, and other cast and crew members were on hand at the Egyptian Theater for a Q&A session following a screening of Touchy Feely at the Seattle International Film Festival.