Movie Reviews

The Netflix streaming feature “The Beast in Me” is a flawed-but-intense study of grief, revenge and sociopathy, Dan Webster says.

Richard Linklater’s Netflix feature “Blue Moon” is a study in failed dreams and lifelong regret, Dan Webster says.

Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is a love letter to the French New Wave, Dan Webster says.

Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams” is a visual meditation on loss, the nature of grief and the healing power of nature, Dan Webster says.

Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning “It Was Just an Accident,” now playing at the Magic Lantern, follows one man’s tireless attempts to justify revenge. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a propulsive thriller and a blistering...

In The Mastermind, Josh O’Connor is a 1970s family man who briefly moonlights as an art thief. Nathan Weinbender says this quiet, low-key drama is one of director Kelly Reichardt’s best.

Rebecca Miller’s 5-part Apple TV series “Mr. Scorsese” is an entertaining crash course in the revered director’s work. It may be preaching to the converted, Nathan Weinbender says, but the women in Scorsese’s life offer...

Julianne Moore plays a desperate mother and Sydney Sweeney is her troubled daughter in the neo-noir “Echo Valley.” Nathan Weinbender says the film, streaming on Apple+, is a well-made diversion that could have been a...

Inspired by expansive lists recently published in the New York Times and Rolling Stone, Nathan Weinbender picks his 10 favorite films of the 21st century so far.

“Materialists” is Celine Song’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed darling “Past Lives.” It looks like an all-star rom-com, but Nathan Weinbender says its looks are deceiving.

Every year, the Seattle International Film Festival brings hundreds of movies of all kinds to the Puget Sound. Nathan Weinbender gives his first overview of some of the best titles that the festival has to offer.

If you’re a Nicolas Cage fan, you wait with great anticipation for his weird ones. “The Surfer” is definitely that. Nathan Weinbender says it’s an intriguing psychedelic head trip — and yes, Cage goes wild.

“The Shrouds” is the latest from depraved Canadian auteur David Cronenberg, a typically odd film about technology and death. It’s an acquired taste, but Nathan Weinbender says it’s fascinating, rewarding and oddly funny.

"The Ballad of Wallis Island" is about a disgruntled musician, his former partner, and the superfan who brings them back together. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a charming little comedy, especially if you like a...

“Cuckoo” is the latest in the recent string of artsy horror films, the story of a family experiencing odd goings-on at a German resort. Nathan Weinbender says that it’s made with terrific style and atmosphere, but the...

Nathan Weinbender says Maggie Gyllenhaal's first film as director is strange and haunting, and Olivia Colman gives one of the best performances of the year.

The Netflix offering “Don’t Look Up” is an allegory about life in today’s United States, Dan Webster says in his review.

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson returns to the 1970s with "Licorice Pizza," which has been getting some of the best reviews of the year. Nathan Weinbender says it's not quite a PTA masterpiece, but it still...

"The Humans" won the Tony Award for best play in 2016, and now it's a feature film streaming on Showtime. But Nathan Weinbender says this is no ordinary stage adaptation -- in fact, it almost plays out like...

Aaron Sorkin's "Being the Ricardos" follows an intense week in the life of Lucille Ball and husband Desi Arnaz, Dan Webster says in his review.