by aaron | Sep 3, 2008 | reviews
This is another film that I reviewed at the Seattle International Film Festival in the summer of 2005. Though it’s completely different in most ways, the movie reminded me a good deal of a less expensive version of Mystic River: a very well-acted poorly written...
by aaron | Sep 3, 2008 | reviews
Murderball is a movie that tracks the men’s paraplegic rugby team on their quest to win gold at the Athens Paralympic Games. If that doesn’t grab your attention, then perhaps it’s time for a pulse-check, which, given this movie’s intensity,...
by aaron | Sep 3, 2008 | reviews
I saw this film at the 2005 Seattle International Film Festival. I really enjoyed it at the time, though I have a sneaking suspicion that if I saw it now, several years later, I’d feel quite differently. Ah youthful exuberance… The film was written by...
by aaron | Sep 3, 2008 | reviews
Junebug was one of those independent movies that excited critics worldwide, with one small (and highly egotistic) exception being me. I found the whole experience laborious and have since recommended it be used in clinical settings as a cure for insomnia. I’ve...
by aaron | Sep 3, 2008 | reviews
Noviembre is a Spanish movie that I saw at the 2003 Seattle International Film Festival. This was my first experience reviewing movies at SIFF, and this was by far the best film I saw at that summer’s festival. The movie follows a troupe of street performers and...