They're Watching is a found footage horror comedy written and directed by Jay Lender and Micah Wright and follows the crew of an American home improvement show and their run in with a very strange village in eastern Europe. The movie features acting performances by Brigid Brannagh, David Alpay, Carrie Genzel, Kris Lemche, Mia Faith, and Dimitri Diatchenko.
Triple 9 is a crime thriller written by Matt Cook and directed by John Hillcoat (Lawless, The Road). The film features an all star cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Gal Gadot, Norman Reedus, Teresa Palmer, Michael Kenneth Williams, Clifton Collins Jr., Michelle Ang, and Terence Rosemore.
Hey, Seahawks fans, check out who's going to be at Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) this year! Seattle Seahawks defensive stars Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner will be playing video games and taking photos with attendees to help open up the 14th edition of the Pacific Northwest's most popular pop culture celebration!
Emerald City Comicon just keeps getting bigger and bigger with even more special events for comic book fans than ever before so I am going to be covering as much of it as I can right here on TwoOhSix.com! For the first time, Image EXPO is teaming up with ReedPOP for "Image EXPO 2016" in Partnership with Emerald City Comicon. Held in Seattle, Washington, Image EXPO will bring Fans a new slate of exciting Creator announcements.
The Confirmation is a film produced, written, and directed by Bob Nelson who was a staple on Almost Live, a Seattle sketch comedy show. The movie features acting performances by Clive Owen, Maria Bello, Jaeden Lieberher, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tim Blake Nelson, Robert Forster, and Matthew Modine.
Now that we've seen what the opening act (DCCU) has to offer, it's time to get ready for the headliner (MCU) to take the stage. This video, made by the fine folks at the MCU Exchange website, is seriously one of the most amazing fan made videos I have ever seen and they do a great job of Pulling the whole Marvel universe together, including the TV shows.
Oh man, that moment when they blend the two versions of Steve Rogers saying "I can do this all day." Did you get a little emotional? If this video doesn't get you excited for Civil War, I don't know what would!
Captain America: Civil War will be released in theaters on May 6th and features an all star cast including Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olson, Sebastian Stan, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Rudd, Paul Bettany, Frank Grillo, Jeremy Renner, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Mackie, Daniel Brühl, Don Cheadle, Marissa Tomei, Emily VanCamp, William Hurt, and Tom Holland.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the second installment in Warner Brothers Studios' DC Comics Cinematic Universe (Man of Steel) and was directed by Zack Snyder. The movie features Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in the title roles along with Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Gal Gadot, Scoot McNairy, Callan Mulvey, Tao Okamoto, Michael Shannon, Ray Fisher, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Eye in the Sky is a film directed by Gavin Hood (Ender's Game) based off of a screenplay by Guy Hibbert. The movie features acting performances by Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Phoebe Fox, Ebby Weyime, Babou Ceesay, Richard McCabe, Jeremy Northam, Monica Dolan, Kim Englebrecht, Lex King, and Iain Glen.
Yes, I know this is a movie review website, but I just have to take a moment to tell you about one of the funkiest, realest, and downright coolest people on the planet. Her name is Kawehi. She is incredibly creative, she makes music with a style that is as sassy as it is sophisticated, and her live shows are the type of communal experience you do not want to miss.
The Divergent Series: Allegiant - Part 1, directed by Robert Schwentke (R.I.P.D.), is the latest installment in the series of films adapted from the young adult novels which were written by Veronica Roth. The movie stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Octavia Spencer, Ansel Elgort, Keiynan Lionsdale, Maggie Q, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Stevenson, Mekhi Phifer, and Ashley Judd.
The Other Side of the Door is a horror film about a woman who is struggling with the loss of a child. The movie was written and directed by Johannes Roberts and stars Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky, Logan Creran, and Suchitra Pillai.
Race, directed by Stephen Hopkins, tells the story of Jesse Owens who was once known as the fastest man in the world. The film stars Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton, Carice van Houten, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt, David Cross, Jonathan Higgins, Amanda Crew, Barnaby Metschurat, Shamier Anderson, Emma Owens, and Henry Owens.
The Finest Hours, presented by Disney Pictures and directed by Craig Gillespie, is based on a true story and is adapted from the book written by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias. The movie features acting performances by Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Kyle Gallner, John Magaro, and Graham McTavish.
10 Cloverfield Lane is a science fiction thriller from producer J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and was directed by Dan Trachtenberg who is making his feature film debut. The movie features acting performances by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr.
London Has Fallen, directed by Babak Najafi, is the sequel to the 2013 action film Olympus Has Fallen. The movie features the return of Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman to their starring roles along with Alon Aboutboul, Waleed Zuaiter, Radha Mitchell, Angela Bassett, Jackie Earle Haley, Robert Forster, Melissa Leo, Colin Salmon, and Charlotte Riley.
Zootopia is the latest animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios and was co directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush. The film features the voice talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, and Shakira.
The Witch, a horror movie based off of 1600's New England folk tales, was written and directed by Robert Eggers. The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, and Julian Richings.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, is based off of the book "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan" by Kim Parker. The movie stars Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott, Billy Bob Thornton, and Nicholas Braun.
This was my first time either attending the Seattle Asian American Film Festival and I was very impressed with the three days of programming that was put together by the all volunteer staff. Every film that I saw played to a packed house at Seattle's Northwest Film Forum and the entire event was very well organized from ticket sales to post screening Q&A sessions. Below you will find reviews of each of the films I watched as well as my "TwoOhSix Festival Favorite".
