Monos - SIFF 2019 Capsule Review

The Movie: Monos

The Director: Alejandro Landes

The Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Moises Arias, Sofia Buenaventura, Deiby Rueda, Karen Quintero

The Story: On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.

The Review:
Director and co-writer Alejandro Landes takes a group of teenage guerrilla soldiers and shoves them through an intensely brutal trip through the jungles of South America. The dark nature of the story is offset and balanced out by the stunningly beautiful cinematography which combined makes for an at times difficult yet ultimately rewarding experience.


Monos is an official selection of the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival.


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Q Ball - SIFF 2019 Documentary Review

The Documentary: Q Ball

The Director: Michael Tolajian

The Story: Documentary that explores a group of men incarcerated at San Quentin who play for the penitentiary's basketball team.

Sword of Trust - SIFF 2019 Capsule Review

The Movie: Sword of Trust

The Director: Lynn Shelton

The Cast: Marc Maron, Jon Bass, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, Toby Huss, Dan Bakkedahl, Lynn Shelton

The Review:
Director and co-writer Lynn Shelton proves once again that she is an expert film maker and multi talented artist who isn't afraid to poke fun at just about any topic she can find. This is one of those movies that sort of sneaks up on you with how genuinely funny it is which I believe is in large part due to the brilliant work turned in by the entire cast, including Shelton herself.


Sword of Trust is the official Opening Night Gala selection of the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival.


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Tolkien - Movie Review

The Movie: Tolkien

The Director: Dome Karukoski

The Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Patrick Gibson, Anthony Boyle, Tom Glynn-Carney, Derek Jacobi

The Story: The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.

TwoOhSix Picks - 2019 Seattle International Film Festival Part 1

The 45th annual Seattle International Film Festival is upon us with over 400 films spread out across 25 days at several different venues in the greater Seattle area. As always, I will be watching movies like crazy, posting reviews, and talking to a few film makers along the way. For now, here is a list of the movies that have caught my attention as the ones not to be missed during this year's festivities. The films are listed alphabetically and the post is split into two parts, this being part one. Look for a link to part two at the bottom of this post.