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SIFF: Angel of Evil

Friday, June 17th, 2011

by Ryan Macdonald My apologies for being two weeks late with these reviews. I may have bitten off more than I could chew in closing out SIFF this year, but I definitely had fun. Sunday, June 5, I clocked out from work and went straight to the Egyptian Theater for an afternoon showing of Michele […]

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Reversion: Mia Trachinger

Friday, June 10th, 2011

by Ryan Macdonald Today is going to be a good day. Today, I will go after that promotion. I will finally ask that cute girl at Starbucks for her number. I will seize life by the horns. Today is going to be a good day. This is how normal people might start their day. They […]

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SIFF: We are the Night

Monday, May 30th, 2011

by Ryan Macdonald Returning to the scene of the crime, I managed to get to The Egyptian Theater 15 minutes late for the US premiere screening of Wir sind die Nacht (We Are the Night) Lena (Karoline Herfurth) is a young woman in Berlin, lost in life and moving from club to club with the […]

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SIFF: The Last Circus

Monday, May 30th, 2011

by Ryan Macdonald True film buff that I am, I decided the best way to spend Saturday night of Memorial Day weekend was at The Egyptian Theater in downtown Seattle for a midnight showing of Alex de la Iglesia’s newest film, Balada triste de trompeta (The Last Circus) It was totally worth it until I […]

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SIFF: John Carpenter’s The Ward

Friday, May 27th, 2011

by Ryan Macdonald My next review was supposed to be on If a Tree Falls: A Story of the ELF, which I showed up for at Harvard Exit Wednesday evening. Two minutes in, the lights came back up, and we were informed that there was a “technical difficulty” that required everyone to “evacuate” the building. […]

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SIFF: Tyrannosaur

Friday, May 27th, 2011

by Ryan Macdonald After a two day “break” to work my “regular job”, I slept in and lazily made my way to The Neptune Theater for an afternoon showing of Paddy Considine’s directorial debut, Tyrannosaur, starring Peter Mullen, Olivia Colman, and Eddie Marsan. You could say this film is about a lot of things. It’s […]

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