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Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 30, 2026 3/4 This is no easy peg on which to hang a movie, and to be sure, “Gentle Monster” is no easy watch (though we see no children in peril). But Kreutzer...here has a performer who can carry us through. Go to Full Review Gentle Monster (2026) 69% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 30, 2026 3.5/4 “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” isn’t remotely a hopeful story, but it’s a lovely reminder that the best special effect in movies is the same as it’s ever been: a truly gifted actor. Go to Full Review The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) 97% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 27, 2026 3/4 It’s a delicious premise whose only problem is that Mirren’s screen time is limited. Go to Full Review A Talent for Murder (2026) 78% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 26, 2026 2/4 It’s a gentle, lovely book, and it needed to come to screen with the lightest of touche... Unfortunately, the new version directed by Taika Waititi (adapted by Waititi and Dahvi Waller) never quite finds that delicacy. Go to Full Review Klara and the Sun (2026) 26% - -

Chase Hutchinson Seattle Times Oct 20, 2026 3/4 The beauty the film brings to life is a gift to be treasured, but it’s also a fragile one that can be lost with painful speed. Go to Full Review Wildwood (2026) 99% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 16, 2026 3/4 Overall, Oakley finds a beautiful sense of place and a quiet happily-ever-after that feels entirely earned. Go to Full Review Sense and Sensibility (2026) 78% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 16, 2026 2.5/4 Eleazar, a Brit who’s best known stateside for the Apple TV series “Slow Horses,” is a revelation. Her Misty has a determined, confident walk, like she’s perpetually ready to march into better lighting, and a gaze that could freeze the L.A. sun. Go to Full Review Misty Green (2026) 61% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 14, 2026 4/4 As a crucial player says late in the film, smiling, “It’s very complicated.” “You Can See Everything” isn’t a conventional documentary, but I know this: It’s a great one. Go to Full Review You Can See Everything (2026) 96% - -

Chase Hutchinson Seattle Times Oct 9, 2026 4/4 The framing of the film then becomes a journalistic and cinematic coup, challenging us to begin to confront how easily societies (including our own) become complicit in ongoing violence. Go to Full Review NAZA (2026) 100% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 8, 2026 2.5/4 The Social Reckoning, though but a pale shadow of The Social Network, moves along snappily and provides a welcome, if rather late, warning about the dangers of getting our information from a source not necessarily invested in truth. Go to Full Review The Social Reckoning (2026) 54% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Oct 2, 2026 1.5/4 Whatever the consciousness level of Verity herself might be, “Verity” is definitely comatose. Go to Full Review Verity (2026) 31% - -

Chase Hutchinson Seattle Times Oct 1, 2026 3.5/4 "Chronovisor," an eerie, evocative work of pseudo sci-fi horror, feels less like a film constructed by people and more like one excavated from the dark recesses of a nightmare. Go to Full Review Chronovisor (2026) 96% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Sep 30, 2026 2/5 The time is right for a satire about climate change, but a satire should leave us a little uncomfortable, a little more thoughtful, a little bit changed. “Digger” just leaves us exhausted. Go to Full Review Digger (2026) 53% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Sep 28, 2026 4/4 Man and dog and their connection are the elements that grip the audience and never let go from beginning to end. Thanks to that, this “Beast” is singularly moving. Go to Full Review Heart of the Beast (2026) 84% - -

Nicole Pasia Seattle Times Sep 25, 2026 3.5/4 In the face of high expectations, “Forgotten Island” delivers an animated spectacle that takes viewers on a decidedly unforgettable adventure with a hearty “Tayo na!” (“Let’s go!”) Go to Full Review Forgotten Island (2026) 95% - -

Chase Hutchinson Seattle Times Sep 23, 2026 2.5/4 On a technical and performance level, you’d be hard-pressed to find a film this year as adept at taking the internal psychopathy of its fraught subject and externalizing it as "Primetime" does. Go to Full Review Primetime (2026) 86% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Sep 23, 2026 3.5/4 Watching it is a pleasure; Wladyka, who made “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” as a tribute to his ballroom-dancing mother, effortlessly combines a gentle exploration of heartbreak with a whimsical tribute to those who love dance. Go to Full Review Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026) 91% - -

Dominic Baez Seattle Times Sep 16, 2026 4/4 At a taut 90 minutes, “Resident Evil” is everything I’ve ever wanted in a “RE” film: It’s scary, it’s clever, and it feels like it could be an “RE” game but doesn’t just do a shot-for-shot remake of an already existing game. Go to Full Review Resident Evil (2026) 96% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Sep 14, 2026 3/4 Other than its two-hour runtime, there’s not much to distinguish the movie from an episode of the show, but that’s probably as it should be: When a beloved series becomes a movie, there’s no reason, or desire, to reinvent the wheel. Go to Full Review Call My Agent! The Movie (2026) 90% - -

Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Sep 11, 2026 2/4 Other than Bullock, there just isn’t much here Go to Full Review Practical Magic 2 (2026) 36% - -