Three boosters find themselves in the middle of an anti-capitalist sci-fi caper in Boots Riley’s hilarious, raucous, and over-the-top satire, I Love Boosters. Presented as the opening selection at the Seattle International Film Festival, it now enters wide release on May 22nd.
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Five Quick Reviews! [SIFF2026]
Bob checks in with five more short (but longer than capsule) reviews for the Seattle International Film Festival, 2026. Keep reading for reviews of Quince (Fifteen), Lady, Chili Finger, Sons of the Neon Night, and The Big Cheese!
Sound Visions Shorts Program [SIFF2026]
Sound Visions offers eight shorts from Washington State filmmakers in Seattle International Film Festival’s ShortsFest.
Obsession [2026] [SIFF2026]
A young man makes a wish for the love of his crush. It doesn’t go well for anyone in Curry Barker’s bleak but captivating Obsession. Now on wide release, it also played at the Seattle International Film Festival.
SIFF Capsule Reviews [2026] [SIFF2026]
Bob presents five seventy-five-word reviews for Seattle International Film Festival features: Beat the Lotto, Body Blow, Franz, Ghost in the Machine, and Hen.
Assets & Liabilities (plus a short!) [2026] [SIFF2026]
On a day off from his duties, a dissaffected suburban dad connects with a skater kid who reminds him of his lost youth in Zach Weintraub’s Assets & Liabilities; presented as part of the Seattle International Film Festival 2026, along with the short film The Last Cinnamon Roll.
RADIOHEART: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole [2026] [SIFF2026]
The life and stories of legendary Seattle DJ and personality Kevin Cole are explored in Peter Hilgendorf & Andrew Franks’s charming documentary RADIOHEART: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole, presented as part of the Seattle International Film Festival. Continue reading