A month of animation films, of all kinds!
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.
Youngblood (2025)
A rookie hockey player has to choose between his father’s brutal code of violence or his coach’s approach to unified teamwork in this remake of the 1986 film of the same name.
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.
Short Film For You [Ani-May 2026]
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
The Punisher: One Last Kill [2026]
Frank Castle continues to wrestle with his past, both in his family and repercussions from his vigilantism, in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s underwhelming Punisher: One Last Kill, now on Disney+.