Friday July 21 – Thursday July 27

~ Sean Gilman

Featured Film:

A Ghost Story at the Egyptian and the Lincoln Square

David Lowery’s Sundance hit is proving to be one of the more divisive art house films of the year, with critics finding its unusual mix of time-bending grief and outright silliness either deeply moving or deeply stupid. Casey Affleck plays the eponymous ghost, covered in a white sheet with cut-out eyeholes. He floats along, haunting his home, watching his wife (Rooney Mara) grieve for him, eat a pie and eventually move away, leaving him to his sad eternity. Ryan was underwhelmed by it in his review, and Evan agreed with him on our SIFF podcast, where I attempted to stick up for the film.

Playing This Week:

Admiral Theatre:

Modern Times (Charles Chaplin, 1936) Tues Only

AMC Alderwood:

Devdas (Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2002) Sun Only

Central Cinema:

The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987) Fri-Weds
Blade (Stephen Norrington, 1998) Fri-Mon, Weds
Night of the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968) Tues Only

Crest Cinema Center:

The Hero (Brett Haley) Fri-Thurs
Paris Can Wait (Eleanor Coppola) Fri-Thurs

SIFF Egyptian:

A Ghost Story (David Lowery) Fri-Thurs Our Review

Century Federal Way:

The Black Prince (Kavi Raz) Fri-Thurs
Kiki’s Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989) Dubbed Sun, Subbed Mon Our Podcast

Grand Cinema:

Maudie (Aisling Walsh) Fri-Thurs
The Hero (Brett Haley) Fri-Thurs
The Dark Side of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) Sat Only
Manifesto (Julian Rosefeldt, 2015) Tues Only Our Review
Disturbing the Peace (Stephen Apkon & Andrew Young) Thurs Only Free Screening

Grand Illusion Cinema:

Endless Poetry (Alejandro Jodorowsky) Fri-Thurs
The Wild Search (Shine Louise Houston) Thurs Only

Cinemark Lincoln Square:

A Ghost Story (David Lowery) Fri-Thurs Our Review
Fidaa (Sekhar Kammula) Fri-Thurs
Munna Michael (Sabbir Khan) Fri-Thurs
Vikram Vedha (Pushkar and Gayathri) Fri-Thurs
Jagga Jasoos (Anurag Basu) Fri-Thurs
Devdas (Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2002) Sun Only
Kiki’s Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989) Dubbed Sun, Subbed Mon Our Podcast

Regal Meridian:

City of Ghosts (Matthew Heineman) Fri-Thurs
Jagga Jasoos (Anurag Basu) Fri-Thurs
Devdas (Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2002) Sun Only
The Ancient Magus Bride (LeSean Thomas) Weds Only

Northwest Film Forum:

Like Crazy (Paolo Virzì) Fri-Sun
Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan (Linda Saffire & Adam Schlesinger) Starts Weds

AMC Oak Tree:

Scales: Mermaids Are Real (Kevan Peterson) Fri-Thurs

AMC Pacific Place:

Meow (Benny Chan) Fri-Thurs

Regal Parkway Plaza:

Jagga Jasoos (Anurag Basu) Fri-Thurs
The Hero (Brett Haley) Fri-Thurs
Devdas (Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2002) Sun Only
The Ancient Magus Bride (LeSean Thomas) Weds Only

AMC Seattle:

The Little Hours (Jeff Baena) Fri-Thurs Our Review
B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Photography (Errol Morris) Fri-Thurs

Seattle Art Museum:

The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer (Irving Reis, 1947) Thurs Only

SIFF Film Center:

Hoop Dreams (Steve James, 1994) Fri-Sun

Regal Thornton Place:

Kiki’s Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989) Sun & Mon Only Our Podcast

SIFF Uptown:

Maudie (Aisling Walsh) Fri-Thurs
The Little Hours (Jeff Baena) Fri-Thurs Our Review
Abacus (Steve James) Fri-Thurs
Landline (Gillian Robespierre) Starts Thurs Our Review
Brazil/Repo Man (Terry Gilliam, 1985/Alex Cox, 1984) Thurs Only 35mm Double Feature

Varsity Theatre:

Maudie (Aisling Walsh) Fri-Thurs
Neither Wolf nor Dog (Steven Lewis Simpson) Fri-Thurs

In Wide Release:

The Big Sick (Michael Showalter) Our Review
The Beguiled (Sofia Coppola) Our Review
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (James Gunn) Our Review

Published by Sean Gilman