These are the nominees for @seattlecritics' PNW Filmmaking Award, aka the ONLY award that spotlights cinema from this region. As a bonus, see them on the big screen at #SIFF Nov 13-15, including post-screening Q&As with the filmmakers! youtu.be/xK2388GHApE

NEW REVIEW—I adored #YourMotherYourMotherYourMother and found it to be stylish, moving, and inclusive. Our writer, Anthony Marcusa, shares his take: mediaversityreviews.com/film…

NEW REVIEW—Does anyone really think making critical movies about awful people is helping the world? I agree with #Musk's message, sure, but its ~$20M budget could've gone somewhere else, or highlighted someone deserving of a real platform mediaversityreviews.com/film…

NEW POST — My final #VIFF2026 dispatch is here! These films question cultural inheritance, weighing what’s worth passing on to the next generation, and what should be left behind. #Agridulce #SendTheRain #StrongSon mediaversityrev.medium.com/v…

Tasveer Film Festival @TasveerOrg is running 10/13-18 in Seattle. I saw a lovely short film #AmericanFabric—it's screening at 4:30–7:19pm at House 03 (Tasveer Film Center, 4812 Rainier Ave S) for anyone in the area ❤️ Trailer: vimeo.com/1133307325

NEW REVIEW—Every once in awhile, we dig into some of TV's most enduring shows and consider how they've shaped audiences' views of women, people of color, and queer characters. How does #LawAndOrder stack up? @moniqueblognet writes: mediaversityreviews.com/tv-r…

NEW FEATURE—I had a wonderful first outing to #VIFF! After seeing 20 movies, I'm working on my capsule reviews and would like to share my first dispatch, which gathers thoughts on Native films: #Ceremony #TurtleIslandRap #SmudgeTheBlades #Seventeen mediaversityrev.medium.com/v…

Hey hey if you're in the Seattle area, horror-thriller #GreenRoom is playing at @nwfilmforum on Wed 10/14, hosted by @seattlecritics. Get your spooky season on! Tickets: nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1…

NEW REVIEW—I'm kicking off my first-ever #VIFFest with Filipino Canadian docu-hybrid #FirstComesLoveNakabingwit, a heartfelt look at the trials of tribulations (and compassion) that comes from being in an interracial relationship, premiering tomorrow: mediaversityreviews.com/film…

NEW REVIEW—#PracticalMagic2 has its issues, but it doesn't deserve a 36% splat on Rotten Tomatoes. Our writer Jose Solís shares his thoughts, the good and the bad: mediaversityreviews.com/film…

NEW REVIEW—As #Pluribus comes off its six #Emmy wins and we wait for further news of Season 2, our writer Sam Huang shares why we stan this show at Mediaversity: mediaversityreviews.com/tv-r…

Thank you @KUOW and @DyerOxley for having me on to talk all things Keanu Reeves! I enjoyed the conversation with fellow Seattle-based critic Tim Hall. Listen here: omny.fm/shows/seattle-now/my…

NEW REVIEW — I've played the original #ResidentEvil, watched the aughts-era movies, and checked out Zach Cregger's new reboot ... and enjoyed Cregger's hilarious interpretation the most. It's not the best on inclusion, but it's a helluva ride anyway: mediaversityreviews.com/film…

NEW REVIEW—Touching family drama #AhGirl had its North American premiere at #TIFF26, and it's one to watch: mediaversityreviews.com/film…

NEW REVIEW—#TheEndOfOakStreet is more inclusive than you might think. Our writer, Jose Solís, explains: mediaversityreviews.com/film…

NEW REVIEW—The weekend is underway, baby! Spend it shoulder-shimmying in your seat with new theatrical release #FindingEmily. I had a blast mediaversityreviews.com/film…

NEW REVIEW—Really emphasizing the "fiction" in science-fiction is #TheDogStars' exclusionary worldview. Critic Anthony Marcusa shares his first Mediaversity piece: mediaversityreviews.com/film…

What great news to wake up to! Excited to join @seattlecritics—my first ever critics society 😀 Thank you @EclecticHutch and all for the invite, and for the warm PNW (oxymoron??) welcome since I moved out here a few years ago.