Dan Webster reviews "The End of Oak Street"
The End of Oak Street is a standard family-in-crisis movie with a fantastical dystopian conceit, Dan Webster says.
Movie Reviews
Spokane critics Dan Webster and Nathan Weinbender give short movie reviews for nationally released films as well as those appearing at local film festivals.
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Dan Webster reviews "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"
Spider-Man: Brand New Day proves that a superhero movie can have a heart at its center, Dan Webster says.
Nathan Weinbender reviews "Wet Hot American Summer"
This weekend, the bizarre, brazenly stupid 2001 cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer returns to theaters. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a great excuse to see some brilliantly silly jokes and an all-star cast before they were stars.
Nathan Weinbender reviews "Burt"
You’ve probably never heard of the microbudget Burt, but Nathan Weinbender says this unassuming comedy about a musician and his estranged son is a buried treasure worth digging up. It’s now streaming on Kanopy.
Dan Webster reviews "Blue Heron"
Blue Heron tells the story of how one child’s emotional problems affects the other members of his family, Dan Webster says.
Dan Webster reviews "The Odyssey"
The Odyssey is less a depiction of the Homeric poem than it is a reflection of Christopher Nolan’s trademark themes, Dan Webster says.
Nathan Weinbender reviews "Tuner"
Tuner is the story of a man with musical gifts and sensitive hearing who becomes a safe cracker. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a minor but entertaining neo-noir, and it’s now available as a digital rental.
Dan Webster reviews "The Invite"
The Invite is a powerful look at marriage that echoes one of the great works of American theater, Dan Webster says.
Livia Koh reads "Portrait of Status Quo as Memorized Suburban Neighborhood”
Livia Koh reads an original poem
Nathan Weinbender reviews "Maddie's Secret"
Maddie’s Secret, from comedian John Early, is a hard film to classify. It plays like an homage to a 1980s TV movie about a woman with an eating disorder, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s a surprisingly thoughtful and sometimes absurd study of an often-mocked genre.
Dan Webster reviews “Fiume o Morte!
With his film Fiume o Morte! director Igor Berzinović uses a novel way of telling the history of a troubled city, Dan Webster says.