‘Dune’ review: Remarkable new film gets everything right, from the cast to the sandworms WATCH
Director Denis Villeneuve made this film for fellow fans. But he also made it for people who have never read Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi...
Soren Andersen
Soren Andersen has been writing about movies since he was in high school, back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. He has written for papers in Southern California and Washington, and was the staff critic at the News Tribune in Tacoma for 25 years.
‘The Last Duel’ review: Matt Damon, Adam Driver face off in Ridley Scott’s well-staged medieval epic WATCH
A woman's accusation unleashes a cascade of events that culminates in a duel to the death. Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck...
‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ review: Tom Hardy sequel is a full-bore monster mash WATCH
Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson go at it as the film's two monsters in screechy fight scenes that shatter the scenery and the eardrums.
‘East of the Mountains’ review: Tom Skerritt shines as an ill man journeying home from Seattle WATCH
Loosely based on the 1999 novel of the same title by Bainbridge Island author David Guterson, this intimate movie charts a man's journey from Seattle...
‘The Card Counter’ review: Oscar Isaac, with quiet intensity, is this film’s ace player WATCH
“The Card Counter” is the Oscar Isaac Show. So much so that it’s almost as though there is no one else in it.
‘Flag Day’ review: Family turmoil flies in Sean Penn drama, featuring his real-life daughter WATCH
A woman's life is thrust into turmoil by the actions of her incorrigibly irresponsible father. The family drama stars Sean Penn, who also directs, and...
‘Hunting Bigfoot’ review: Seattle-based filmmaker follows a man obsessed with finding Sasquatch WATCH
Local filmmaker Taylor Guterson captures John Green as he trekked and searched for "the Primate" in the North Bend/Snoqualmie area.
‘Free Guy’ review: The plot is nothing special — but Ryan Reynolds is worth a trip to the theater WATCH
In “Free Guy,” Ryan Reynolds is Guy — a cheery bank teller who comes to realize he’s a minor character in a video game. Think...
‘The Suicide Squad’ review: New supervillains add to the bloody-minded fun WATCH
James Gunn, who made “Guardians of the Galaxy” such an unhinged delight, masterfully mixes humor and bloodshed and manages to give a surprising number of...
‘Stillwater’ review: Well-acted Matt Damon drama, patterned after the Amanda Knox case, implodes WATCH
Matt Damon stars as an American who travels to the French port city of Marseille on a quest to free his daughter (Abigail Breslin) from...