Every year, the Seattle International Film Festival brings hundreds of movies of all kinds to the Puget Sound. Nathan Weinbender gives his first overview of some of the best titles that the festival has to offer.

If you’re a Nicolas Cage fan, you wait with great anticipation for his weird ones. “The Surfer” is definitely that. Nathan Weinbender says it’s an intriguing psychedelic head trip — and yes, Cage goes wild.

“The Shrouds” is the latest from depraved Canadian auteur David Cronenberg, a typically odd film about technology and death. It’s an acquired taste, but Nathan Weinbender says it’s fascinating, rewarding and oddly funny.

"The Ballad of Wallis Island" is about a disgruntled musician, his former partner, and the superfan who brings them back together. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a charming little comedy, especially if you like a distinctly British brand of wit.

“Cuckoo” is the latest in the recent string of artsy horror films, the story of a family experiencing odd goings-on at a German resort. Nathan Weinbender says that it’s made with terrific style and atmosphere, but the story doesn’t sustain itself to the end.

Nathan Weinbender says Maggie Gyllenhaal's first film as director is strange and haunting, and Olivia Colman gives one of the best performances of the year.

The Netflix offering “Don’t Look Up” is an allegory about life in today’s United States, Dan Webster says in his review.

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson returns to the 1970s with "Licorice Pizza," which has been getting some of the best reviews of the year. Nathan…

"The Humans" won the Tony Award for best play in 2016, and now it's a feature film streaming on Showtime. But Nathan Weinbender says this is no ordinary…

Aaron Sorkin's "Being the Ricardos" follows an intense week in the life of Lucille Ball and husband Desi Arnaz, Dan Webster says in his review.