The 2016 Seattle Film Awards Winners

2016 saw the establishment of the Seattle Film Nerd Party Club (actually, it’s the Seattle Film Critics Society, but I’m going to keep using my preferred moniker until it sticks, so get used to it). And like every other critic’s group, we have our own awards. The nominations came down a while back, but today brings the announcement of the winners of the 2016 Seattle Film Awards (I have my fingers crossed for a live cable-access telecast hosted by the ghost of J.P. Patches for next year).

Brent's Top Science Fiction Movies Of 2016

‘Tis the season for lists and lists and lists. I already did my top ten movies of 2016, followed by my top ten horror movies of 2016—if we’re being honest, it was a strong year for horror, so there’s a ton of crossover. Now, what the hell, it’s time for my top science fiction films of the 2016.

Brent's Top Ten Movies Of 2016 [UPDATED]

Without fail, some people grouse about how that particular 365-day journey around the sun was a bad year for movies. 2016 is no exception, a circumstance made all the more egregious because so many giant blockbusters sucked ass or, perhaps even worse, wound up inane and tepid and unmemorable in every regard.

The 2016 Seattle Film Awards Nominations

Because I’m a super fancy film critic (i.e. I spend most of my free time sitting silently in dark rooms watching movies most people never see; writing about them online, where no one reads about them, for little to no money; and talking about these movies no one sees with other likeminded obsessives—jealous?), I get to vote in super fancy end-of-the-year film critic polls. One of these is the Seattle Film Critics Society, which just announced the 2016 Seattle Film Awards nominations.

Amy Adams Makes First Contact In Full 'Arrival' Trailer [UPDATED]

UPDATED: With an international trailer that's even better. Today is a good day indeed. Check it out at the bottom of the post.

Because we live in a world where even trailers get their own marketing push, we recently saw a short trailer for the trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming alien invasion drama Arrival. The full trailer is now here to watch, and you should do that at your earliest convenience, like right this moment.

'Arrival' Trailer: Watch Amy Adams Talk To Aliens

Sci-fi is my jam, and as much as I love alien invasions where the outsiders show up and wreak havoc, the pinnacle of the genre has always been the thoughtful, brainy, human works that use the speculative trappings to hold a mirror up to society. Not that the two are necessarily mutually exclusive, but Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival promises to fall firmly into that second camp. Yesterday we got our first look at the film, and today arrives with a shiny new teaser trailer. Check it out below.

'Arrival' Photos: Your First Look At Denis Villeneuve's Alien Invasion Drama

Before he dives deep into Blade Runner 2, Denis Villeneuve is splashing around in the science fiction pool with the alien invasion drama Arrival. We still don’t know a ton about the picture, but we’ve got our first look at stars Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner thanks to two new photos.