Sara Michelle Fetters

3 weeks ago | moviefreak.com | Sean Byrne |Sara Michelle Fetters

Sharks Bite, but it’s the Human Predator to be Wary of in Dangerous AnimalsSurfer Zephyr (Hassie Harrison) is a loner who lives out of her van. The American ex-pat is in Australia running away from a past she refuses to talk about, and even when she allows herself to get close to someone — like the young, handsome, and selflessly kind Moses (Josh Heuston) — it’s only for a one-night stand (if that long).

4 weeks ago | moviefreak.com | Sara Michelle Fetters

Nothing Legendary About the Latest Installment in the Karate Kid UniverseOn the 40th anniversary 4K Ultra-HD release of 1984’s The Karate Kid, there is a lively audio commentary from the creators of the Netflix series Cobra Kai: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg. There’s not much in the way of behind-the-scenes or making-of tidbits, they were kids when the film was first released to theaters, but it’s still a loving, reverential, and highly entertaining track nonetheless.

1 month ago | moviefreak.com | Sara Michelle Fetters

Endearingly Chaotic Lilo & Stitch Warmly Tugs at the HeartstringsIt’s not a high bar, but as far as the semi-recent string of Disney live-action remakes of their animated favorites are concerned (starting for better and for worse — much, much worse — with Tim Burton’s 2010 monster box office smash Alice in Wonderland), I’m inclined to say I find the studio’s new take on Lilo & Stitch to be one of their better efforts.

1 month ago | moviefreak.com | Sara Michelle Fetters

An Uneven Return to Shadyside High with the Creatively Gory Fear Street: Prom QueenIt’s time for prom at Shadyside High, and all of the class of 1988 “it” girls are gunning to be queen. Tiffany Falconer (Fina Strazza) is the unquestioned frontrunner, especially as she’s got the other four members of her close-knit clique running alongside her to guarantee she gets the majority of the votes.

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Sara Michelle Fetters

When Three Dollar Bill Cinema announced in April that, on the 30th anniversary of the Seattle Queer Film Festival and the 20th anniversary of TRANSlations: Seattle Trans Film Festival, both would be celebrated in a combined event July 10-12, it sent shock waves throughout the local independent film community. Redubbed the Seattle Queer & Trans Film Festival, the choice to meld the two programs into one for their pearl and china celebrations was not made lightly.