There are lots of events happening this weekend, but if you’re in the mood for a good old fashioned dinner and a movie, you also have lots of options. Our critics have picked the best movies playing in Seattle this weekend, from Bridesmaids to the Pioneers of African-American Cinema series to the continued run of How to Be Single. If you’re still not satisfied with these options, check out our complete movie times listings, or our Things To Do calendar.
NEW RELEASES
1. 10 Cloverfield Lane
It starts conventionally: with a crash. Our heroine, Michelle, is driven off the road by a truck and careens into a nearby ditch. She twists and turns and flips – then, for the next two hours, 10 Cloverfield Lane takes us through its own wild ride. Essentially, what Dan Trachtenberg (a new face to the directing scene) has done is presented a compelling genre movie in a blender. Thriller and sci-fi. Sci-fi and mystery. Mystery and horror. They combine and intertwine and coexist so fluently, it’s often difficult to tell what kind of movie you’re seeing. But one thing’s for certain: It’s damn good stuff. JACOB LICHTY
2. Knight of Cups
Leaning hard into Malick’s trend toward abstraction, Knight of Cups—which deals with things as tangible as sex and earthquakes, but also spends time in orbit, watching auroras twist across the surface of the earth—can feel like watching Malick try to out-Malick Malick. True, Knight of Cups might not be for everybody—hell, it definitely won’t be for everybody—but for those of us who have followed Malick this far, it can feel like nothing less than a gift.
