Ryan Bordow
@ryanbordow.bsky.social
Critic at AZBigMedia, member of the Seattle Film Critics Society, theology devotee, and beloved household name (may depend on household).
I’m gonna start over here in 2025.
December 10, 2024 at 7:48 PM
I’m gonna start over here in 2025.
THE TASTE OF THINGS is opening a lot of places. It’s really lovely.
February 14, 2024 at 11:02 PM
THE TASTE OF THINGS is opening a lot of places. It’s really lovely.
I will also re-up my KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON review as it’s on Apple TV today. If you haven’t seen it, carve out a few hours!
Review: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' is the work of a master - AZ Big Media
Killers of the Flower Moon tells the true story of the Osage Reign of Terror, a series of murders wrought by a cabal of wealthy whites.
azbigmedia.com
January 12, 2024 at 8:22 PM
I will also re-up my KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON review as it’s on Apple TV today. If you haven’t seen it, carve out a few hours!
The Seattle Film Critics Society has settled on our top 10 movies of the year!
I nominated only two of these—can you guess which?
I nominated only two of these—can you guess which?
Here are the 10 best films of 2023 as voted on by our members 📽️
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest
We'll share the winner & the rest of our awards in Jan.
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest
We'll share the winner & the rest of our awards in Jan.
December 19, 2023 at 11:58 PM
The Seattle Film Critics Society has settled on our top 10 movies of the year!
I nominated only two of these—can you guess which?
I nominated only two of these—can you guess which?
I and some other members of the Seattle Film Critics Society spent the last year narrowing down movies for our best of the PNW award. Here’s our top 5!
•DREAMIN' WILD
•EVEN HELL HAS ITS HEROES
•FANTASY A GETS A MATTRESS
•RICHLAND
•SHOWING UP
More info here: seattlefilmcritics.com/2023/11/07/s...
•DREAMIN' WILD
•EVEN HELL HAS ITS HEROES
•FANTASY A GETS A MATTRESS
•RICHLAND
•SHOWING UP
More info here: seattlefilmcritics.com/2023/11/07/s...
The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Announces Nominees for 2023 Pacific Northwest Filmmaking Awa...
The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Announces Nominees for Second Annual Pacific Northwest Filmmaking Award and Local Screenings at SIFF Cinema Egyptian in December Since 2022, the Seattle Film Cr...
seattlefilmcritics.com
November 8, 2023 at 3:03 AM
I and some other members of the Seattle Film Critics Society spent the last year narrowing down movies for our best of the PNW award. Here’s our top 5!
•DREAMIN' WILD
•EVEN HELL HAS ITS HEROES
•FANTASY A GETS A MATTRESS
•RICHLAND
•SHOWING UP
More info here: seattlefilmcritics.com/2023/11/07/s...
•DREAMIN' WILD
•EVEN HELL HAS ITS HEROES
•FANTASY A GETS A MATTRESS
•RICHLAND
•SHOWING UP
More info here: seattlefilmcritics.com/2023/11/07/s...
the suggested search at the bottom took me right out
November 5, 2023 at 2:23 AM
the suggested search at the bottom took me right out
PRISCILLA is a restrained and respectful but largely inert affair that can lose its subject in the details of her context. My review:
Review: There’s an emptiness to 'Priscilla' that needs real character - AZ Big Media
There’s an emptiness to Priscilla that needs real character. Rarely does a film so delicate and restrained leave me wanting for so much bluster.
azbigmedia.com
November 3, 2023 at 9:51 PM
PRISCILLA is a restrained and respectful but largely inert affair that can lose its subject in the details of her context. My review:
playing Alien: Isolation for a hit of the old logo
October 27, 2023 at 5:38 PM
playing Alien: Isolation for a hit of the old logo
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON finds Scorsese looking inward for historical reckoning and outward for spiritual transcendence.
My review:
My review:
Review: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' is the work of a master - AZ Big Media
Killers of the Flower Moon tells the true story of the Osage Reign of Terror, a series of murders wrought by a cabal of wealthy whites.
azbigmedia.com
October 20, 2023 at 11:08 PM
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON finds Scorsese looking inward for historical reckoning and outward for spiritual transcendence.
My review:
My review:
Had the thought “I wonder what the Levant discourse looks like on Bluesky” and now I need to live in the wilderness for a week.
October 16, 2023 at 8:40 PM
Had the thought “I wonder what the Levant discourse looks like on Bluesky” and now I need to live in the wilderness for a week.
Now watching my kid self’s favorite movie for the first time since I was a kid:
October 12, 2023 at 3:41 AM
Now watching my kid self’s favorite movie for the first time since I was a kid:
You’re telling me Mr. “Mob Mentality Was the Real Michael” misunderstood The Exorcist??
October 4, 2023 at 5:17 PM
You’re telling me Mr. “Mob Mentality Was the Real Michael” misunderstood The Exorcist??
My review of THE CREATOR, an admirable misfire:
Review: 'The Creator' thuds from its rare heights - AZ Big Media
The Creator begs the moral question: If AI decide to nuke Los Angeles, what does that say about the species they’re modeled after?
azbigmedia.com
September 29, 2023 at 11:08 PM
My review of THE CREATOR, an admirable misfire:
“A story that deserves to be told.” -imax, instagram comment, 2023
September 28, 2023 at 6:28 PM
“A story that deserves to be told.” -imax, instagram comment, 2023
Weekend watch #1
September 25, 2023 at 11:39 PM
Weekend watch #1
Ok, update.
I haven’t been on the movie grind lately because I’ve been really down on my film criticism. It’s been hard for me to separate watching a movie from desperately trying to measure up to the combined knowledge and eloquence of all the film writers I compare myself to.
I haven’t been on the movie grind lately because I’ve been really down on my film criticism. It’s been hard for me to separate watching a movie from desperately trying to measure up to the combined knowledge and eloquence of all the film writers I compare myself to.
September 20, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Ok, update.
I haven’t been on the movie grind lately because I’ve been really down on my film criticism. It’s been hard for me to separate watching a movie from desperately trying to measure up to the combined knowledge and eloquence of all the film writers I compare myself to.
I haven’t been on the movie grind lately because I’ve been really down on my film criticism. It’s been hard for me to separate watching a movie from desperately trying to measure up to the combined knowledge and eloquence of all the film writers I compare myself to.
I involuntarily said “no!” upon seeing this.
September 20, 2023 at 4:09 PM
I involuntarily said “no!” upon seeing this.