"12 Years a Slave" Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave.” by Rustin Thompson / November 28, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: British fright flick. Paul Thomas Anderson does Fiona Apple. NYC Ballet on the roof. Plus, Franz Ferdinand's "Right Action" proves that the music video genre is still fresh after 30 years. by Rustin Thompson / October 27, 2013
Muscle Shoals: A tale of two legendary recording studios The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, one of the many superstars to record at Muscle Shoals. by Rustin Thompson / October 27, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Bogosian's back. Wes Anderson collected. MOHAI's minutes. Plus, extreme moviemaking with the Go Pro HD. Critic Rustin Thompson unearths the best - and worst - in online entertainment. by Rustin Thompson / October 20, 2013
'Captain Phillips': Pass the Dramamine Tom Hanks in "Captain Phillips" by Rustin Thompson / October 19, 2013
Starred Up: This boy's brutal life behind bars "Starred Up" star Jack O'Connell is one mean guy. by Rustin Thompson / September 4, 2014
Tech What's behind Amazon's Twitch obsession The Twitch area at Pax Prime 2014 in Seattle. by Rustin Thompson / September 2, 2014
Culture Viral Video: Back to Bumbershoot? Can a charming, low-tech promo video entice us back to Seattle's pricey, corporatized, 43-year-old musical extravaganza? by Rustin Thompson / August 28, 2014
Culture Viral Video: An online clubhouse for Northwest film nerds From mainstream to esoterica, the Seattle Channel's broadcast of Northwest Film Forum cinephiles dissecting movies is worth the occasional awkwardness. by Rustin Thompson / August 24, 2014