REVIEW | ‘The Martian’ doesn't take audience where it should

For a movie about a man who gets stranded on an alien planet for a year and a half, Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” is extremely positive.

LAND USE | Oct. 1, 2015

LIQUOR | Oct. 1, 2015

EDITORIAL | Seattle’s traffic woes in perspective

Last week, Seattle saw its notorious traffic trouble worsen with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to Western Washington.

REVIEW | ‘Sicario’ keeps audience on its toes

Denis Villeneuve’s “Sicario,” a film about the U.S./Mexican-border drug war, doesn’t shy away from showing us graphic violence. However, violence is probably the least surprising aspect of this picture.

EDITORIAL | Officer’s firing is more than just

It may be in the Seattle Police Officers Guild’s interest to keep officers employed, but it was in the city’s best interest that Officer Cynthia Whitlatch no longer wears a shield.

REVIEW | ‘Goodnight Mommy’ goes on little but delivers a lot

“Goodnight Mommy” is a slow-burn thriller. It will test your patience big-time, but it pays off in the end because it essentially tricks you.

Protect Your Pet event to help prevent rabies

In advance of the Sept. 28 World Rabies Day, which raises awareness of and promotes rabies prevention worldwide, the Seattle Animal Shelter is encouraging pet owners to do their part by vaccinating their pets.

REVIEW | ‘Grandma’ lets Tomlin shine

Legendary actress Lily Tomlin wreaks havoc as feminist poet and crazy grandma Elle in Paul Weitz’s amusing and tender “Grandma.”

REVIEW | ‘Black Mass’ succeeds with heavyweight performances

Scott Cooper’s gangster film “Black Mass” does a great job of encapsulating Irish mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s outlook on life and depicting his general intimidating demeanor.

REVIEW | ‘Everest’ leave audience feeling cold

“Everest” has outstanding visuals and sound design but is undone by a convoluted, emotionally stilted script that doesn’t do its amazing (and tragic) source material justice.

REVIEW | ‘Sleeping with Other People’ is punchy, breezy

Another raunchy New York set romantic comedy about two dysfunctional people who eventually find love, “Sleeping with Other People” excels due to Leslye Headland’s (who also directed the movie) punchy, tremendously funny script and the breezy repartee between its two stars.

LAND USE | Sept. 17, 2015

LIQUOR | Sept. 17, 2015

EDITORIAL | Lawmakers hamper first weeks of school

While 53,000 Seattle Public Schools students waited out a strike by more than 5,000 members of the Seattle Education Association, state legislators continued their long legislative break.

LAND USE | Sept. 10, 2015

Kids can get free tote bag with new library cards

Children ages 6 and younger who sign up for their first library card from The Seattle Public Library will get a free tote bag from the Friends of The Seattle Public Library.

Despite rain, city asks for continued water-use reduction

While the rain has been falling off and on recently, Seattle Public Utilities continues to ask people to reduce water use by 10 percent.

Library to help students with K-12 resources

Children, teens, parents and caregivers are invited to a Back to School event at the Douglass-Truth Library on Monday, Sept. 14.

REVIEW | Shyamalan’s brand of horror returns with ‘The Visit’

Watching M. Night Shyamalan’s found-footage horror comedy “The Visit” is a hell of a lot of fun. Shyamalan cuts loose, making a hilarious, twisted horror film that also manages to be clever and suspenseful.