Tom Tangney
Tom Tangney is the co-host of The Tom and Curley Show weekdays 3 - 7 p.m. on KIRO Radio and resident enthusiast of...everything. As the film and media critic on the Morning News on KIRO Radio, he espouses his love for books, movies, TV, art, pop culture, politics, sports, and Husky football.
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‘After the Wedding’ richly rewarding or blatantly manipulating
In the end, you'll feel either richly rewarded or blatantly manipulated, or maybe both by "After the Wedding."Comments -
‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’ reduces the book to a self-help story
"Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" should be embraced as a kind of 21st-century Jane Austen novel. Instead, Linklater inadvertently reduces it to a rather perfunctory self-help book. And that's not funny. -
‘Dora the Explorer’ smartly addresses TV show obstacles
If you're having a hard time imagining a full-length movie of Dora, I don't blame you. I felt the same way before I saw "Dora the Explorer and the Lost City of Gold." -
‘Sword of Trust’ is a conspiracy comedy relevant to modern culture
Sword of Trust is yet another collaboration between Marc Maron and director Lynn Shelton, about an antique sword at the center of this conspiracy comedy. -
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ is the perfect antidote to Endgame hangover
"Spider-Man: Far From Home" proves to be the perfect antidote to Endgame hangover. It's light and airy, it's high school funny, and it's very, very meta. -
‘Yesterday’ fails to live up to its promise, but the music’s good
Well, albeit far from a failure, Yesterday does fail to live up to its pedigree and its promise. The only thing that really holds up is the music. And that music makes up for a lot. -
‘Toy Story 4’ is a near-perfect Pixar sequel
"Toy Story 3" was such a perfect capper to a perfect animated trilogy. Even so, the actual "Toy Story 4" is near enough to perfection to make me take back my reservations. -
‘Men in Black: International’ is mildly entertaining and utterly forgettable
Like a summer beach read, Men in Black: International is lightweight, predictable/lazy, mildly entertaining, and utterly inconsequential. -
‘Dark Phoenix’ sends Fox’s X-Men saga out with a whimper
'Dark Phoenix' ends 20th Century Fox's run of X-Men movies not with a bang, but with a whimper. -
How Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch ‘weaponized’ silence
A new movie premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival focuses on how Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch used his silence as a weapon. -
‘Rocketman’ is dubbed a ‘musical fantasy’ for good reason
'Rocketman' is full of embarrassing story-telling cliches and simplistic psychology but it's also punctuated with musical numbers that break the too-tidy narrative and give it some imaginative breadth. -
‘Aladdin’ remake has its share of diamonds in the rough
Disney's 'Aladdin' remake isn't amazing, but will please fans. There are diamonds in the rough to be found in this version, if you're willing to look. -
Tom Tangney’s Top 10 SIFF picks for 2019
KIRO Radio's Tom Tangney reviews the Seattle International Film Festival of 2019 with the top 10 best bets. -
Pronunciation of ‘Tolkien’ is the most interesting takeaway of the movie
"Tolkien," the movie about the man who invented Middle Earth is decidedly not high drama. In fact, it's barely drama at all. -
Jordan Peele ruined ‘Intruder’ for me
I blame Jordan Peele. The brilliant director of "Get Out" and "Us" has recently raised my expectations of what genre pictures can deliver. Peele managed to take stock horror material and elevate it by infusing it with sociological and political import.
