Rewind, Be Kind

If movie history is written by the victors at the box office and the critically acclaimed, the rest get swept away into the margins, doomed to be forgotten. But what if we’re doing ourselves a disservice by skimming over anything that wasn’t a certifiable hit across the board? With our Rewind, Be Kind series we're inviting you to take a trip and revisit some of our favorite critical and financial “failures” of 1999 through 2009 and enjoy them with a kinder perspective. We picked movies that either struggled to find their audiences or received poor to middling reviews by critics at the time (and in some cases both) but have embedded themselves into our tastes since we first saw them. Some of these titles have already worked their way out of the dredges into a newfound appreciation, while others are still stuck in no-man’s land. Not “bad” enough to be good, not “good” enough to be a classic. Either way, we think they deserve a fate better than languishing in the cracks of movie history.

Series Pass: $84 | $64 Members (All in price, includes $4 service fee)
Pass provides access to all in-person Rewind, Be Kind screenings, July 26-28 at SIFF Cinema Egyptian.

Let’s revisit these unencumbered by the weight of box office reports, aggregate reviews, or the need for universal acclaim. We’re not asking you to reconsider these as forgotten masterpieces. We just hope they’re not forgotten entirely.

This series is presented in partnership with Super Yaki, who will be in attendance with new merch at the Egyptian.

SIFF year-round passes are not valid for this screening. Vouchers are valid.