SIFF 2012: Only three days left! Today's highlights include the smashing cult documentary documentary about a cult The Source and Otelo Burning, described below.

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Meanwhile, the hit films of the not-yet-finished SIFF 2012 are circling back for proper theatrical runs, including the Seattle-based and highly enjoyable Safety Not Guaranteed. From Erik Henriksen's review:

Until the dark day of I Can Has Cheezburger: The Movie!, Safety Not Guaranteed will stand—as far as I can tell—as the only motion picture inspired by an internet meme. While its origins make Safety Not Guaranteed sound slight and disposable—a few steps above Battleship in Hollywood’s “Oh shit, what else can we turn into a movie?!” descent—the difference is that Safety Not Guaranteed is both staunchly independent and very, very good. Funny and sad and sweet and clever, it’s a film that transcends its roots to become—and I know we’re only halfway through 2012, but fuck it—one of the best films of the year.

Read the whole thing here. And find full SIFF info in our review-packed guide.