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Hot Docs 2023: Qs à la mode with… Roads to Regeneration filmmakers

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Brutal first peek at Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

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Tom Cruise soars in final trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

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Chilling new trailer released for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

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2023 Oscar Nominees and Winners: The Full List

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Showing Up

There is something inescapably Portlandia about Showing Up. To be fair, it does take place in (unnamed) Portland at the (unnamed) Oregon College of Art and Craft (a real institution that has sadl…

April 22, 20230 Comments

Missing (2023)

April 2, 2023

Champions

March 10, 2023

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wu hu zang long)

February 21, 2023

80 for Brady

February 4, 2023

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Showing Up

There is something inescapably Portlandia about Showing Up. To be fair, it does take place in (unnam…

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Judy Blume Forever

A few years ago, I went to see Judy Blume on her book tour for her latest (and she says last) novel …

April 20, 20230 Comments

Air (2023)

For a movie that is about Michael Jordan, the first thing you notice is that you don't see Michael J…

April 9, 20230 Comments

Missing (2023)

What is more terrifying? The fact that technology traces almost every aspect of one's daily life so …

April 2, 20230 Comments

In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis

Early in In Viaggio, a Coast Guard radar antenna spins in the night, a stark visual accompanied only…

April 1, 20230 Comments

Film Festivals

Hot Docs 2023 #13: And, Last But Not Least… the Unrateds and Also-rans

This year, I screened more than 60 (!) films. That’s a lot. And, while most were very good to great, there were a handful that, for one reason or another, I either didn’t finish, didn’t feel I should …

May 7, 20230 Comments

Hot Docs 2023 #12: Musical Interludes

May 7, 2023

Hot Docs 2023 #11: Fighters

May 6, 2023

Hot Docs 2023: Qs à la mode with… Roads to Regeneration filmmakers

May 6, 2023

Hot Docs 2023: Qs à la mode with… Citizen Minutes filmmakers

May 6, 2023

Books

You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation

I don't think I've ever wished I'd written a book more than when I picked up You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation by Susannah Gora. True t…

April 8, 20100 Comments

Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs to Know

November 25, 2012

Les Misérables: From Stage to Screen

February 19, 2013

Rearview Mirror

April 29, 2013

Armageddon Films FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Zombies, Contagions, Aliens, and the End of the World as We Know It!

November 26, 2013

Sports movies (refresh for more)

Chariots of Fire

September 23, 2012

Ice Girls

November 7, 2016

Friday Night Lights (2004)

October 29, 2016

Going for Gold

September 23, 2012

42

April 14, 2013

Air Bud: Golden Receiver

February 14, 2010

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Missing (2023)

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Bullet Train (2022)

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