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Jane Campion’s corrosive revelations on the Montana range and Paul Verhoeven’s tale of convent carryings-on dig deeper than their surfaces.
The director will be at a Clinton Street screening to talk about his star-crossed (and star-studded) 1979 movie, whose perilous making is a tale unto itself.
The moving, imaginative film “Stories of Oceania” is the centerpiece of MediaRites and Theatre Diaspora’s Oceania Celebration.
Lush, lively, and luxuriant, Ridley Scott’s high-fashion tale walks a tightrope between campy nighttime soap and insightful true-crime drama with nary a wobble.
Most of the films made before 1950 are lost. A tenacious group is working to rediscover them, and bring them back to public view.
Marc Mohan at the movies: Branagh recalls his childhood during the Troubles; a political bio puts things in and leaves things out; some short streaming gems.
Marc Mohan at the movies: From audacious revivals to the Houses of Windsor and Marvel.
A clear-eyed view of the city’s swinging scene and the turmoil under the glamour, with fine performances by its young stars and a trio of ’60s veterans.
What’s old is bold: Lavine’s screen series is bringing famous and obscure gems back to life.
How does the French-Canadian director of “Dune” terrify, thrill, and inspire audiences? Let us count the ways, from 1998 to now.
Wes Anderson’s “Dispatch” is about as Wes Anderson as a movie can be. And Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the Victorian polymath Wain, an artist who paints psychedelic cats.
Ridley Scott directs a Rashomon-like 14th century tale; marriage neo-Bergman style; a soccer team’s rescue.
It’s their baby (but is it human?); a feel-good film about a transgender child; Daniel Craig’s final go-round.
As the Daniel Craig era ends, a talk on James Bond’s past, present and future with expert Dr. Lisa Funnell.
If this is (almost) October, it must be horror and Halloween and Lovecraft time. Plus, a Breathless bit of history.
A charming “Los Lobos” at the Latin fest; an Argentine apocalypse; CineMagic scares; Schrader’s new deal.
In a trio of noteworthy new movies, the eyes (and the people behind them) have it.
An appreciation of two great actors, plus a catfishing Juliette Binoche, a Hong Kong thriller, and more.
The virtual-reality extravaganza has bright moments, but is often brought down by … technology.
A feast of films by a legendary director of “indelibly weird classics”; return of a Portland women’s film fest.
A remake of a 1992 horror flick strikes a vein of fear and blood in the long history of American racial violence.
The virtual reality competition of the Venice International Film Festival will be on view in Portland in September.
PassinArt’s Pacific Northwest Multi-Cultural Festival serves a virtual feast of stories by and for artists of color.
“From the get-go, the portrayal of this family feels as authentic as any glimpse into deaf culture I’ve seen on screen.”
A lavish portrait of a “hot mess” heroine; a look beyond the tabloids at Billy Tipton; a sexy, updated “Snow White.”
Morocco’s “The Unknown Saint” and South Korea’s “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” spin beauty from fable.
Adam Driver in a busy musical, a searing documentary about news in the sky, a tale of philosophical gravy.
A lush retelling of a Nancy Mitford novel, a winner from New Zealand about the travails of three Maori cousins.
The McMinnville actor and construction contractor says he is selective about the roles he accepts.
A new movie of a very old tale creates a world of foreboding, romanticism, and sometimes cheeky fun.
Making a compelling movie about “folks who don’t normally get the Hollywood, or even the ‘Portlandia,’ treatment.”
Director Amy Dotson is refreshing and reshaping the art museum’s movie program, from Tik-Tok to rooftops.
Nicolas Cage amid the truffles; Anthony Bourdain for real; Isabelle Huppert in a darkly comic tale.
As the movie world opens up, a couple of made-for-big-screen features wind up on home screens instead.
The revival of a landmark 1969 Harlem music festival is a brilliant cultural and artistic feat; theaters reopen doors.
Movie music’s in the air with a trio of new releases, from celebrated to fascinating but little-known.
Oh, the horror (and more): As movie houses begin to reopen, a mini-flood of fresh new films arrives.
At the movies: A tale of liberation in Saudi Arabia; sizzling on the Riviera; extreme BASE jumping.
Suzanne Lindon’s “Spring Blossom” is a surprise in many ways; Disney’s “Cruella” rings in the summer season.
What’s the most revolutionary “new” movie in town? A Melvin Van Peebles filmed-in-France flick from 1968.
Stage & Studio: A gay Taiwanese-American filmmaker documents LGBTQ+ climbers’ quest to climb Mt. Hood.
Even with some in-house audience, the Kiggins is keeping a robust streaming-cinema system going.
What did and didn’t work at the Oscars. Open-and-shut case at the theaters. Non-winners worth watching.
From a giant baby to dogs & birds, Amy Leona Havin dives into the sights & sounds of the Cadence Festival.
Streamers: Skye Fitzgerald’s documentary short about the war in Yemen chronicles a struggle to aid children caught in famine.
Streamers: The indie fest rolls out a virtual and live-event 20th season with a lineup strong on documentaries.
How a monologue series about race, gender, and sexual identity leapt from stage to screen.
Ready or not, movie theaters are starting to open again in time for the Oscars and summer blockbusters.
Celebrating the French director Nelly Kaplan; a vivid and engaging biography of a director-of-all-trades.
Streamers: Marc Mohan goes to the movies from home and finds an F-load of features, plus some movie news.
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