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Molly Templeton

Molly Templeton was Eugene Weekly's longtime arts editor, now freelance movie reviewer. She is publicity manager at Tin House Books.

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Murder Most Timely

Director Rian Johnson takes aim at our current moment in the dark comedy Knives Out

Film 2 weeks ago

How many ways can we find to murder our better natures? For the squabbling children, grandchildren and in-laws of the Thrombey family in Knives Out, the … Continue reading →

The Accidental Feminists

At last, a comedy that passes the Bechdel Test

Film 6 months ago

In the world of Late Night, a woman has been a late-night talk show host for so long that she’s become stale. This, of course, … Continue reading →

A Tolkien Gesture

Joyless biopic lacks the magic that its subject conjured with The Lord of the Rings

Film 7 months ago

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien — J.R.R. to most of us — conjured some of the most influential magic of the 20th century. His most beloved … Continue reading →

Superhuman Expectations

Avengers: Endgame wobbles on the landing

Film 8 months ago

Partway through Avengers: Endgame’s three-hour runtime, our heroes are at an impasse. The team — those who remain after the events of Avengers: Infinity War … Continue reading →

Oh, Hell: Another Hellboy

Sometimes it’s best to leave well enough alone

Film 8 months ago

If there’s a single lesson to be taken from Neil Marshall’s Hellboy reboot, it’s that it’s ungodly hard to follow in the footsteps of Guillermo … Continue reading →

Reshaping the Marvel Universe

The dominance of male superheroes is questioned in the smart, fun Captain Marvel

Film 9 months ago

Right now, in the glow of Captain Marvel’s excellent debut, it feels like there are as many articles about the troll response to Captain Marvel … Continue reading →

Twice Told Tales

A new take on the Arthurian legend in The Kid Who Would Be King

ArtsFilm 11 months ago

If you haven’t seen Attack the Block, Joe Cornish’s 2011 aliens-invade-the-council-block movie starring the future first female Doctor Who and future Finn in The Force … Continue reading →

Widows

Four women team up to pay a debt in Steve McQueen’s heist flick

Film 1 year ago

Within the first few minutes of Widows, a heist goes terribly awry. You’ll see this coming. It isn’t the job that you’re here to see, … Continue reading →

You Can Check Out But You Can Never leave

Mysterious strangers collide in Drew Goddard’s new Bad Times at the El Royale

Film 1 year ago

Bad Times at the El Royale is the multi-talented Drew Goddard’s first film as a director since 2012’s horror delight The Cabin in the Woods … Continue reading →

Depth Challenged

Wash Westmoreland’s pretty Colette misses the subtle charm of its complicated subject

Film 1 year ago

It is always sunny in Colette. Wash Westmoreland’s new biopic of the early years of the French author exists in the kind of period-piece world … Continue reading →

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Molly Templeton

Molly Templeton was Eugene Weekly's longtime arts editor, now freelance movie reviewer. She is publicity manager at Tin House Books.

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