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Staff writer for Eugene Weekly, Rick Levin been airing his grievances in newspapers for the better part of two decades.
If one measure of a film’s greatness is the sheer length of time it boils in your memory, then British director Mike Leigh’s 1993 dark … Continue reading
The president of the United States is a narcissistic coward who values mere self-preservation over the upholding of any higher principle — you know, like … Continue reading
The closing scene of Saint Maud, the 2019 feature-length debut by British writer/director Rose Glass, was so jarring and disturbing that I’m convinced it imprinted … Continue reading
When it comes to movies, cumbersome epics and endless sequels are alright, as far as they go — often altogether too far, really — but … Continue reading
In many ways, a building is the lead character in this story. The building in question is no mere building, of course, but more an … Continue reading
I believe it was the great Irish playwright and staunch socialist George Bernard Shaw who, late in the game and long in the tooth, suggested that … Continue reading
What makes a movie a cult movie? Certainly, the modern tendency to hail a film’s “cult” status immediately upon release belies one of the essential … Continue reading
Let us now praise the short attention span — and, more specifically, those movies that not only cater to but celebrate our desire for a … Continue reading
It was Hegel who famously quipped that all we really learn from history is that people learn nothing from history. Yowza, right? And so here … Continue reading
The coming midterm elections are trending toward a nightmare that could take many of us by surprise. Nationally, a slew of candidates energized and emboldened … Continue reading