Eugene Weekly

Every zombie story is about the human response to mortality and the pernicious fear of the “other.” In most zombie stories — the best ones, … Continue reading →

The first five minutes of Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut — the uncommonly smart, genuinely funny, generously humane teen comedy Booksmart — are so full of … Continue reading →

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 →

Two beautiful, spirited young women living in a bustling urban capital meet up, crush out, flirt, fall in love. It’s rough going for them — … Continue reading →

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 →

As far as I can tell, there’s nothing in the universe darker and more glorious and fucked-up than a human being. We are such singular … Continue reading →

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 →

It’s the plot of half the horse books I read and loved as a child: A troubled girl who doesn’t fit in comes across a … Continue reading →

Harmony Korine emerged in 1995 as foremost gutter-punk bad boy of Gen X filmmakers, a beautiful loser who mirrored on screen the raw nihilistic yowl … Continue reading →