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In 1866, the legendary Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky released a vicious little novel called Crime and Punishment, about a poor college student, Raskolnikov, who brutally … Continue reading
There are a handful of movies I never tire of watching, and one of them is Rosemary’s Baby. That film, about the birth of Satan’s … Continue reading
Ronit (Rachel Weisz) works in a hip studio, photographing old men with Jesus tattoos in New York City when she finds out her father, a … Continue reading
The galaxy far, far away hasn’t been a nice place for a long time. We’ve known this since we saw Alderaan blow up in the … Continue reading
If there’s a singular disappointment about the documentary RBG, it’s that it’s a 97-minute movie rather than, say, a five-hour miniseries, the kind of television … Continue reading
Comic book movies have us surrounded and resisting is futile. Hell, even our president thinks he’s somewhat of a superhero. So naturally, that opens the … Continue reading
Director Chloé Zhao’s The Rider is unlike any American film I’ve seen. Its closest compatriot might be Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho (1991), … Continue reading
Just weeks before the state of Oregon legalized cannabis for recreational use, the documentary filmmaker Francesco Bussalai visited Eugene for the first time. His previous … Continue reading
When you’ve watched enough documentaries about musicians and performers, you begin to expect certain things from them. The beats grow familiar; the stories hum along … Continue reading
In a corner of Portland, lanky, coltish Charley (Charlie Plummer) gets up and goes for a run. On his way out, he picks up a … Continue reading