Steers and jeers

Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Full Metal Jacket is much more than just a war movie or an anti-war movie. Full Metal Jacket is a riveting, albeit disjointed at times, exploration of…

Sick of being good

Usher in the New Year and the term with Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s comedic masterpiece, ­Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. The dark dramedy catapulted Almodóvar into widespread…

Alternative appetites

Since erupting on the scene in 2011, Portlandia has been shamelessly airing the ins, outs and oddities of Portland and its locals. Now, with the help of Grace Parisi (senior…