Following the success of the 2020 edition of the Portland Art Museum’s “Venice VR Expanded” exhibition, the museum will be hosting the 2021 edition of the festival from Sept. 1–19…
Chicory: A Colorful Tale blooms with kindness and emotion
On first glance, Chicory: A Colorful Tale looks almost indistinguishable from many current indie gaming releases. With its bubbly art style, cute animal characters and an overworld that looks like…
Shakespeare, cross-dressing, and the joy of live theater
After spending over a year devoid of any group activities, one might be excited to enjoy a drink in a public space, laugh at a comedy show or appreciate intellectual…
Old is like a magic trick
For the past two decades, M. Night Shyamalan has steadily put out a new film almost every other year, with most of his defining work being psychological thrillers like Signs…
Nicolas Cage’s Pig is beautifully melancholic
Ever since Nicolas Cage’s shopping spree-induced conflict with the Internal Revenue Service in 2009, the once-renowned star of films like Moonstruck and Rumble Fish has pivoted his career towards midnight…
Emilly Prado discusses education, trauma and writing out of passion
On the front cover, a light pink coffin is decorated with yellow and orange flowers. Flames lick at the coffin, which is set against a dark background. On the back…
Backbone is a detective game without deduction
Good detective games are few and far between. The deductive process of interrogating witnesses, gathering evidence and piecing together clues to arrive at a climactic whodunit conclusion is hard to…
All Light, Everywhere interrogates surveillance in the justice system
When utilized correctly, the documentary medium can not only be one of the strongest tools for changing a viewer’s beliefs, but also one of the fiercest weapons of truth. The…
Pride Pics 2021 presents the disappointing My First Summer
Portland’s annual queer documentary film festival QDoc was postponed for the second year in a row, due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of cancelling the festival altogether, the directors…
Positivity culture is a psyop
When The Ramones released their first trio of highly influential records in the late ‘70s—their self-titled debut in 1976 and Leave Home and Rocket to Russia in 1977—the consensus was…
Events Calendar June 1-4
TUES., JUNE 1 UNMUTED: PCC STUDENT ART EXHIBIT PCC Sylvania Campus Free Ongoing through June 4 “Over one year ago, Portland Community College moved to remote operations to…