I absolutely love seeing Marvel/DC movies, my favorite is X-men or Batman. But I wasn’t too thrilled to see Deadpool. One, because it looked like too much of a corny…
Depressingly hopeful: Sofia Coppola’s “Somewhere”
Johnny Marco is in the middle of a major life crisis. His life seems directionless. Maybe it’s depression. Or maybe it’s anhedonia or soul-crushing ennui. Whatever it is, he doesn’t…
NW Film Center’s 39th annual festival brings film goers ‘strongest lineup in some time’
The Northwest Film Center is presenting the 39th Portland International Film Festival from February 11 through 27. With dozens of films being screened at eight theaters around town, the festival…
The Mask You Live In examines often-ignored masculinity issues
Over 150 people attended the screening of The Mask You Live In on Thursday, January 28, at an event sponsored by Reimagine Masculinity and the Student Alliance for Sexual Safety….
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
5th Avenue Cinema is set to open its digital screenings for winter term this weekend with Zhang Yimou’s 2005 film Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Riding Alone for Thousands…
Music and film promote each other in the annual Reel Music Festival
The Northwest Film Center screened the documentary Seymour: An Introduction on Saturday, January 23, as part of their 33rd annual Reel Music Festival, which showcases many films about musicians, musical…
‘The Mill and the Cross’ breathes life into art
There’s something fascinating about seeing something come to life. Maybe it’s the privileged feeling you get when you’re lucky enough to get a behind-the-scenes sneak peek. In a way, Lech…
Kaufman’s ‘Synecdoche, New York’ conjectures the meaning of life through feces
As Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa finally reaches Portland, Portland State’s 5th Avenue Cinema hosts a weekend with the director’s 2008 debut. Continuing the cinema’s winter screening schedule, Synecdoche, New York offers…
Blood, money and water
Everything that could be said about Chinatown has already been said, so I’m not going to waste anybody’s time by rehashing what’s been more eloquently said by smarter and better…
Students screen films made in Ireland
Student filmmakers screened their films, made during a summer study abroad program in Ireland, at 5th Avenue Cinema this past Friday, Nov. 14. Cinema Studies in Dublin is an education…
‘The Hunting Ground’ sparks conversation and commitment to creating a safe campus
Portland State students, faculty and staff attended a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Hunting Ground. The Oct. 20 event was a collaborative effort by nine campus organizations. Jocelyn…