Movie Reviews & Stories   WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 EternityCritic’s Score: 67[THAILAND] Though it is at some level a ghost story, Eternity is much more about absence than presence: The spirit in question is a lone rid   More

Movie Reviews & Stories No festival is an island. They’re regional importers, which is why the Portland International Film Festival shares so many titles with its sisters in Seattle, San Francisco and the Film Society    More

Movie Reviews & Stories After a certain point—we’re going to say it’s this Saturday, Feb. 18—the trickiest part of navigating the Portland International Film Festival is summoning the will to get out of bed.    More

Movie Reviews & Stories We live in a difficult world. If you were not aware of how difficult it is, the Portland International Film Festival is here to remind you.   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, asking ...   More

Movies & Television The Portland International Film Festival is rocketing toward the end of its 18 days and 71 features (it climaxes over the next three nights with mutant Japanese schoolgirls and undead soldiers). But we on WW's crack squad of reviewers can't cope with our Post-PIFF Stress Disorder (PPIFFSD, in the medical community) without taking a look back on the landscape of international cinema we traversed, pointing ...   More

Movies & Television Having spent the morning studying our comprehensive coverage of the Portland International Film Festival's first week, you're doubtless eager to read what we think of Thursday's opening night movie, Potiche. Lucky you: The critic's screener arrived 15 minutes before our press deadline, so after a filling meal of PIFF, we sat down for some French dessert. It was...gooey.PoticheWW Critic's Score: 54[FRANCE] ...   More