Movies
Get Your Reps In: “Misery” Is Rob Reiner at His Most Effortless
Reiner’s economical storytelling wouldn’t dream of adding extra moodiness to Stephen King’s prescient story of toxic fandom.
New OPB “Oregon Experience” Shows How Portlanders Fought Back After a Racist Murder
The 1988 murder of an Ethiopian immigrant by white supremacists shocked Portlanders.
Get Your Reps In: “Daughters of the Dust” Helped Inspire Beyoncé
What to see at Portland’s repertory theaters.
The Portland Jewish Film Festival Strives for Balanced Contemporary Storytelling
“It feels, in this moment, especially important to reach non-Jewish communities and audiences so that they can go beyond what they see in the headlines.”
Get Your Reps In: “Out of the Blue” Is Linda Manz’s Finest Film
What to see at Portland’s repertory theaters.
It’s About (Screen) Time
The newly arrived Oregon Trans Film Festival offers a roundup of “short but sweet” films highlighting trans life.
Get Your Reps In: “Love & Basketball” Understands the Power of Yearning
What to see at Portland’s repertory theaters.
The Longest-Running Festival of African Films Returns to PCC
This year’s films include a noirish Macbeth reboot and a story of music and revolution.
Get Your Reps In: “The Lathe of Heaven” Ponders Portland’s Dystopian Future
The film adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Portland-set novel gives fittingly eerie vibes.
5 Movies to Fill the Void “Stranger Things” Left in Your Heart
Movie Madness’ resident “kids on bikes” expert helped us find the classics of the genre.
The Motion in Motion Picture
Heidi Duckler celebrates the marriage of dance and cinema with free film festival Let’s Screen Dance.
Get Your Reps In: Noir Money, Noir Problems for “Devil in a Blue Dress”
What to see at Portland’s repertory theaters.











