Southern Culture On the Skids

Killer Joe will disturb and offend you. William Friedkin doesn’t care.

Movie Reviews & Stories Generally speaking, inviting a guy who goes by the name “Killer Joe” into your home is a spectacularly unwise idea. Then again, the characters populating this unhinged slice of depravity fro   More

 

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Lawless

There will be blood. And whiskey.

Movie Reviews & Stories Here is Australian director John Hillcoat’s idea of a good time: A Prohibition-era period piece about a real-life clan of Virginia bootleggers, in which throats are slashed with knives and crush   More

 

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Brew Views: Boyz n the Hood

Gleaming the Cube.

Brew Views A common joke among music fans these days is to point out how Ice Cube, once the sneering, uncompromising face of West Coast gangsta rap, is now the star of family-friendly comedies and a commer   More

 

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Corporate Insecurities

David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis is alluringly dull.

Movie Reviews & Stories A crucial moment in David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis involves Robert Pattinson’s dead-eyed, 28-year-old billionaire casually bending over in the backseat of his...   More

 

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Brew Views: Labyrinth

You remind me of a baby’s arm.

Brew Views Maybe it’s a worn-out observation at this point, but it’s impossible to talk about 1986’s Labyrinth and not bring it up. So, I have to ask: What the hell is going on with David Bowie’s dic   More

 

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

WW presents Unhinged at the Hollywood Theatre

First Portland screening since getting banned in Britain 30 years ago!

Movies & Television Thirty years ago, Portland filmmaker Don Gronquist spent 19 nights at Pittock Mansion in West Hills shooting a low-budget slasher flick called Unhinged. The movie had it all: buckets of blood, voyeuristic shower scenes, a squealing synthesizer score, even a jar full of pig eyeballs.

It was too m...   More

 

Thursday, August 16, 2012 by MATTHEW SINGER

Living With The Dead

In ParaNorman, Laika follows up Coraline with more supernatural angst. Only this time, it’s fun.

Movie Reviews & Stories Norman Babcock sees dead people. As the title portmanteau of ParaNorman—the second feature from Portland animation house Laika...   More

 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Buried Alive

Portland film pioneer Don Gronquist was banned, panned and forgotten. He deserved better.

Cover Story Don Gronquist chose a lovely day to revisit the scene of his crime. Sunlight pours into the Pittock Mansion as he lumbers...   More

 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Portland Police Identify Suspect in Movie Madness Robbery

Movies & Television The man who allegedly stole John Wayne's gun has been identified.According to Portland police, the suspect in last week's Movie Madness robbery is named Erick Duane Johnson. On July 24, police say Johnson, 47, walked into the ...   More

 

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 by MATTHEW SINGER

Memory Games

If this isn’t Total Recall, then what the hell is it? An objective comparison.

Movie Reviews & Stories Critic’s Grade: C-SEE IT: Total Recall is rated PG-13. It opens Friday at Lloyd Center, Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Cornelius, Oak Grove, Pioneer Place, Bridgeport, City Center, Lloyd Ma   More

 

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER