Paul Guinan This is a thing that happens in the opera. The Portland Opera had one of their cartoonist invitationals last week, which also meant that I got to livetweet through my second consecutive opera (you can see my findings on the first one here). The production was great as usual, although due to the […]
Ben Coleman
Hello! I am a freelancer for the paper. I cover movies mostly, but sometimes video games, comic books, and whatever else comes up.
Posted inMovies & TV
Beyond Good and Evil
The Gatekeepers and the Price of Security
The Gatekeepers and the price of security.
Posted inPortland
That Woman Who Got Stuck Between the Buildings This Morning? I WAS THERE.
Some of you may recognize my name from the… eclectic end of the Mercury film section. But my rent gets paid via the graveyard shift at a downtown apartment building. You’d recognize that as one half of the two buildings a local woman got stuck between this morning. I was working when that happened. I […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Take Your Mom to a Movie!
She’ll Probably Think The Guilt Trip Is Okay
She’ll probably think The Guilt Trip is okay.
Posted inTheater & Performance
Comics Night at the Opera: Don Giovanni
Matt Grigsby For the past few seasons, The Portland Opera Company has been inviting local cartoonists to sketch dress rehearsals. It’s an unconventional practice, the sort of thing people wag their neatly trimmed beards at and say “only in Portland.” I was skeptical myself, even though I hate it when people say that. That said, […]
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A Galaxy Not So Far Away
Turkish Star Wars: The O.G. Phantom Menace
Filmusik takes on the goofy-ass Turkish Star Wars.
Posted inBooks
Boat Cop in: Boat Cop vs. the Sucky WW Article
Derek Murphy, Creativindi Covers This is the cover of a book you would be interested in reading. Investigative journalism is a dying art, I guess. In their recent Fall Arts Guide, the Willamette Week sent New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro to infiltrate a local genre writing group. She revealed to all the world […]
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Treehouse of Torture Porn
Like Its Namesake, V/H/S Is Problematic
Like its namesake, V/H/S is problematic.
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Of Children and Pig Monsters
The Fantastic, Surreal Beasts of the Southern Wild
The fantastic, surreal Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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HufflePUFF
Sorry. It’s PUFF’s Eighth Year. All the Good PUFF Puns Were Taken.
Sorry. It’s the eighth Portland Underground Film Festival. All the good PUFF puns were taken.
Posted inComic Books
Webcomics Correspondent: A Family Man For All Seasons
You may remember Dylan Meconis from such Mercury illustrations as these adorable dogs and this week’s scene of sexy domesticity. You may also know her from her Eisner-nominated comic Outfoxed, or from one of the numerous panty raids she and other members of Periscope Studio inflict on lesser artist collectives. What I’m saying is that […]
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High Times
Spoiler: High School Is a Stoner Comedy
Spoiler: High School is a stoner comedy.