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Megadoc Is an Essential Portrait of Grand Delusion

We thought we were done talking about Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, but this new, making-of documentary is fascinating.

Dom SinacolaSeptember 17, 2025 4:00 pmSeptember 29, 2025 2:46 am

Eleven Films to Argue About in Fall 2025

The season is stacked with films from the likes of Paul Thomas Anderson, Kelly Reichardt, Lynne Ramsey, Chloé Zhao, Kathryn Bigelow, Yorgos Lanthimos, a Safdie, a Tron movie, and more!

Dom SinacolaSeptember 11, 2025 3:27 amSeptember 29, 2025 3:05 am

Nobody 2: Twice the Carnage, but Not Enough

Bob Odenkirk’s dad justice series kicks up the brutality with the help of Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto.

Dom SinacolaAugust 14, 2025 1:05 pmSeptember 18, 2025 2:31 pm

My Eternity Evening With Francis Ford Coppola

Inside the iconic director’s Portland stop on his Megalopolis Tour—but first, a few tangents!

Dom SinacolaAugust 11, 2025 5:00 pmMay 20, 2026 4:57 pm

Dinosaurs Deserve So Much Better Than Jurassic World Rebirth

The seventh entry in this never-ending franchise struggles to unearth any fossilized remains of awe or fun from Steven Spielberg’s first Jurassic film.

Dom SinacolaJuly 1, 2025 4:00 pmSeptember 18, 2025 2:55 am

Caught by the Tides Captures 22 Years of Filmmaking Into Two Sumptuous, Sweeping Hours

Chinese writer-director Jia Zhangke is one of cinema’s truly great Wife Guys.

Dom SinacolaJune 3, 2025 5:30 pmJuly 21, 2025 6:53 pm

Pavements Is Not Just A Pavement Movie, It’s All Pavement Movies

Biopic, doc, concert, museum, musical—Alex Ross Perry’s documentary contains five views of the ’90s rock band winding around one another.

Dom SinacolaMay 15, 2025 3:00 pmJune 13, 2025 8:22 pm

Friendship Thrives in This Golden Age of Pathetic Men

Andrew deYoung taps into Tim Robinson’s vein of flailing white guy chaos for a familiar but funny phantasmagoria of adult social interaction.

Dom SinacolaMay 13, 2025 4:30 pmJune 13, 2025 8:27 pm

City Guide 2025

Keep Portland Reel Weird

Your guide to the city’s independent movie theaters.

Dom SinacolaApril 24, 2025 3:48 amMay 15, 2025 3:03 am

Film Review: Warfare Ups the Ante of Horror in War Films

Alex Garland and former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza make us wonder: Can a war film ever actually be anti-war?

Dom SinacolaApril 11, 2025 11:34 amApril 11, 2025 7:33 pm

French Documentary Direct Action Keeps Focus off Activist Faces

Portlanders can see the defiant, slow media movie at Clinton Street with co-director Ben Russell in attendance.

Dom SinacolaMarch 31, 2025 2:00 pmMarch 31, 2025 9:17 pm

The Monkey Is a Comedy About Horror Film Body Counts

The new work from Longlegs director Osgood Perkins helps us laugh at the meaninglessness of life.

Dom SinacolaFebruary 20, 2025 12:00 pmFebruary 20, 2025 8:00 pm

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