A few years ago, cool-kids film distro company A24 announced they’d be releasing Austin Vesely’s Slice, a pizza-themed horror flick starring Chance the Rapper, Atlanta‘s Zazie Beetz, and that guy with the hair from Stranger Things. Since then, there’s been little news about it—until today, when it was revealed Slice will screen for one night […]
Erik Henriksen
With honor and distinction, Erik Henriksen served as the executive editor of the Portland Mercury from 2004 to 2020. He can now be found at henriksenactual.com.
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WHO IS THE TURD BURGLAR?? (Also, Here’s the Trailer for American Vandal‘s Portland-Shot Second Season)
Every few weeks, there’s another GREAT NEW SHOW that YOU HAVE TO WATCH RIGHT THIS SECOND because EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT, and it’s fucking exhausting, and most of the time (sorry!) the show isn’t even that great. Meanwhile, some truly fantastic shows quietly coast by, just a bit further in the background. Last year, […]
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Movie Madness Has Their Own Beer! Catch All the Movie References on the Label and Win a Pair of Tickets to the Hollywood Theatre
Nate Ashley / Movie Madness / Ex Novo Brewing Since last October, when Movie Madness was saved with the Hollywood Theatre’s Kickstarter campaign, things have been looking up for the beloved Portland video store. One of those things? Movie Madness has their own beer now, courtesy of Ex Novo Brewing. Movie Madness’ Cult Classic Pale […]
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Review: Whoa! What the Fuck!
This Movie Is Fuckin’ Nuts!
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is fuckin’ nuts!
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How to Watch a Movie in Portland
Welcome, cinema lover. While most cities are strangled by soulless multiplexes, Portland has a wealth of fantastic independent theaters. As chains like Regal dole out stale concessions, endless pre-show ads, and lousy picture and sound while jackasses light up the theater with their phones, Portland’s other, better theaters reflect and contribute to the city’s character […]
Posted inVisitors’ Guide
How to Hike In and Around Portland
One of the things that’s gotten increasingly difficult to enjoy as Portland’s population swells and great swaths of Oregon catch on fire: HIKING. Luckily, there are still plenty of ways to hit the trail in and around Portland. It’s good to keep a few tricks in mind to help avoid the crowds (go early in […]
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We Are Idiots and Ate Denny’s Solo-Themed Food
For a movie that no one really wants and that probably shouldn’t have been made, Solo: A Star Wars Story is way more fun than it should be! For a meal that no one really wants and that probably shouldn’t have been made, go to Denny’s! In a remarkable display of corporate synergy never before […]
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Academy Theater Doubles Down on Repertory Screenings
Portland used to be full of old-school movies playing on theaters’ big screens. That’s changed a lot in the past few years—first the McMenamins theaters went first-run, and just last month, the Laurelhurst followed suit. (A weird, wonky quirk of first-run film exhibition: In addition to helping determine ticket prices, film distributors can require theaters […]
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We Tried Denny’s Solo: A Star Wars Story Menu So You Don’t Have To
They Did Not Have Blue Milk :(
They did not have blue milk 🙁
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HBO’s Updated Fahrenheit 451 Is a Mixed Bag
“I remember the newspapers dying like huge moths,” an old man says in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. “No one wanted them back. No one missed them.” The scariest thing about Bradbury’s science-fiction nightmare—published in 1953, and bearing stunning similarities to 2018—isn’t that books are outlawed and burned; or that the country wages vague, never-ending war; […]
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Fahrenheit 451 Review: HBO Updates Ray Bradbury’s Sci-Fi Classic
It’s Getting Hot in Here!
It’s getting hot in here!
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What if Portland’s Internet Was Owned by Portlanders, Not Corporations?
MATTHEW BILLINGTON Long ago, in the ancient mists of prehistory, the internet was a luxury. Today, the internet’s part of… well, everything. Yet most Americans get online the same way our stupid caveman ancestors did: Paying corporations for permission to access private telecommunication networks. Since internet service providers (ISPs) own much of the infrastructure that […]