HR Smith

HR Smith

 HR Smith is a writer and editor. She is exceedingly interested in most things.

Recent Articles

Eternity Is the Straightest Rom-Com That Ever Straighted

A24’s ode to serial monogamy dismisses a perfectly rational two-husband solution.

What To Flirt To, What To Cry to at QDoc 2025

Portland's queer documentary festival turns 17 with Bboys, house music, true crime, and Boy George’s enormous hat. 

Movies & TV Aug 15 11:00 AM

Highest 2 Lowest Is Spike Lee’s Fanboy Homage to Akira Kurosawa

But this isn't a Kurosawa film, so don't go looking for one.

Movies & TV Jul 7 3:00 PM

Sorry, Baby Is a Rom-Com for People Who Have Panic Attacks

We are living in the golden age of directors discovered by Barry Jenkins, Eva Victor is one.

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Queer Guide 2025 Jun 26 3:52 AM

Iain Mackenzie on Portland's Urban Development and His Dream Pride Parade Float

The urbanist writer is your number one follow for zoning plans, cute out-on-the-town queer content, and insider shade.

Movies & TV Apr 16 4:00 PM

Sinners: the Vampire Musical With a Cunnilingus Tutorial 

In which acclaimed director Ryan Coogler keeps alive the tradition of hiding  art in a vampire movie.

Movies & TV Mar 26 3:42 PM

Death of a Unicorn Asks: What If Unicorns Make Meat Out of YOU?

Combining the violence of grindhouse with the plot of a straight-to-video moral kid's fantasy.

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Movies & TV Mar 6 5:00 PM

The Best Part of Mickey 17 Is the Dying

Bong Joon-ho added 10 extra deaths to his new sci-fi movie, and it was a good editorial call.

Culture Dec 30 1:00 PM

The Mercury's Favorite Culture Moments of 2024

Doing something stupid in Ladds, dressing up for the movies, and finding catharsis at live shows, et al.

Theater & Performance Dec 10 11:00 AM

Portland Drag Queen, Sue from Corporate, Bids the Scene "Sue Long" For Now

Sue delivers talking points on how many wigs it takes to move cross-country, and why nothing is scarier than corporate culture.

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Movies & TV Dec 5 4:00 PM

Queer Is a Romance with a Dead Wife Problem

Director Luca Guadagino is out to make William Burroughs romantic. He mostly succeeds.

Let’s Start Things! Let’s End Things!

A witch, an artist, and two mental health
professionals on how to face the New Year.

Movies & TV Sep 23 12:00 PM

Film Review: My Old Ass Is a Horny Teen Sex Comedy Meets Time Travel Tearjerker

It's Fall! So here's your pansexual Hallmark movie.

Culture Sep 18 11:00 AM

What Art Goes
With Your Job?

Make art, truth, and beauty
work for you for a change.

Fall Arts 2024 Sep 5 3:48 AM

What Art Goes With Your Job?

Make art, truth, and beauty work for you for a change.

Queer Guide 2024 Jun 13 3:44 AM

We Are in Cinema's Golden Age of the Lesbian Dirtbag

Celebrate Pride with lesbian cinema! Without crying, for once!

Movies & TV Mar 15 11:30 AM

Film Review: Problemista Is a Bizarre, but Surprisingly Honest, Movie About US Immigration

The comedy genius behind Los Espookys and that SNL "Papyrus" sketch, Julio Torres' first feature is queer, surreal, and over the top.