“Thor” and “Orient Express” toy with formulas
By Brendan Nagle Thor: Ragnarok Seventeen films in, it’s easy to feel exhausted by the machine that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The past half-decade has seen …
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“The Snowman” and “Geostorm” can’t weather the box office
By Brendan Nagle The Florida Project “The Florida Project” focuses on the residents of a place called the Magic Castle — but the fantastical name and vibrant …
Selected screenings to check out this month
Beach Rats Eliza Hittman’s newest film is ostensibly a sexual coming-of-age story, but “Beach Rats” is less a formative tale and more just a slice of life. …
Four flicks currently playing in Portland theaters
Atomic Blonde If you saw “John Wick” and “John Wick: Chapter 2” and thought, “it would be really cool if they made another one of these movies …