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Dom @sinacolad.bsky.social · 2d

Really excited to help announce this @hollywoodtheatre.org screening of DRUGSTORE COWBOY in 35 mm, followed by a Q&A with Portland writer, screenwriter, icon Jon Raymond (who wrote the Criterion booklet), presented by the @portlandcritics.bsky.social

DRUGSTORE COWBOY in 35mm - Hollywood Theatre

Travel back to a mythical land known as Old Portland with Gus Van Sant’s breakthrough 1989 film about a gang of pharmacy bandits on a road to nowhere. Matt Dillon, […]

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer @chancesp.bsky.social · 1d

Dwayne Johnson: "Benny, it nearly killed me, but I hereby surrender my ego to you."

Safdie: "Man, I'm thinking the hi-fi at Mark Kerr's house should sound CRAZY."

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“The Smashing Machine” Review: Dwayne Johnson Learns To Lose in Benny Safdie’s MMA Biopic - Fools Who Dream Movies

After shattering the world record for unmemorable performances in passionless blockbusters, Johnson has surrendered himself to Safdie.

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Dom @sinacolad.bsky.social · 5d

Oh hey, it’s me, your boy, quoted in this great article by David, all about how lucky we are to have the Hollywood and see so many wonderful movies on film

Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · 5d

For Spin Magazine, our David Harris spotlights Portland's very own "movie mecca"—the @hollywoodtheatre.org 🍿🎥:
www.spin.com/2025/10/port...

Portland’s Hollywood Theatre Is a Mecca for Movie Lovers

Portland, Oregon, is a major city without a major tourist destination. New York City has the Statue of Liberty and countless museums. Chicago has Millennium Par

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · 5d

For Spin Magazine, our David Harris spotlights Portland's very own "movie mecca"—the @hollywoodtheatre.org 🍿🎥:
www.spin.com/2025/10/port...

Portland’s Hollywood Theatre Is a Mecca for Movie Lovers

Portland, Oregon, is a major city without a major tourist destination. New York City has the Statue of Liberty and countless museums. Chicago has Millennium Par

www.spin.com

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Hollywood Theatre @hollywoodtheatre.org · 5d

We feel quite honored to be featured by SPIN in this article by local film critic David Harris! We believe in our mission to help bring the Portland community a true #FilmOnFilm experience, and entertain, inspire, educate and connect our community through the art of film. Thank you all!

Portland’s Hollywood Theatre Is a Mecca for Movie Lovers

Portland, Oregon, is a major city without a major tourist destination. New York City has the Statue of Liberty and countless museums. Chicago has Millennium Par

www.spin.com

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · 19d

Our @mollyhenery.bsky.social is producing a whirlwind of coverage from #FantasticFest2025.

Follow her reviews here:
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Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: Dolly

Fantastic Fest audiences had the chance to see an incredibly disturbing, thrilling world premiere for the film Dolly. The film was directed by Rod Blackhurst (Night Swim, Here Alone), who also wrot…

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Hollywood Theatre @hollywoodtheatre.org · 23d

Thanks Oregon Artswatch for reminding folks about H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, this weekend at the Hollywood, and the Portland Latin American Film Festival, which kicks off on Wednesday 9/24 with AUTOS, MOTA AND ROCK ’N’ ROLL

FilmWatch Weekly: ‘The History of Sound’ makes a powerful echo, plus a fall film festival frenzy takes hold • Oregon ArtsWatch

A busy movie week includes four Portland film fests, including the 30th annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, plus documentaries spotlighting Kanye West, the making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis," and more.

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · 23d

Our statement on the suspension of @jimmykimmel.com.

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Scene This @scenethispod.bsky.social · Sep 11

Irkalla - Gilgamesh’s Dream
Full review & interview with Writer/Director Mohamed Al-Daradji

www.scenethispod.com/post/irkalla...

#TIFF #movies #moviesky #filmsky

Irkalla: Gilgamesh's Dream - A Creative, Fantastical Vision With Grounded, Devastating Realities.

We’ve all longed to escape, whether from the weight of responsibility, the harshness of reality, or the invisible shackles that bind us. Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream takes that universal yearning to ano...

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Molly Henery @mollyhenery.bsky.social · Sep 9

IN THEATERS FRIDAY: The Long Walk is a bleak, emotional gut-punch of a film that still finds hope in a dismal world. Go to thebloggingbanshee.com/2025/09/08/t... for my full review.

#horror #movie #film #review #TheLongWalk #StephenKing #FrancisLawrence #JTMollner #CooperHoffman #DavidJonsson

The Long Walk

In 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, Stephen King published a novel titled “The Long Walk.” Almost forty years later, the story has been adapted into a feature length film. Dir…

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Michael Ornelas @michaelornelas.bsky.social · Sep 10

2 days down 5 more to go! Come join me at TIFF!

#TIFF #Movies #MovieSky #Filmsky

Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our @michaelornelas.bsky.social is at #TIFF this week! Follow along with his coverage:

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MICHAEL uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 2,035 films watched. Favorites: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Boogie Nights (1997), GoodFellas (1990), Hereditary (2018). Bio: ...

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our @michaelornelas.bsky.social is at #TIFF this week! Follow along with his coverage:

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MICHAEL ORNELAS’s profile

MICHAEL uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 2,035 films watched. Favorites: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Boogie Nights (1997), GoodFellas (1990), Hereditary (2018). Bio: ...

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Willamette Week @wweek.com · Sep 9

What to see at Portland’s repertory theaters.

Get Your Reps In: “Marie Antoinette” Reigns Supreme

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

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Bennett Campbell Ferguson @bcfonfilm.bsky.social · Aug 25

Satoshi Kon revealed the effect the internet would have on our psyches, with his predictions coming to pass in horrific ways. Learn more in this excellent piece by @marinermo.bsky.social...
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How History Fulfilled the Prophecies of Satoshi Kon - Fools Who Dream Movies

Kon revealed the effect the internet would have on our psyches, with his predictions coming to pass in horrific ways.

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our @sinacolad.bsky.social on a "singular" evening with Uncle Francis.

(For @portlandmercury.com.)

Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Portland stop on Francis Ford Coppola's national tour:
•Four solid hours of ebullient ego
•Ten illusions scrawled on a white board
•We only ever got to five of them 😢
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Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis Tour Comes to Portland and the Longest Q&A That Wasn’t

What about the other five "illusions?"

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Molly Henery @mollyhenery.bsky.social · Aug 8

IN THEATERS TOMORROW: WEAPONS is an unexpected, ambitious horror mystery that will have people laughing through the graphic terror. Go to thebloggingbanshee.com/2025/08/07/w... for my review.

#horror #movie #film #review #Weapons #ZachCreggers #JuliaGarner #BenedictWong #JoshBrolin

Weapons

After the success of writer and director Zach Cregger’s hit film, Barbarian, audiences have been anxiously awaiting his next feature. Weapons is a frightening horror mystery to keep you up at…

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · Aug 7

It's true! Very happy to welcome Mike to our ranks.

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Molly Henery @mollyhenery.bsky.social · Jul 29

IN THEATERS WEDNESDAY: TOGETHER delivers a relationship drama oozing with the kind of grotesque body horror guaranteed to ruin date night (in a good way). Go to thebloggingbanshee.com/2025/07/28/t... for my full review.

#horror #movie #film #review #MichaelShanks #AlisonBrie #DaveFranco #Together

Together

Over the past couple of years, there has been a huge resurgence in body horror. The latest film fitting in that subgenre is the feature film debut of writer and director Michael Shanks, Together. T…

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · Jul 28

From over the weekend, two positive reviews of "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" from our @chadl.bsky.social and Marc Mohan (@orartswatch.org):

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Film Review: “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”

Third time’s a (fantastic) charm! It’s the third (released) attempt at a Fantastic Four movie, and after two truly embarrassing attempts, this time Marvel Studios got it right. The Fantastic Four:…

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ari Aster's "Eddington" is inspiring nothing if not strong reactions. Our David Harris reviewed for Spin.

www.spin.com/2025/07/eddi...

‘Eddington’: Ari Aster’s Miserabilism Gets in the Way of a Promising Social Satire

Paul Haggis’ Crash (2004) is a shallow film; its characters nothing more than reductive racial tropes colliding into and screaming epithets at one another

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Portland Critics Association @portlandcritics.bsky.social · Jul 24

And finally, 3 of our members count “Sinners” as the best movie of 2025 so far.

Marc Mohan (of @orartswatch.org) + Morgan Shaunette and @chancesp.bsky.social (of @wweek.com) have a thing for vampire metaphors, the blues, and original blockbusters.