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What to Watch: “Clementine”

From Tribeca to BendFilm, the Oregon-filmed thriller is now available to rent digitally
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Portland-based filmmaker Lara Jean Gallagher has reason to celebrate. After premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019, her first feature length film, “Clementine,”  is now available to watch digitally thanks to Oscilloscope Pictures. Some of you movie buffs may have already had the treat to see the drama-filled thriller, as it won Best Narrative […]

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2020 Oscar Predictions

Too many to choose from… but we’ll try to choose some winners
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I used to be good at predicting the Oscar winners, but every year I get worse as my tastes change and I find myself rooting for the movies that shake up the status quo. I never would have guessed the saccharine “Green Book” or the sexy fish movie “The Shape of Water” would have won, but […]

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20 for 2020

Looking ahead, the year in film looks fantastic
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It’s horrible! The year 2019 is barely over and I’m already swooning for the movies coming out in 2020. I feel like I’m cheating on what turned out to be a fantastic year at the movies with the younger and newer upstart. That said: Holy hell! This new year has me way too excited for […]

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Top 20 Movies of 2019

Another excellent year… with too many good movies to choose just 10
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I just can’t do a top 10. There are too many good movies. The year 2019 started off slow with some hot garbage (looking at you “Beach Bum”), but by mid-year we had some genuine greats building up. So, because it’s that time of the year to be a glutton, here’s my Top 20 of […]

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Crazy for You

A thriller, shot in Bend and Prineville
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Writer/Director Dan Cohen and Producer Howard Schor have created an interesting hybrid of a movie: a thriller shot entirely in Bend and Prineville and featuring a murderer’s row of local talent, but starring two Hollywood actors in the central roles. It’s surreal to see friends I’ve watched for years (or even shared the stage with) […]

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Cut to the Quick

“Knives Out” skewers the 1%
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“Knives Out” is being marketed as a post-modern deconstruction of the whodunit genre—complete with a genius detective, a stacked cast of great actors and a plot so full of twists you might get whiplash from all the head shaking. Writer/Director Rian Johnson is such a cinephile that he’s incapable of making something that doesn’t at […]

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Shine On You Crazy Diamond

“Doctor Sleep” has ties to the terrifying “The Shining,” but overlooks being scary
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What do you get out of horror movies? The joy of a mild little spook that gets the heart racing and puts a smile on the lips? Or is it a love of something a little heavier, like watching something so disturbing that the world doesn’t look as shiny as it did the day before? […]

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All Roads Lead to War

The Avengers assemble one last time
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Warning: Mild spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame” and Full-Blown Spoilers for “Avengers: Infinity War” During the current social media culture wars, it’s impossible to go into a movie completely blind. Even after the tragic and brutal ending of last year’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” in which we saw a huge chunk of our favorite heroes get turned […]

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Weekend Warrior: March 22-24

Feel both full and inspired this weekend
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It’s that time of the week again – where you start to ask yourself, “what am I going to do this weekend?” Sometimes our brains don’t have enough power left to even begin to think about making plans. Well, that’s where we come in. Here’s a bit of what’s going on the next few days […]

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