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Blindspotting Directed by Carlos López EstradaWritten by Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs The review: Friendship is at the heart of this film; a friendship that makes two people better and worse.* [...]

The review: Stella Meghie’s The Weekend is a quality film illustrating the difficulties of staying friends after a breakup and the ramifications when you try to buck that system.* Sasheer [...]

The review: Felix van Groeningen’s Beautiful Boy follows the standard drug addict movie format;* the difference here is that the father-son relationship is the focus. I loved the [...]

The review: Alex Garland’s Annihilation is yet another quality flick, especially good for post-viewing discussion.* To say again what many are saying in all realms of life: representation [...]

The review: Carly Stone’s The New Romantic isn’t a love story and it isn’t a screed. Instead, a college newspaper columnist (Jessica Barden) skips out on dating for a different [...]

The review: This was a re-watch to catch the boyfriend up. He liked it. Original review here. Verdict: Recommended Cost: free from the Multnomah County LibraryWhere watched: at home with the [...]

The review: Sean Anders’ Instant Family is a very good Sunday Afternoon Movie* and also manages to feature a lot of kids with problems without falling into the obnoxious child trope.** [...]

The review: Sometimes the experience of watching a movie is an exercise in picking apart why the film isn’t working and so it was for James Wan’s Aquaman. I came up with a host of [...]