David MatthewsMar 23, 202115 minA Spirit of InquisitionIn a spirit of inquisition the puritan left roots out heretics who are insufficiently woke. In that same spirit the MAGA faithful wage...
David MatthewsMar 14, 20214 min44th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF44): Closing It OutPortland International Film Festival, March 5–14, 2021 The film festival exceeded my modest expectations. I saw eleven films in virtual...
David MatthewsMar 12, 20212 minPleasant weather brings out the blockheadsLast night a mob spray-painted grafitti, smashed windows, and set fires at the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland in...
David MatthewsMar 12, 20214 min44th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF44): Take 3Portland International Film Festival, March 5–14, 2021 Faasla (Argentina, India | 2020) dir. Priya Sen, Nicolás Grandi (51 mins) Program...
David MatthewsMar 9, 20214 min44th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF44): Take 2Portland International Film Festival, March 5–14, 2021 Bitter Love (Finland, Poland, Sweden | 2020) dir. Jerzy Sladkowski (87 mins)...
David MatthewsMar 7, 20213 min44th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF44): Take 1The 44th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF44), my 24th festival, dating back to 1999, kicked off with the Cinema Unbound Awards...