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On 'Showing Up' April 10, 2023
The Portland, Oregon art school featured in Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt’s eighth feature film, may divide audiences into those who view a temple of rug-weaving, earthwork, and “thinking in movement” as either an Edenic wonderland or a crochet-laden c...
Moms on the Warpath April 07, 2023
merican mothers have a history of political activism. This is hardly a golden age of maternal activism, mainly visible in the relentless television-commercial-monitoring of One Million Moms, or in Portland’s “Wall of Moms,” which enjoyed a brief spot...
Strange Hope April 07, 2023
In many respects, Showing Up is nothing new for Kelly Reichardt. Michelle Williams plays Lizzie, a struggling artist, in her fourth collaboration with the director. Jon Raymond co-wrote the script, having done so for all but two of Reichardt’s eight ...
An Afternoon Inside a Bookstore May 20, 2021
Being fully vaccinated and needing a temporary escape from, well, just about everything, I decided to fly to Portland, Ore., to see my eldest son and his family. Most of my 12-day visit was spent helping around the house, taking three young grandchil...
