Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair

'Milk' Is a Fitting Tributenew

The success of Milk is due in part to The Times of Harvey Milk, the Oscar-winning documentary that Van Sant uses as a template. But Milk exceeds its source material.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 12-16-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Gus Van Sant, Milk, biopics, The Times of Harvey Milk

Golden Oldienew

The Indiana Jones franchise has grown older and more sentimental, but it still puts on a good show.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 05-30-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

April Showersnew

In her directorial debut, Helen Hunt never establishes the delicate balance she’s after.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 05-30-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Helen Hunt, Then She Found Me

Thomas McCarthy's 'The Visitor' is Every Bit as Powerful as 'The Station Agent'new

The Visitor is so small, so human in its fears and disappointments, that by comparison, films like Rendition look not only ineffective but irresponsible

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 05-30-2008 | Reviews

Tags: The Visitor, Thomas McCarthy

I, Robot: Robert Downey Jr. proves the man makes the suit.new

Iron Man is the best summer action film this year — at least until the release of The Dark Knight.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 05-30-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man

'Deception': Zero Sum Gamenew

Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor play with numbers.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 05-02-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Deception, Marcel Langenegger

Forging Aheadnew

The Counterfeiters is a refreshingly spare morality tale that adds something new to a darkly familiar chapter of our history.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 05-02-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Stefan Ruzowitzky, The Counterfeiters

Puppy Lovenew

If CJ7 is a mild disappointment artistically, with neither a cohesive style nor focused plot, it is also a sweet and purposeful tale that genuinely defies categorization.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 04-17-2008 | Reviews

Tags: CJ7, Stephen Chow

Fumblenew

Say what you will about George Clooney as an actor: As a director, he clearly has balls. Vintage leather balls, in fact.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 04-17-2008 | Reviews

Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads

Finders Keepersnew

The Bank Job is merely sufficient, a serviceable but forgettable film that appeases in the same way drive-thru food appeases. It should be savored about as much.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 03-28-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job

Sorry, Charlienew

Combining elements of Rushmore and Ferris Bueller's Day Off as well as the illicit-entrepreneur plot of Risky Business, Charlie Bartlett suffers greatly by comparison to these films.

Eugene Weekly | Jason Blair | 03-06-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Charlie Bartlett, Jon Poll