Peter Weyl

Movie Blogger

Peter Weyl studied French literature in college, taught in German schools and somehow ended up with a long career in TV news.

These days, he spends a lot of fine daylight time in darkened movie theaters to write his reviews. Among Peter's favorite flicks are "All About Eve," "Some Like it Hot," "Goodfellas," "Children of Men" and "The Wild Bunch." Go figure.

Peter lives in Portland with his wife Terry, who also loves books and movies.

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Movies: "Star Trek Into Darkness" posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 3:39pm The new “Star Trek” reunites the young crew that producer/director J.J. Abrams put together for his 2009 sequel to the long-running TV and movie series, and he’s thrown in some heavyweight supporting... read more...
Movies: "The Great Gatsby" posted on Friday, May 10, 2013 - 3:56pm Poor F. Scott Fitzgerald. Kicked out of Princeton. Saw his early literary stardom go down the drain. Wife Zelda committed to various mental institutions. Dead of drink at the... read more...
Movies: "The Sapphires" posted on Monday, May 6, 2013 - 3:46pm Based on a true story, “The Sapphires” shows us the early career of Australia’s first all-Aborigine girl group and offers up a tasty sampling of 1960s soul music.As the newsreel clips at the start of... read more...
Movies: "Mud" posted on Monday, May 6, 2013 - 9:02am “Mud” is the kind of movie people say Hollywood doesn’t make anymore: low-key, character-driven and featuring a solid cast. As a summer of bombastic blockbusters is about to bear down on... read more...
Movies: "The Company You Keep" posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 - 9:18am As our nation tries to understand a new episode of domestic terrorism, here’s a movie that looks back at another time of terror attacks, by the Weather Underground during the Vietnam War era of the... read more...
Movies: "The Place Beyond the Pines" posted on Friday, April 19, 2013 - 6:44am The title is confusing, sounding perhaps like some teen horror movie, but it’s actually the Mohawk name for Schenectady, NY, where this complex, well-made film takes place.It opens with a bravura... read more...
Movies: "Admission" posted on Sunday, March 31, 2013 - 9:03am Unlike most of the rest of the country, I went to see “Admission.” That is because the movie is set at Princeton University, my (ahem) alma mater. In this, I was not... read more...
Movies: "Oz the Great and Powerful" posted on Friday, March 8, 2013 - 5:04pm Disney Studios took a big risk with this prequel to “The Wizard of Oz.” After all, the original is one of the most beloved movies in history; any attempt to tinker with it would... read more...
Movies: "Side Effects" posted on Monday, March 4, 2013 - 9:27am Here’s a somewhat delayed take on one of the few grown-up movies playing during this bleak post-Oscar season, a medical thriller directed, shot and edited by Steven Soderbergh (under several... read more...