Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies: In “The Father,” Anthony Hopkins’ Performance Is a Gauntlet and His Best in 10 Years What to see and skip in the theaters this week, both virtual and brick-and-mortar. (Sony Pictures Classics) Updated March 16 at 8:15 PM TOP PICK OF THE WEEK *** The play-to-film transition often lacks formal ingenuity. Regardless of quality, you know the type: static cameras, actors gnawing on scenery, wordy dialogue carrying protracted scenes. But French playwright Florian Zeller adapting his acclaimed dementia drama to cinema has the opposite effect.