Nature and narrative
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As decades of language arts teachers have told us, there are four central forms of conflict inherent in any narrative: character vs. character, character vs. …
Category: Movie Reviews
Do you wanna build a sequel?
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
I went to see the first Frozen movie with my three sisters in 2013 as a senior in high school. My baby sister was 11 …
Snoozer Agent
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
By its nature, nothing is as it seems when it comes to espionage. Such is the case — in more ways than one — with …
Rethinking ‘Green Book’
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
The film “Green Book” is currently riding a wave of financial and critical success. It recently won the Best Picture award at the 91st Oscars, …
Class and culture collide in ‘Sorry to Bother You’
By Chris Balboni
Reader Contributor
In the opening scene of Boots Riley’s “Sorry to Bother You,” we meet Cash Green at a job interview for the telemarketing company RegalView. After …
“An Inconvenient Sequel,” conveniently in Sandpoint
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
A decade ago, “An Inconvenient Truth” brought climate change a pop culture recognition it hadn’t yet experienced. Now, Al Gore is back — grayer …
Film paints poignant vision of the Native experience
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If the emotional climax of “Neither Wolf Nor Dog” feels authentic, that’s because it is.
When it came time to shoot the climactic scenes at …
‘Sense the Wind’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sometimes a documentary film comes along and reminds us how resilient and powerful human beings really are. The upcoming documentary “Sense the Wind” playing Friday, …
The return of David Lynch and ‘Twin Peaks’
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Early in the first episode of “Twin Peaks: The Return,” a vehicle rumbles down a dusty backroad. Car headlights do little to ward off the …
Classic car movies screening at Panida Theater
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In celebration of the upcoming Lost in the ‘50s in Sandpoint this weekend, the Panida Theater is showcasing two classic car films, “The Fast and …
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Special Report
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
This week in Sandpoint: Schweitzer’s the place to be over the three-day MLK holiday weekend with the Northern Lights Spectacular on Saturday night, twilight skiing, kids’ activities, live music, and more! See all events happening this week, Jan. 13-20:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
November’s Sandpoint in Pictures winner. There is a touching sentiment behind this photo, which captured November’s photo contest prize. And a new contest is in full swing for December, too. Submit a photo, see local pics, and vote at SandpointPictures.com»
