American Fiction chosen as $5 film at Panida
By Jim Healey Reader Contributor Moviegoers and film buffs are in for a treat Saturday, May 4, at the Panida Theater. The critically acclaimed American Fiction will be shown twice on Saturday — a...
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Kendal Mountain Tour returns to Sandpoint
By Reader Staff The Kendal Mountain Tour is returning to the Panida Theater for the second time since 2022, with screenings on Friday, May 3 of films featuring the adventure and great outdoors of...
Oscar-nominated Anatomy of a Fall to screen at the Panida
By Jim Healey Reader Contributor Did she or didn’t she? That is the question the film Anatomy of a Fall will answer… or not! The 2023 French courtroom drama will be shown at the...
Rebels with many causes
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Tim Bangle and his prolific troupe of local actors are unstoppable. Following up on the success of their 2022 debut sci-fi film The Fade: Resistance, Bangle and crew offer...
On this day… in 2063
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff When the clock strikes midnight on April 5, Earth will be 39 years away from humanity’s first official contact with an alien race — at least, according to Star...
Believe the hype: FX’s new Shōgun series is a triumphant historical epic
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Take a quick look at the reviews surrounding the new 10-episode FX/Hulu series Shōgun and you’ll be shocked at how over-the-top they can be. The Washington Post called it...
The Dude abides
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It might just be my opinion, man, but The Big Lebowski could, quite possibly, be the perfect movie. If not, it is certainly among the most quotable. The Panida...
Dune: Part 2 is a visual treat, but strays from its source in critical ways
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff After decades of waiting, devotees of Dune may be feeling like their time has finally come — that the sleeper of their fandom has awakened with the epic big-screen...
Innovia Foundation to host free film screenings at Panida, Roxy Theater
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Innovia Foundation is spending the month of February spotlighting historic theaters in communities across eastern Washington and North Idaho, including the Panida Theater in Sandpoint and The Roxy...
The Holdovers really is a holdover to a more human type of film
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff At its most basic, The Holdovers reads like a Hallmark holiday special: an embittered, middle-aged man; a teenaged boy whose loneliness has honed the chip on his shoulder to...
