Slouching toward mayhem
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff By their nature, apocalypse movies are unsubtle. Regardless of the trappings, every film in the genre follows the same basic narrative arc: one day things are normal, the next...
Category: Movie Reviews
Merry Christmas and a happy new fear
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Beloved Christmas traditions like giving gifts, baking cookies and caroling make the modern celebration the most saccharine holiday of the year — at least in the U.S. Christmas wasn’t...
Mad about Science: Alien (1979)
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The few times that I’ve penned an article about a movie it has been to tear it to pieces for scientific inaccuracies, ludicrous time jumps and plot holes big...
If you want to honor Pearl Harbor, don’t watch the Michael Bay film
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I confess, I’m a sucker for war films. Iconic entries in the genre like Apocalypse Now, The Thin Red Line, Saving Private Ryan and Dunkirk are cinematic masterpieces, blending...
Emily Articulated: Reboots
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I first watched the original Sex and the City TV series in my late teens (my older sister handing down her DVD box set like a family heirloom) and...
Napoleonic
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s tempting to say that the new film Napoleon, from director Ridley Scott, which premiered in theaters just before Thanksgiving, comes at an apt time — given how many...
Celebrity worship is peak cringe
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After college, I spent about five years living and working in Los Angeles. The plan was to break into writing and directing movies, but the highest level I achieved...
Warren Miller’s All Time film looks back at seven decades
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After the leaves fall and the first traces of white are seen on the mountaintops, a few hundred locals gather at the Panida Theater to participate in a longtime...
International Fly Fishing Film Fest features stories from the Snake River to the Amazon
By Reader Staff Alert for anglers: The International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to the Panida Theater with a slate of screenings Friday, Nov. 3, showcasing the passion, lifestyle and culture of fly...
United in compassion, curiosity and courage
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force invites the community to a free screening of The Cure for Hate: Bearing Witness to Auschwitz on Sunday, Oct. 22, followed by...
