Emily Articulated: Barbie
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This article contains spoilers about the Barbie movie. Steer clear if you’re still planning on watching (and also, what are you waiting for?). My $14 ticket to Regal Cinemas...
Category: Movie Reviews
3,000 Years of Longing… for John Wick 4
By Danielle Packard Reader Contributor Across the country, moviegoers are preparing for the cinema mashup “Barbenheimer.” What is a cinema mash-up you ask? Like a blue moon it happens rarely and should be celebrated....
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has big disaffected early-middle age energy
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Warning: This article may contain plot details that some consider spoilers. Hunting for elevated themes in a Marvel blockbuster is almost certainly an exercise in making much ado about...
You’re gonna need a bigger screen: Catch Jaws at the Panida Theater
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Some movies only get better with age. Fewer still become even more allegorical. Jaws, the iconic 1975 thriller directed by Steven Spielberg, is one such film. Adapted from the...
The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a satisfying theatrical serving of a beloved TV series
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff My house is a Bob’s Burgers house. I know the show isn’t technically all that appropriate for young kids, but my 10- and 7-year-old are pretty mature for their...
The many gospels of the Caped Crusader
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Watching Batman movies is starting to feel like going to church. Every time we have a new interpretation of the “Caped Crusader” on TV or in theaters, we dutifully...
The Outfit is a finely crafted crime drama
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff So many movie-goers are habituated to the scale of contemporary blockbusters that few filmmakers dare to tell stories featuring small casts, much less set them in a single interior...
A 30,000-foot trust fall
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There are some films you probably don’t want to watch before embarking on a long airplane trip. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing should be right at the top of...
The French Dispatch is a gem of a film with an incredible cast
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It was two years ago — almost to the day — that I plugged Wes Anderson’s “new” movie The French Dispatch in the Sandpoint Reader. Of course, we all...
Free documentary film at Panida to benefit PSNI
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Panhandle Specials Needs, Inc. is one of those local organizations you can’t help but love. Dedicated to providing a safe, productive environment for disabled adults, PSNI has been a...
