Falling for Fallout
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s either a testament to the showrunner’s art or the flabbiness of contemporary American creativity that two of the most exciting small-screen streaming series in …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s either a testament to the showrunner’s art or the flabbiness of contemporary American creativity that two of the most exciting small-screen streaming series in …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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