Digging up horror gems
By Russell MeeufReader Contributor Horror films are a year-round pleasure, but they are especially fun around Halloween — our culturally sanctioned holiday to indulge our fascination with death and decay. What better way to...
Category: Movie Reviews
Man’s best monster
A history of werewolves By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Werewolves have been a vehicle for cultural fears since time immemorial, and, unlike most monsters, they have no single origin. Almost every culture in the world...
Uncovering untold stories: Finding Lucinda
Documentary explores the early career of Lucinda Williams By Reader Staff The Finding Lucinda tour is more than a concert — it’s a traveling artistic experience. Each date includes an acoustic performance by ISMAY...
The Panida Theater celebrates 50 years of Rocky Horror
By Reader Staff Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show debuted to small, unresponsive audiences and immediately flopped — but that was just the beginning. The...
Panida to host film and discussion on Idaho’s ‘Sagebrush Navy’
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Idaho might be a long way from the ocean, but it has played an outsized role in the history of the United States Navy, which is celebrating its 250th birthday...
Avalanche center hosts ski movie fundraiser
By Reader Staff The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is already preparing for those snowy winter days with a fundraising party Thursday, Oct. 9 at MickDuff’s Brewing Company (220 Cedar St., in downtown Sandpoint). Beginning...
Feel It All screening and Q&A scheduled for Mental Health Week
Ethan Murray Fund hosts pro skier, documentary filmmaker and mental health advocate By Ben OlsonReader Staff You’ve likely heard this before from those visiting resort towns like Sandpoint: “It must be paradise to live...
The good, bad and ugly of film trilogies
By Ben OlsonReader Staff While the film business is flooded with sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reimaginings, there’s something complete about a trilogy. In a truly good film trilogy, each film stands on its own,...
New FX-Hulu series Alien: Earth is already a must-watch after four episodes
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Panida Theater just screened director Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece Alien as part of its $5 movie series; and, while there is an entire dark constellation of other films...
Panida takes an extraterrestrial, theoretical journey with Arrival
By Soncirey Mitchell The newest installment of the Panida Theater’s $5 movie series will feature the Oscar-winning extraterrestrial drama Arrival. The PG-13 film begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28 at the Panida...
