Fly me to the moon… please?
Space films to satisfy that itch to leave Earth behind By Ben OlsonReader Staff Let’s be honest here: There have been better times to live on planet Earth. When the terrestrial woes heap you...
Category: Movies and Theater
‘The play is joyful’
Honey Pearl Productions performs Cheaper by the Dozen By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff For its second theatrical undertaking since its creation in 2025, Honey Pearl Productions will put on six performances of the heartwarming play...
New and returning shows for your escapist pleasure
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff There’s been a lot to absorb in the real world over the past few weeks, and many of us may be looking for some escape. There are lots of healthy...
Banff Mountain Film Festival world tour marks 50 years
Films to screen at the Panida from Jan. 16-18 By Reader Staff Celebrating 50 years of the Banff Centre’s adventure and culture films, the 2026 tour Banff Mountain Film Festival will screen Friday, Jan....
POAC presents Living Voices’ The Klondike at the Panida Theater
By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Council will present Living Voices: The Klondike: The Last Adventure on Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave., in downtown Sandpoint). Scheduled for...
Stranger Things ends with a hefty dose of nostalgia for nostalgia
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It was probably never meant to be that Stranger Things would end on a tone of universal acclaim. No show can sustain nearly a decade of cultural juggernaut status without...
Panida features Fantastic Mr. Fox as part of Wes Anderson series
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Few authors’ works cry out more loudly for film adaptation than Roald Dahl’s, and few directors are more suited to the task than Wes Anderson. The auteur made his animation...
SOLE Backcountry Film Festival returns for 21st annual screening
By Reader Staff Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education will host its 21st annual Backcountry Film Festival with a screening Friday, Jan. 9 at the Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave.). The all-ages event is...
Top TV of 2025
Or at least the shows I especially liked By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Putting together these end-of-year summary articles is always a somewhat fraught exercise. When it comes to something like “TV shows of the...
Top 10 movies of 2025
By Willie WittezehlerReader Contributor Editor’s note: Willie was press-ganged into providing this “top 10” list of 2025 films during a chance meeting in the alley next to the Reader office. Despite being an all-around...
