Andor brings grown-up storytelling to Star Wars
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Empires by definition are so huge that they bend reality to their shape — so much so that their subjects often forget they live in one. People are especially...
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True crime is truly divine
By Ben Olson Reader Staff America is obsessed with true crime. It seems everywhere you turn there is another true crime documentary series that delves into the dark, evil, sometimes morbidly funny underworld of...
Where the bananas belt
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The local libraries have been closed for more than a month and my personal collection of DVDs has run dry. The TV antenna, which captures about four channels, is...
Bringing history alive
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For history buffs, there’s nothing better than watching history come alive. History will indeed spring to life on Friday, Jan. 11, with Living Voices’ production of “Our Revolution” at...
‘We (still) live in a yellow submarine…”
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For more than 50 years, the Beatles have endeared themselves to the music world one amazing song at a time. In commemoration of 1968’s classic animated feature “Yellow Submarine,”...
Roasting a film legend
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you look up Erik Daarstad on IMDB.com, you’ll find his first film credit is listed as a cinematographer for a war film called “Hell Squad” in 1958. So...
Unknown Locals bring ‘Hamlet’ to Heartwood
By Cameron Barnes Reader Staff Being the macho man that I am, I once refused to see plays when I lived near Broadway in New York. Shortly after, my father coerced me into going....
Daniel Radcliffe’s farting corpse warms the heart
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff How effectively can a fart convey the human experience? That’s the question filmmakers Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, known professionally as Daniels, tackle in “Swiss Army Man,” an absurdist...
Free Shakespeare at the Panida
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff You can always trust the BBC to find clever new takes on classic Shakespeare. This weekend at the Panida, see it for yourself with the broadcasting company’s take on...
