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Film critic and author of food, arts and culture stories for the Source Weekly since 2010.
As I sat down to eat a massive plate of Indian food at Taj Palace (in its new location on South Highway 97) a stray thought hit me: There is nowhere on Earth I’ve eaten at more than the Taj Palace. In February Taj Palace will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Bend and my friends […]
If there’s something we have plenty of in the majestic Pacific Northwest, it’s urban legends and folklore. We’re the birthplace of Sasquatch, the UFOs at Mount Rainier, The Bandage Man of Cannon Beach, and of course, D.B. Cooper. Obviously, D.B. Cooper is a bit different since he was a person who definitely existed and is […]
I’ve noticed that the older I get, the more I start taking pleasure in small, easily missed moments. So many of the best experiences of my life are fleeting to me, like I failed to capture them properly because I wasn’t paying enough attention at the time. There’s a Vonnegut quote I really love that […]
There’s something that makes me feel a little like I’m chewing sour grapes when I sit down to pick apart a movie that ultimately exists just to wildly entertain people. Like, there’s nothing inherently “bad” about the movie or that makes it a lesser exercise in cinema, but ultimately feels like the popcorn we munch […]
If there’s one person that you can feel safe and comfortable around, let it be yourself, because if the whole world is telling you that you can’t let it out, don’t beat yourself up as well. Be the one person who knows it’s OK.” —Ocean Robinson, “A Reflection of Self” Right as I sat down […]
Quick question: is it Seasonal Affective Disorder when you look outside, see snow on the ground and then instead of taking care of business for the day, you crawl under a pile of blankets and pillows so thick and tall that, for all intents and purposes, you no longer exist in the rational human world […]
Hollywood has been making films about the gulf between the haves and the have-lesses since long before I was born, and it’s probably getting more difficult for filmmakers to mine anything new from the subject. Considering that the gulf has only gotten larger as time goes on and that the tech boom has only exacerbated […]
I was talking to a friend before the screening of the new Cate Blanchett movie, “Tár,” last weekend, discussing the movies that intimidate us—movies that are crafted by genuine auteurs whose vision is so distinct and personal, it can almost be a losing battle to try to craft a review of them. There are certain movies […]
Hey there! Welcome to this review of The Rock’s new DC superhero movie “Black Adam.” Before we get to the fireworks factory, let’s talk for a second about the craft of writing and thinking about movies critically. I watch hundreds of movies a year, some of which are so bad they get a big, fat […]
Now, don’t get me wrong, there have been a few quality horror films that were released so far in 2022, but this has also been one of the worst years for horror movies I’ve ever lived through. Even the best horror flicks of the year still lose steam in their third acts or fall apart […]
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