Pedro Almodóvar changed movies forever, and he did so by simply following his exact vision and never deviating from it…even a little bit. When he moved to Madrid in 1967 to go to the National School of Cinema, he could have never guessed that infamous Spanish dictator Francisco Franco would have it shut down. Such […]
Jared Rasic
Film critic and author of food, arts and culture stories for the Source Weekly since 2010.
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May the Source Be With You
January edition: Heroes, islands and hotels
I can’t believe I’m here for another January edition of May the Source Be With You. I’ve now been writing on and off for the Source Weekly since 2010, which makes me feel simultaneously incredibly old and profoundly lucky at the same time. To pay my bills as a writer is a dream come true and […]
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Scumbags, Slashers and Shakespeare
Three movies to watch
Normally the first few weeks of the new year see a glut of terrible movies get foisted upon us from studios that have no faith in whatever product they are shilling. But because we now exist in the Upside Down, good movies come out in January, terrible ones come out in December instead of Oscar […]
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Everywhere You Go, There You Are
“The Lost Daughter” haunts
Leda Caruso lives near Boston as a professor of comparative literature, we assume living a life of deep regret and unhappiness. We don’t really know, though, because we are getting to meet Leda on the first day of her vacation at a seaside rental in Greece. She’s alone on this vacation and not terribly friendly […]
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The Future of Film
22 movies to look for in 2022
I don’t want to call it too early or anything, but I have a sneaking suspicion that 2022 might be our best year in film since at least 2018 when we had masterpieces from filmmakers such as Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”), Boots Riley (“Sorry to Bother You”), Lee Chang-dong (“Burning”) Lynne Ramsay (“You Were Never Really […]
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State of the Arts
Looking forward to culture in 2022
Culture is returning to Central Oregon, slowly but surely. Things aren’t quite back to the quaint old 2019 era, but even while we ride the wave of another variant, it feels like there’s a slight sense of normalcy in the air; like maybe symphonies, operas, stand-up comedy performances, art galleries or live theatrical performances can […]
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Movies Make Their Return
Source Film Reviewer Jared Rasic’s favorite films of 2021
This last year actually saw a return to a little of the normalcy of movies heading back to the theater and people actually showing up for them. With “Spider-Man: No Way Home” making a billion dollars worldwide, it seems like people are ready to head back to the movies…at least for a Marvel blockbuster. The […]
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Survival is Insufficient
PCA and Scalehouse continue to grow
There really is no underestimating the importance of art in a time when certain creature comforts get left behind. I’ll never forget when I was going to Central Oregon Community College in the early 2000s and Oregon State was putting in its Cascades Campus; there were some issues with money and COCC experienced a financial […]
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Time Keeps on Thwipping
Spider-Man returns in spectacular fashion
I know I’m not going to convince anyone who isn’t a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to suddenly give it a chance because, at the end of the day, superheroes aren’t for everyone and they really don’t need to be. I’ve been collecting comics since the mid-1980s and so every time I go see a […]
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May the Source Be with You
December’s Edition of podcasts, shows and other delights
We’ve finally seen Bend get its first bit of snowfall of the winter—which means I’m officially one day removed from slipping in my first patch of ice downtown and hurting my wrist like I’m actually as old as I feel inside. Don’t get me wrong, Bend is a Winter Wonderland and all of that stuff, […]