If Sunriver is the land that time forgot in Central Oregon, then Sunriver Resort‘s 3,300 acres is the paradise at the center. It’s the kind of place that reminds locals and tourists alike how special Central Oregon is in the first place, and that the majesty of its outdoors is what brought people here in […]
Jared Rasic
Film critic and author of food, arts and culture stories for the Source Weekly since 2010.
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Best Budtender
Hobey Weston
Everyone smokes or dabs or vapes or shatters for different reasons: maybe to calm anxiety, help with pain relief or just to get good and stoned. Whatever the reason, they all know what a bad budtender is like. You ask the budtender for a solid recommendation and get some strangely named strain you’ve never heard […]
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Learn to Say Goodbye
Awkwafina refreshes in "The Farewell"
I‘m not sure what I expected from “The Farewell”—maybe something slightly schmaltzy, with multiple moments of unearned conflict and manipulative attempts to get the audience to reach for their hankies. That sounds harsh, but I don’t trust tearjerkers. They try so desperately to cash in on my emotional dollars that most of them feel like […]
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May the Source Be with You
August Edition
Look, I realize it’s incredibly impersonal to talk about the weather…especially with you. We’re closer than that. I’d rather find out how your summer has been and whether you’ve been properly hydrating—but I know you have. You’re responsible; I just worry because it’s so hot outside. If you need something to do while cooling down […]
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Best Bloody Mary
The Victorian Cafe
Every year more of Bend’s classic eateries close their doors. For every chain like McGrath’s or Applebee’s that shut down, there’s a local staple like Cheerleaders or Palmer’s that quietly says goodbye, as well. The Victorian Café is one of those local staples that it’s hard to imagine the Bend brunch scene without, and luckily, […]
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Best Place to Get a Tattoo
Monolith Tattoo Studio
I don’t have any tattoos but I want all of them. That’s the problem. I bounce between wanting slasher movie\Little Prince\Jhonen Vasquez\comic book tattoos so much that I’m paralyzed in my decision-making process. Monolith Tattoo Studio is the first studio I’ve seen where I would gladly go in and let any of their artists put whatever […]
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The Slow and the Curious
Hobbs & Shaw is like bad pizza
I didn’t expect this movie to be smart, but I’m not sure I expected it to be so stupid, either. As an unabashed fan of the “Fast and the Furious” franchise, I’ve been looking forward to “Hobbs & Shaw” all year. Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs has been the best character in the series since his introduction […]
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California Dreamin’
Tarantino weaves a wondrous fairy tale
I think Quentin Tarantino is a misunderstood filmmaker. He’s an unembarrassed cinephile who regularly comes under attack for his movies containing sexism, racism, brutal violence, a deep-seated foot fetish and enough bad language to make a sailor blush. Yeah, most of his movies contain those things, but they exist to serve a purpose, not to propagate […]
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See Ya Later, Alligator
“Crawl” is a classic throwback to “Jaws”
I‘m a grown-ass man. Yes, I spend too much money on comic books, physical media and having strangers cook me food, but I still feel like I’m more of a grown-up than I was, like, three to five years ago. I’ve seen upward of a thousand movies in theaters over the years—yet, amazingly, I had […]
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Collateral Damage
A great cast helps ‘Lyft’ "Stuber"
*This paragraph should be read in that deep, gravelly voice that the guy who narrates movie trailers uses. Vic Manning is a no-nonsense cop who can’t see much of anything at all. Stu is an Uber driver who’s opening a women-only spinning gym called “Spinsters.” After Vic gets some poorly timed LASIK surgery, he commandeers […]
