For a completely goofy, “Clash of the Titans” throwback, “Gods of Egypt” is drawing a lot of controversy over the apparent whitewashing of the cast. There are a ton of white people in this movie, but there are also a few people of color in prominent roles, but the central Egyptian gods are mostly white […]
Jared Rasic
Film critic and author of food, arts and culture stories for the Source Weekly since 2010.
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Kendrick Lamar’s “Untitled Unmastered”
Kendrick Lamar’s “Untitled Unmastered” is the polar opposite of Kanye’s new album, “The Life of Pablo.” Where “The Life of Pablo” is an unfocused and experimental joyride through Kanye West’s superego, “Untitled Unmastered” is a powerful statement of intent on the part of Lamar, another Grammy-winning rapper. Lamar grew up in Compton, the birthplace of […]
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Smell the Blood and Roses
The Smithereens get dangerously close
The Smithereens have been around for a long time. In the last 36 years of its existence, the band has released every single type of record imaginable, from Christmas albums, to greatest hits albums, to records filled exclusively with Beatles covers. The band has shown a drive that downright makes the rest of us look […]
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Hamilton Might Be Coming To a City Near-ish You!!
If you want to check out Hamilton on Broadway, it is going to take a while. Tickets are sold out through June or July (depending on who you ask), and the touring company doesn’t start for another six months. In Chicago. Basically, there will be an open-ended run beginning in the fall in the Windy […]
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Art Watch 3/9-3/16: The Strokes
Sheila Dunn’s Art Electrifies
Sheila Dunn’s work offers a compelling complexity with color and textures that capture her figures in a way that a photograph never could. She finds a sacred power in the feminine and haunting vulnerability in the masculine with a stunningly gritty geometry to her brushstrokes. Dunn’s paintings are primarily figures, but she captures something inherently […]
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Cover Me
Madeleine Peyroux has that jazz
Madeleine Peyroux has been around long enough for a Greatest Hits record, which she is touring on right now. “Keep Me in Your Heart for a While: The Best of Madeleine Peyroux” is the first anthology release of her 20-year career and probably the first of many as she’s still very much going strong. Peyroux […]
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Killing Them Softly
“Triple 9” shoots straight
Picture a crime thriller where every character is like Denzel Washington in “Training Day” and “Triple 9” will start to come into focus. Even our heroes have rough edges and their motivations stay rooted in the shadows. Even our villains have moments of goodness they try to grasp occasionally while holding a gun to the […]
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22 Men In Black
Never have I seen two franchises team-up to create one super sized franchise hybrid baby, but here we are. The director of the last “Muppets” movie teams up with Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill to bring us “21 Jump Street” meets “Men In Black.” Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones won’t be reprising their roles, […]
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Album Review
Kanye Confesses His Sins
Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo”(TLOP), released Feb. 14, is an audacious, layered piece of work that finally sees West deciding not to make a huge statement, but instead looking inward and giving us a chance to relate and empathize instead of judge. Whether his hijinks in the media are performance art or the shouts […]
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Central Oregon Wine Country
A lovely beginning
Central Oregon is famous for quite a few things: a world class ski resort, the staggeringly good beer, some of the most beautiful lakes on the planet, riding and hiking trails galore, and quite a few more things, too. One thing that doesn’t immediately spring to mind, however, is wineries. Central Oregon weather can be […]
